K-12 Lecture Notes - Lecture 32: Proper Noun
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A noun is a word used to refer to people, animals, objects, substances, states, events, ideas and feelings. A noun functions as a subject or object of a verb and can be modified by an adjective. Abstract noun - an abstract noun names an idea, event, quality, or concept (freedom, love, courage etc) concrete nouns name something recognizable through the sense (table, dog, house etc) Compound noun a compound nouns refer to two or more nouns combined to form a single noun (sister-in-law, schoolboy, fruit juice) The police-man rushed to the scene of the crime. Collective noun - a collective noun describes a group of things or people as a unit (family, flock, audience) Our class took a field trip to the natural history museum. We waited anxiously for the jury to come to a verdict. Flock a group of birds; also used to discuss small hooves animals such as sheep or goats.
