the noun
A
noun, the first of the eight parts of speech, is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.
person: Darlene, boy, mayor, worker, scientist, assistant
place: Los Angeles, dock, home, park
thing: automobile, tool, balloon, penguin, tree
idea: freedom, independence, enmity, thoughtfulness
A singular noun is the name of only one person, place, thing, or idea. Examples of singu-
lar
nouns include woman, auditorium, bicycle, and honesty.
A
plural noun is the name of more than one person, place, thing, or idea. Examples of
plural nouns include teammates, cities, houses, and freedoms.
Notes
Practical English Grammar - Notes
6. Regular Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs
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15. agreement involving prepositional phrases
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18. Irregular Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs
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31. compound subject and compound predicate
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39. Periods Question Marks and Exclamation Marks
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42. More subject verb agreement situations
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