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Practical English Grammar

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.

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Notes

Practical English Grammar - Notes

1. Italics Hyphens and Brackets

2. Quotation Marks Part Three

3. compound subjects part two

4. the adverb

5. the adjective clause

6. the indirect object

7. Using Capital Letters

8. the pronoun

9. The Apostrophe

10. the infinitive and infinitive phrase

11. Sound a like words Part Four

12. The possessive case

13. the appositive

14. the preposition

15. the object of the preposition

16. the adverb phrase

17. the adjective

18. what good writers do

19. The verb be

20. introducing phrases

21. the noun clause

22. the correlative conjunction

23. The Semicolon

24. the adjective phrase

25. The Colon

26. complete and simple subjects

27. the subordinating conjunction

28. the direct object

29. Confusing usage words part six

30. Confusing usage words part three

31. the noun

32. the verb

33. The possessive case and pronouns

34. complex sentences

35. agreement involving prepositional phrases

36. the adverb clause

37. Confusing usage words part eight

38. Transitive and intransitive verbs

39. types of sentences by purpose

40. complete and simple predicates

41. types of nouns

42. Confusing usage words part three

43. Sound a like words Part Three

44. Periods Question Marks and Exclamation Marks

45. Commas Part One

46. Quotation Marks Part Two

47. First Capitalization List

48. agreement between indefinite pronouns and their antecedents

49. indefinite pronouns

50. The nominative case