English

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. Using Capital Letters

5. the indirect object

6. what good writers do

7. the adjective clause

8. the adverb

9. personal pronouns

10. Quotation Marks Part Two

11. Sound a like words Part Two

12. Commas Part Three

13. The Apostrophe

14. the prepositional phrase

15. Confusing usage words part two

16. Second Capitalization List

17. the direct object

18. sentences fragments and run on sentences

19. The Colon

20. complex sentences

21. The coordinating conjunction

22. the adverb clause

23. Transitive and intransitive verbs

24. Commas Part Five

25. singular and plural nouns and pronouns

26. irregular verbs part two

27. Confusing usage words part three

28. Sound a like words Part Four

29. Periods Question Marks and Exclamation Marks

30. complete and simple subjects

31. the pronoun

32. Indefinite pronouns and the possessive case

33. Confusing usage words part seven

34. the object of the preposition

35. types of nouns

36. Confusing usage words part one

37. Sound alike words part one

38. Commas Part One

39. Parentheses Ellipsis Marks and Dashes

40. The possessive case

41. irregular verbs part one

42. the interjection

43. complete and simple predicates

44. compound subject and compound predicate

45. reflexive demonstrative and interrogative pronouns

46. the noun adjective pronoun question

47. Confusing usage words part eight

48. agreement involving prepositional phrases

49. the noun

50. the adjective