What is a noun?

A noun is a word that identifies a person, animal, place, thing, or idea. Here, we’ll take a closer look at what makes a noun a noun, and we’ll provide some noun examples

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• Person – A term for a person, whether proper name, gender, title, or class, is a noun.
• Animal – A term for an animal, whether proper name, species, gender, or class is a noun.
• Place – A term for a place, whether proper name, physical location, or general locale is a noun.
• Thing – A term for a thing, whether it exists now, will exist, or existed in the past is a noun.
• Idea – A term for an idea, be it a real, workable idea or a fantasy that might never come to fruition is a noun.

PROPER NOUNS

They are the names of specific people, animals and things. They are written with a capital letter at the start. For example:

• Mrs. Jones
• Madeline
• Brazil
• Bruno

CONCRETE NOUNS

They refer to material objects which we can see or touch. Examples:

• river
• mountains
• dog

ABSTRACT NOUNS

They refer to things which are not material objects, such as ideas, feelings and situations. Examples:

• love
• happiness
• surprise
• religion