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singular indicates one

noun came from the Latin word ______ which means

nomen, name
______

singular nouns that don't need modifying

proper nouns particular name of a person, place, thing, or idea

plural refers to two or more

proper nouns begin with a capital letter

about ______% of all English nouns can be simply

95
added with s or es

abstract nouns ex. love, happiness, intelligence

concrete nouns nouns that have physical forms

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concrete nouns perceived by the five senses

concrete nouns occupy space

two or more nouns or other words that forms a unit

compound nouns
idea

compound nouns ex. stairway, housemaid, sister in law

agent nouns nouns that come with suffixes

the property of noun or pronoun that tells whether

number
it's singular or plural

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