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A noun is a word that represents a person, place, animal and thing. Everything we can
see or talk about is represented by a word.
Person: soldier, Alan, cousin, lawyer
petrol
Orange I have three oranges. four petrols
Computer My father bought two furniture
four furnitures
computers
lumber four lumbers
Room There are five rooms in my
house. gold
four golds
Bicycle She ‘s got two bicycles.
Common Nouns and Proper Nouns
A noun can be categorized as a common noun and a proper noun.
Common Noun. A common noun is the word for a person, place, or thing.
For example:
person
city
dog
Proper Noun. A proper noun is the given name of a person, place, or thing..
For example:
Michael
New York
Rover
(Note: A proper noun always starts with a capital letter.)
Common
Proper Noun
Noun
boy David
sailor Adam
lawyer Sarah
mother-in-law Janice
city Boston
cat Fido
monkey Bonzo
Shirt Glasses
T- shirt Shorts
Blouse Pants
Sweater Jeans
Jumper Trousers
Sweatshirt Sneakers
Jacket Trainers
Coat Socks
Scarf Boots
Toque Sandals
Cap
Hat
Socks Shoes
Sunglasses Shirt
Scarf Sugar
Silver Shark