GRAMMAR FOR TOEFL

NOUN
Definition of Noun 1

A noun is a part of speech that names a

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person, place, or thing.

Kinds of Noun: . A proper noun & A

common noun

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Kinds of Noun 1

 A proper noun 2

 common noun

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proper nouns Common Noun

Harry girl 2

Jhon boy
Yogyakarta city
Indonesia country 3
SarjanaWiyata university
 
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common nouns can be divided into 3 2

classes, i.e. abstract, individual, and
collective nouns.
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Grammatical Distinction and Number
common nouns may be grouped into
2. They are (1) countable nouns
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which are made up from
individual and collective nouns
and (2) uncountable nouns which
are mostly made up from abstract
X
nouns.

According to their number,

these countable nouns can be
made into (1) singular and (2) T
plural nouns.

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Maurer (2000:107) and Murphy 2

(1987:138) advise that there are words
which can be used in either a countable
or uncountable sense. 3

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Problems with Nouns in TOEFL Test

You should be able to do the T

following:
(1) use the correct singular or plural
noun,
(2) distinguish countable and X
uncountable nouns
(3) recognize irregular singular and
plural nouns, and
(4) distinguish the person from the
thing. T

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