Nouns
Grammar Rules Guide - Chapter 22
A noun is a name word: a type of word that gives a name to a person, place, or thing. Nouns give names to:
Concrete things: Carlos lost his keys.
Abstract ideas: Her personal philosophy is odd.
Abstract qualities: She says I lack sensitivity.
Feelings: I feel great joy when I run.
Actions: Parking can be difficult downtown.
People: Bill Gates is a generous philanthropist.
Animals: What breed of a cat is Fluffy?
Places: If Newmark Avenue divides Coos Bay from North Bend, then in what town is the Main Library?
Nouns can be divided into two major kinds: Common nouns and proper nouns.
A common noun names any member of a group of persons, places, or things. A proper noun names a particular member of a common noun group.
Some examples of common nouns are: person, country, team, bear.
Some examples of proper nouns are: Melissa, Europe, Dodgers, Bozo.
A third kind of noun is a gerund, which is a noun in the form of the present participle of a verb (the -ing form). [See Verbs: Principal Parts].
Although gerunds are formed from verbs, they name actions and therefore function as nouns in sentences. Words ending in -ing can act as a noun or a verb, depending on context.
Present participle as a verb: I have been typing for six hours straight.
Present participle as a gerund/noun: Skiing is a blast; I love skiing.
Grammar Rules Guide Index
Active and Passive Voice - Chapter 1
Adjective, Adverb, and Noun Clauses - Chapter 2
Adjectives - Chapter 3
Adverbs - Chapter 4
Appositives - Chapter 5
Auxiliary Verbs - Chapter 6
Common and Proper Nouns - Chapter 7
Comparatives and Superlatives - Chapter 8
Complements - Chapter 9
Conjunctions - Chapter 10
Conjunctive Adverbs - Chapter 11
Dangling Modifiers - Chapter 12
Direct and Indirect Objects - Chapter 13
Fused Sentences, Run-Ons, and Comma Splices - Chapter 14
Homophones - Chapter 15
Independent and Dependent Clauses - Chapter 16
Interjections - Chapter 17
Mass and Count Nouns - Chapter 18
Misplaced Modifiers - Chapter 19
Noun and Pronoun Case - Chapter 20
Noun and Verb Phrases - Chapter 21
Nouns - Chapter 22
Parallelism - Chapter 23
Perfect and Progressive Verb Forms - Chapter 24
Prepositional Phrases - Chapter 25
Prepositions - Chapter 26
Principal Parts of Verbs - Chapter 27
Pronoun and Antecedent Agreement - Chapter 28
Pronouns - Chapter 29
Regular and Irregular Verbs - Chapter 30
Relative Clauses - Chapter 31
Restrictive and Non-Restrictive Clauses - Chapter 32
Sentence Fragments - Chapter 33
Sentence Types - Chapter 34
Subjects and Predicates - Chapter 35
Verb Mood - Chapter 36
Verbals and Verbal Phrases - Chapter 37
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