What are Nouns?

    The simple definition is: a person, place or thing. Here are some examples:
    • person: man, woman, teacher, John, Mary
    • place: home, office, town, countryside, America
    • thing: table, car, banana, money, music, love, dog, monkey
    The problem with this definition is that it does not explain why "love" is a noun but can also be a verb.
    Another (more complicated) way of recognizing a noun is by its:
    1. Ending
    2. Position
    3. Function
    1. Noun Ending
    There are certain word endings that show that a word is a noun, for example:
    • -ity > nationality
    • -ment > appointment
    • -ness > happiness
    • -ation > relation
    • -hood > childhood

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