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- à 1.1èIntroduction to Nouns
- ä:èIdentify the nouns in the sentences in the Example.
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- âS:
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- #êèThe╕╗ ╕students╗ saw that the ╕hillside╗ was cluttered with
- #êèrusty ╕cans╗.
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- #êèHopefully, ╕pollution╗ will not continue to spoil ╕nature╗.
- éS Nouns are words that name people or animals, places, objects or
- things, conditions or qualities, and concepts or ideas.
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- #For example, in the above sentences, ║╖students╗╗ is a noun because it
- #is the name of a group of people.ï║╖Hillside╗╗ is a noun because it is
- #the name of a place.ï║╖Can╗╗ is a noun because it is the name of an ob-
- #ject.ï╖Pollution╗╗ is a noun because it is the name of a condition or
- #quality, and ║╖nature╗╗ is a noun because it is the name of a concept.
- 1.èWhich one of the following sentences contains a noun that
- names a person?
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- A)ïThe groceries were expensive.
- B)ïThe boxer entered the gym.
- C)ïSometimes the rain floods my street.
- D)ïå
- ü
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- #ë ╢╢╢Boxer╗ is correct because it is the name of a person.ïOn the
- #other hand, ║╖groceries╗╗ and ║╖rain╗╗ name things, and ║╖gym╗╗ and
- #╖street ╗name places.
- Ç B
- 2.èWhich one of the following sentences contains a noun that
- names a place?
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- A)ïThe band played in a huge auditorium.
- B)ïMany fish were trying to bite on my line.
- C)ïThe teachers jogged in the afternoon.
- D)ïå
- ü
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- #êï╢Auditorium╗ is correct because it is the name of a place.ï╕
- #╖Band╗ and ╖teachers╗ are the name of a group of people; ╕╖fish╗╗ is the
- name of an animal.
- Ç A
- 3.èWhich one of the following sentences contains a noun that
- names an object?
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- A)ïThe cattle looked healthy.
- B)ïPatience is an essential virtue when you are a parent.
- C)ïI lost my father's old medal.
- D)ïå
- ü
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- #êï╢Medal╗ is correct because it is the name of an object.ï╖
- #╖Cattle ╗names animals; ╖patience╗ is the name of a quality, and ╖
- #╖virtue ╗is an idea or concept.
- Ç C
- 4.èWhich one of the following sentences contains a noun that
- names a quality or condition?
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- A)ïHeat surrounded the campsite.
- B)ïThe flowers bloomed for weeks.
- C)ïThe guests left their raincoats on the bed.
- D)ïå
- ü
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- #êï╢Heat╗ is correct because it is the name of a condition.
- #╖Campsite╗ ╗is the name of a place.ï╖Flowers╗, ╖raincoats╗, and ╖bed╗
- #are names of objects.ï╖Guests╗ is the name of a group of people.
- Ç A
- 5.èWhich one of the following sentences contains a noun that
- names a concept?
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- A)ïThe hospital was ten blocks from the mall.
- B)ïThe rebel said he supported freedom.
- C)ïDuring half-time, the teams raced to the coolers.
- D)ïå
- ü
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- #êï╢Freedom╗ is correct because it is the name of a concept.
- #╖Hospital╗ and ╖mall╗ are names of places.ïA ╖cooler╗ is the name of an
- #object.ï╖Rebel╗ and ╖teams╗ are respectively names of a person or
- people.
- Ç B
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