Post by NeoFriend1721 on Sept 9, 2004 17:49:13 GMT -5
[glow=orange,2,300]Nouns
There are many different classifications for words, one of them being the noun. This may also be known (by more sophisticated instructors) as the Subject. Although, a Noun isn't always the Subject.
Simple rule of thumb:
All Subjects are Nouns, but not all Nouns are Subjects.
Now, the typical definition of a noun is a Person, Place, or Thing. Thus encompassing everything from "The Floor" and "The Book" to "The Dog" and "The Teacher".
There are two types of Nouns:
Proper Nouns and Common Nouns
Proper Nouns are quiet simple: Names and Places with Specific Names.
John Doe - Proper Noun
Death Valley - Proper Noun
Common Nouns are objects, or places without specific names.
the book - Common Noun
the tree - Common Noun
forest - Common Noun
The visual difference between a Proper Noun and a Common Noun is as follows:
When you write Common Nouns, they're not capitalized, except for if they're at the start of a sentence or a quotation.
When you write Proper Nouns, you ALWAYS capitalize them, regardless of where in the sentence they are.
Yesterday I saw her walking with John down Cottle Road past the park.
Underlined words are Common Nouns, Bold words are Proper Nouns.
The next classification of Nouns are Pronouns.
These are substitutions for Proper Nouns that you use to break the monotony of writing, and to make things a little shorter.
Pronouns:
-he
-she
-him
-her
-it
-they
-we
But be careful not to introduce two Proper Nouns in the same sentence and then try to use the same pronoun to substitute for their names at the same time. Then it gets confusing.
John and Greg got into a fight. Greg started out by throwing a punch at him. Then he leapt away and came back with a punch at him. John missed and Greg then threw his fist up into him, knocking his body back.
See? The "he" and "him" being used as both "John" and "Greg" becomes complex and can easily confuse a reader.
So always try to avoid doing that wherever possible.
That concludes this lesson on Nouns.
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There are many different classifications for words, one of them being the noun. This may also be known (by more sophisticated instructors) as the Subject. Although, a Noun isn't always the Subject.
Simple rule of thumb:
All Subjects are Nouns, but not all Nouns are Subjects.
Now, the typical definition of a noun is a Person, Place, or Thing. Thus encompassing everything from "The Floor" and "The Book" to "The Dog" and "The Teacher".
There are two types of Nouns:
Proper Nouns and Common Nouns
Proper Nouns are quiet simple: Names and Places with Specific Names.
John Doe - Proper Noun
Death Valley - Proper Noun
Common Nouns are objects, or places without specific names.
the book - Common Noun
the tree - Common Noun
forest - Common Noun
The visual difference between a Proper Noun and a Common Noun is as follows:
When you write Common Nouns, they're not capitalized, except for if they're at the start of a sentence or a quotation.
When you write Proper Nouns, you ALWAYS capitalize them, regardless of where in the sentence they are.
Yesterday I saw her walking with John down Cottle Road past the park.
Underlined words are Common Nouns, Bold words are Proper Nouns.
The next classification of Nouns are Pronouns.
These are substitutions for Proper Nouns that you use to break the monotony of writing, and to make things a little shorter.
Pronouns:
-he
-she
-him
-her
-it
-they
-we
But be careful not to introduce two Proper Nouns in the same sentence and then try to use the same pronoun to substitute for their names at the same time. Then it gets confusing.
John and Greg got into a fight. Greg started out by throwing a punch at him. Then he leapt away and came back with a punch at him. John missed and Greg then threw his fist up into him, knocking his body back.
See? The "he" and "him" being used as both "John" and "Greg" becomes complex and can easily confuse a reader.
So always try to avoid doing that wherever possible.
That concludes this lesson on Nouns.
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