by Mihaela Simeanu 3 days ago
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A noun is a word that functions as the name of some specific thing or set of things, such as living creatures, objects, places, actions, qualities, states of existence, or ideas.
A noun which cannot be identified by using one of the five senses (taste, touch, sight, hearing, smell).
A noun which refers to a group of things/people.
Possessive nouns are nouns which possess something, normally another noun.
A concrete noun is a noun that can be identified through one of the five senses (taste, touch, sight, hearing, smell).
Generic nouns are nouns that are part of a generic statement. Generic nouns can be singular or plural. The opposite of generic nouns is collective nouns.
The difference between definite/indefinite and generic nouns is that in the sentence there must be a blanket statement or question.