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Nouns
Nouns are one of the eight traditional parts
of speech. More recently,
they are given prominence as the headwords of noun phrases, which are
important constituents of sentences.
Things
to learn
For a comprehensive understanding of nouns, we need to cover all the
topics about them which are given below:
What is
a noun?
Explores the various ways it is defined and helps you to understand
what kind of word it is.
Read
the page here…
Types
of
nouns
This page…
- gets to the bottom of our experience of
using different kinds of names;
- then lists the different types; and
- shows you the basis of the division
into those types.
Read
page here…
Number
(Singular and Plural)
On this page, you will find these questions answered:
- What is the concept of number?
- How can you form the plural from a
singular?
- Why is number important in grammar?
Get answers to these questions here…
Gender
The property of Gender,
which applies to nouns and pronouns in English, is easy
enough to understand. However, modern usage has made it slightly
difficult. There is also a problem related to the lack of
a personal pronoun of the common gender in English.
Read
about Grammatical Gender
here...
Case
Coming Soon.
This set of pages on Case
will explain the concept of government
(in English
syntax), the idea of case
assignment to nouns and pronouns, and the
meaning of case filter.
It will do this by...
- listing the various case forms of nouns and
pronouns;
- and explaining their associated functions in
sentences.

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