A noun is a word that names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. An article is a word that is used along with a noun. There are three articles in the English language: a, an, the. The… Read more1156. Using Articles with a Noun

The English language has three articles: a, an, the. These articles are noun detectors. If a word can be used with one of these articles, then the word is a noun. Every one of these words is a noun because… Read more1157. Use the Articles to Tell if a Word is a Noun

Often, a word can work with an article and be a noun – but also work as a verb. Look at these examples:Take a bite out of the apple. NounI will bite the apple. Verb We watched the show last… Read more1158. Some Words are a Noun and a Verb

The articles a, an, and the are used with common nouns. However, the articles are never used with proper nouns. Proper nouns are words that name a specific person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are always capitalized and never use… Read more1159. Proper Nouns do not use Articles

A common noun names a non-specific person, place, thing or idea. Here are some common nouns: dog, man, teacher, house, city, country A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing. A proper noun is always capitalized. If we… Read more1161. Common Noun vs. Proper Noun

A collective noun is a noun that names a group of people, animals, or things as a single unit. Here are some examples of a collective noun:class, team, family, crowd, facultyherd, swarm, pack, flock, bunch, bundle, group, deck, collection Very… Read more1163. Collective Nouns

You can often recognize a noun by the ending of the word. Here are common noun suffixes:–ness, -tion, -sion, -ment, -ist, -ness, -er, -orNotice how we can turn a describing word into a naming word:happy – happinesssad – sadnesshopeful –… Read more1164. Nouns Use Certain Word Endings