A beginner's Guide to New English grammar Learning notes (ii) noun

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1. A beginner's guide to the new thinking of English grammar

　　

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Nouns are names used to denote people, things, places, and abstract things.

Nouns are usually divided into two main categories: the proper noun (proper noun) and the common noun (common noun).

a noun that denotes a particular person, thing, institution, or place (the first letter must be capitalized). such as: Paris,the, States and Bill Gates.

Common nouns are divided into two categories: countable noun (countable noun) and non-countable (uncountable noun).

Countable nouns = individual nouns + collective nouns . A countable noun denotes an individual of a homogeneous person or thing. such as: Student,tree,hospital,house and piano and so on. a collective noun denotes a general term for a number of persons or things. such as: Team,committee,police,group and family and so on.

An irreducible noun = a material noun + an abstract term . a substance noun denotes a general term for matter and material. such as: Paper,water,cotton and air and so on. an abstract noun denotes the name of an abstract concept, such as action, nature, state, or emotion. such as: Birth,happiness,evolution,technology,management,imagination,hope and Sport and so on.

　　

A beginner's Guide to New English grammar Learning notes (ii) noun