Beginner 📐 Grammar · #1 of 305

Nouns: Naming Words

A noun names a person, place, thing or idea.

Examples

  • The teacher has a book.
  • Happiness is important.

Key rules

  • A noun names a person, place, thing or idea
  • Nouns can be subjects or objects of a verb
  • Abstract nouns like happiness or time name ideas you cannot touch
  • Nouns often follow a, an, the or an adjective

Common mistakes

  • Me like music → I like music
  • She has a happy → She has happiness (or a happy child)
💡 Tip: Ask who or what about a word: if the answer is a name or thing, it is a noun.
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Singular and Plural Nouns

Add -s to most nouns; add -es after s, x, ch, sh.

Irregular Plurals

Some nouns change form instead of adding -s.

Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Countable nouns can be counted; uncountable ones cannot take a/an or plural.

Proper and Common Nouns

Proper nouns name specific things and start with a capital letter.

Subject Pronouns

I, you, he, she, it, we, they replace the subject.

Object Pronouns

me, you, him, her, it, us, them follow verbs or prepositions.