Today I have a special treat for you. No words for today, just a little fun, grammar lesson. I promise.
Nouns
Nouns are 'things'. 'Things' can refer to an object, a feeling, an expression, person or a place. The last two examples are what we call 'Proper Nouns" not because the others aren't real nouns; because it refers to a unique object. A clock can mean the clock in Grandpa's room or the alarm clock sitting on the bedside table. The Green Plaza Clock refers to one thing; the Green Plaza Clock, not the clock in your house or in the shops, the one in the plaza. Other nouns are either common, abstract, collective, countable and un-countable. Yes, there are a lot of different types. But what type is a laptop or a dog. The answer, common. These nouns are generalized to a particular object.
For example:
A cat sat on Grandma Pig's Rug. (Hopefully not; she (Grandma Pig) would go berserk!) Cat is a common nouns because it could be any cat. Grandma Pig's Rug is a Proper Noun as it refers to Grandma's rug. Not the couples' next doors rug; Grandma's rug.
More Examples:
Common Nouns
Proper Nouns
Other Nouns
The dog jumped over the bar.
Marty ate the biscuit.
The pony galloped down the Main St.
Two frogs ate flies. (Duh!)
Other Nouns include Abstract Nouns and Collective Nouns.
An abstract noun is a noun that shows expression and thoughts. A noun like, happiness, sadness, circulation, serenity and bravery. It is not an object (you cannot have a happy or a sad) but an idea or thought.
Collective nouns are simply nouns that show a group of common nouns. For example, a pride of lions, a gaggle of geese, a flock of birds, a school of fish, a herd of buffalo, a pack of wolves, a flock of sheep a diddle o- I'll stop there; I could go on for hours! So a collective noun is a noun that shows a group of things. There; nice and simple!
A puzzle! \/\/\/\/\/\/\/ (down)
The Tuesday Puzzle:
ompleted-Zet ou-det he-qet uzzle-uet!
Complete all three to see the animal answer!
Jeffrey signing off...
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