noun (/naʊn/)
noun · Intermediate · Culture & Society
🔊 /naʊn/
Meaning
Meaning: a naming word
A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. ‘Teacher’, ‘school’, and ‘hope’ are all nouns.
Examples
🗣 Underline all the nouns in the sentence.
Etymology
From Latin ‘nomen’ meaning a name.
How & Where It’s Used
A basic part of speech taught in grammar.
Tags: language, grammar