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A '''noun''' is a [[word]] used to name a [[person]], [[animal]], [[place]], [[thing]], or an abstract [[idea]]. Nouns are usually the first words which small children learn.{{fact}} The italicized words in the following [[sentence]]s are all nouns: | A '''noun''' is a [[word]] used to name a [[person]], [[animal]], [[place]], [[thing]], or an abstract [[idea]]. Nouns are usually the first words which small children learn.{{fact}} The italicized words in the following [[sentence]]s are all nouns: | ||
| − | "<i> | + | "<i>Russia</i> is the largest <i>country</i> in the <i>world</i>." |
| − | "<i> | + | "<i>Global Warming</i> is of great <i>concern</i> to <i>environmentalists</i>." |
| − | "<i> | + | "<i>Thomas Jefferson</i> was a <i>president</i>." |
[[Category:languages]] | [[Category:languages]] | ||
Revision as of 16:28, November 3, 2007
A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or an abstract idea. Nouns are usually the first words which small children learn.[Citation Needed] The italicized words in the following sentences are all nouns:
"Russia is the largest country in the world."
"Global Warming is of great concern to environmentalists."
"Thomas Jefferson was a president."