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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: | ||
| − | " | + | "''Russia'' is the largest ''country'' in the ''world''." |
| − | " | + | "''Global Warming'' is of great ''concern'' to ''environmentalists''." |
| − | " | + | "''Thomas Jefferson'' was a ''president''." |
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| + | A proper noun is a noun that is capitalized: | ||
Revision as of 15:05, November 4, 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."
A proper noun is a noun that is capitalized:
"Andrew Schlafly's brother is a homosexual."