
What are some nouns that describe people? + Example - Socratic
2018年5月18日 · Nouns are people, places, or things adjectives are words that describe people, places or things. An example of an adjective is such as I am happy, or she is sad. English Grammar
Nouns - English Grammar - Socratic
What are some nouns that describe people? ... Would a person's first and last name be considered a ...
What are descriptive nouns, verbs, and adjectives? - Socratic
2018年3月1日 · An adjective is inherently descriptive, it was born to describe. A noun used to describe another noun is called an attributive noun or a noun adjunct. A verb used to describe a noun is either a present participle or a past participle form. An adjective used to describe a noun is placed before a noun or follows a linking verb. -- A linking verb acts as an equal sign, the …
What is a word that modifies a noun? + Example - Socratic
2016年10月18日 · POSSESSIVE NOUNS are used to indicate ownership, possession, origin or purpose. A possessive noun is formed by adding an apostrophe -s ('s) to the end of the word, or just an apostrophe to plural nouns that already end with -s ('); for example, the book's cover or the books' covers; the child's coat or the children's coats; etc.
Two or more nouns are connected by what punctuation if they
2017年7月17日 · A noun functioning as an adjective to describe another noun is called an attributive noun (or a noun adjunct) . NO punctuation is used to connect the nouns. Examples of attributive nouns: the boy king a child prodigy a government agency the morning sun I believe that the question is referring to an appositive , a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun that renames …
What are abstract and concrete nouns? - Socratic
2016年7月26日 · Seee explanation. Abstract nouns describe non material things like: feelings: love, hatered, anger knowledge and different subjects: mathematics, biology, history etc ...
Is the word "people" a collective noun? - Socratic
2018年6月15日 · A collective noun is a noun used to describe a group of objects like. a flock of birds.. a herd of sheep. etc. Word "people" cannot be used in the way showed above, so it is not a collective noun
What is the position and function of nouns? + Example - Socratic
2018年6月11日 · POSITION OF NOUNS Positions of nouns 1. Subject A subject is followed by verb. Examples: – Makara sang a song at the wedding. – The house is very nice. Direct Object Direct object is the noun that receives the action of the transitive verb. Examples: – After dinner, I always serve a cake. – My restaurant offers a reasonable price.
What are the proper and general nouns in the following ... - Socratic
2016年3月13日 · Proper nouns are: Pennsylvania and Route. General nouns are: truck, sign. Proper names are the nouns which describe a specific place or thing. The place is either only one (like Pennsylvania in this sentence) or not one but a speciffic one of many (there are many routes in USA, but the sentence says only about Route number 95). The general nouns describe …
Is a person's name a noun? + Example - Socratic
2018年3月7日 · Yes What qualifies as a noun are as follows: People, places, and things Ex. of people Marie, John, Robert, Grace... basically names Ex. of places Walmart, Publix, Everglades, Disney... basically names of places and finally, examples of …