Nouns: Types and Plurals

Front

What part of speech names a person, place, thing, or idea?

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noun

Front

What type of noun names general people, places, things, and ideas instead of specific ones?

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common noun

Front

What type of noun names specific people, places, things, or ideas and is capitalized?

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proper noun

Front

What type of noun names ideas or feelings that cannot be perceived by our physical senses?

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abstract noun

Front

What type of noun names a group of people or things but is singular in form?

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collective noun

Front

What type of noun is made up of two or more words?

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compound noun

Front

What type of noun is made up of one word and names one person, place, thing, or idea?

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singular noun

Front

What type of noun always names more than one person, place, thing, or idea?

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plural noun

Front

What is added to most nouns to make them plural?

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-s

Front

What is added to a noun ending in s, sh, ch, ss, x, or z to make it plural?

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-es