Nouns (Basics) 01
Places, people and things are all nouns, e.g. "corner", "vicar" and "tree". If you can put "the" or "a" in front of a word then it's probably a noun. Nouns are essential in English.
Can you write sentences without nouns? Just about! Consider these examples: "Smile!", "Stop!", "Run quickly!", "Stir briskly." Notice anything? These are complete sentences, but what do they have in common? They are injunctions, or orders. Each has a verb, with perhaps an adverb. If you want to say anything more than this bare bit of information, you will need to begin adding nouns: for example, "Stir the batter briskly." Here the noun is "batter". Or you might say, "Stir the batter briskly with a wooden spoon", adding two nouns, "batter" and "spoon".
If you can replace a word with "it" or "he/she/they/you/we", it is a noun. These words which can replace nouns are called "pronouns".
Test your knowledge of basic nouns by playing this quiz on the subject.
The books are on the table by the window in the hall.
A squirrel sat in a tree holding an acorn in a paw.
There was a storm on the coast during the night.
The visitors are looking at the exhibits in the museum.
The box contains a diary, a notebook, a pen and a pencil.
A dog barked at a cat in a forest by a river.
A vet was helping an injured animal at the side of a road.
The boats are moored at the quay in the harbour.
The farmer stood at the end of the road near the shop.
The stadium is in the park in the centre of the town.
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