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Includes questions related to the comprehension, usage and identification of the parts of speech used to name a person, place or thing

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What kind of noun is Mary?

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The noun 'Mary' is a singular, concrete, proper noun; the name of a person.

What is proper nouns of father?

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Proper nouns for father include specific names like John, Michael, or David.

Is fury a noun?

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Yes, "fury" is a noun. It refers to intense anger or rage.

Is Guy Fawkes a proper noun?

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Yes, Guy Fawkes is a proper noun because it is the name of a specific historical figure known for his involvement in the Gunpowder Plot to blow up the English Parliament in 1605.

Is the word reader a common gender?

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Yes, the noun 'reader' is a common gender noun as a word for one who reads.

The noun 'reader' is a neuter noun as a word for a device that reads or retrieves data, or a book of text designed to give learners of a language practice in reading.

Is William a proper noun?

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Yes, William is a proper noun as it is a specific name of a person. It always begins with a capital letter.

What is a sentence for allusion noun?

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Her reference to Greek mythology was a clever allusion in her speech.

What are the nouns in this sentence Paul Bunyan is the hero of many tales?

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Nouns in the sentence are "Paul Bunyan" and "tales."

Is 'You read a story that may or may not be true' have a demonstrative noun in it?

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No, the demonstrative pronouns are this, that, these, and those. However, the pronoun that is also a relative pronoun; the relative pronouns are who, whom, whose, which, and that.

In this sentence, that is a relative pronoun introducing the relative clause 'that may or may not be true'.

Is Charles Dickens a proper noun?

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Yes, "Charles Dickens" is a proper noun as it is the name of a specific person.

Is infatuation a noun?

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Yes, "infatuation" is a noun. It refers to an intense but short-lived passion or admiration for someone or something.

Is narrative a noun?

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Yes, the word narrative is a noun, a singular common noun. The word narrative is also an adjective. Example sentences:

Noun: They presented a narrative on the voyage of Shackleton.

Adjective: Narrative poetry is one of my favorite forms of literature; I memorized 'The Cremation of Sam McGee' when I was in school and I can still recite parts of it today.

Is illiteracy a verb or a noun?

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"Illiteracy" is a noun that refers to the inability to read or write.

How do you write singular possessive for two names?

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Joint ownership is shown by making the last word in the series possessive; for example:

  • John and Joan's birthday is on the tenth.

Individual ownership is shown by making both (or all) parts possessive; for example:

  • John's and Joan's birthdays are the tenth and eleventh, respectively.

Is the word author a noun or a pronoun?

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The word author is a noun, a word for a writer of poetry or prose, a word for a person.

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun in a sentence. The pronouns that take the place of the noun author are he or she as a subject, and him or her as an object, and his or her for the possessive. Examples:

When the author arrives, hewill be pleased with the display of his work.

The author is my aunt. She has been writing since I can first remember her.

What is the possessive form of the word Richards?

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The singular possessive is Richard's; the plural possessive is Richards'.

How do you add 's or s' to the last name of James?

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Add the -'s to the end of the name James (singular), for example, Jim James's house.

The plural form, the James family are the Jameses, the plural possessive is the Jameses' house.

What is the possessive form of the word brothers?

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The apostrophe after the s of the plural noun brothers tells you that it is a possessive noun, a noun indicating that something in the sentence belongs to two or more brothers.

Examples:

My brothers' names are Mike and Max. (the names of the brothers)

The brothers' business is very successful. (the business of the brothers)

She made sandwiches for her brothers' lunch.

Is fable a noun?

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yes, a fable is a noun. :a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters;example:

the tortoise and the hare; Aesop's fables.

What are the nouns in '' Louisa May Alcott is remembered as a great American author''?

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The nouns in the sentence are Louisa May Alcott, author, and American.

What is the proper noun for author?

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A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing.

A proper noun for the common noun author is the name of a specific author, for example Leo Tolstoy, Ernest Hemingway, Dr. Seuss, etc.

What masculine Gender of czarina?

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The masculine gender of czarina is czar.

What is a proper noun for father?

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A proper noun is the name or title of a specific person, place, or thing.

The common noun 'father' is a general word for any male parent.

When addressing your own father, the noun Father becomes a title and is a proper noun.

Some additional examples of the noun 'father' functioning as a proper noun are:

  • Father Flanagan, founder of Boys Town in Nebraska
  • Father Duffy Square at Times Square in New York City
  • Your Father's Kitchen (ministry) in Wilmington, OH
  • "Father of the Bride" (1950 movie) with Spencer Tracy

Is Dracula a proper noun?

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Yes, "Dracula" is a proper noun because it refers to a specific person or character, in this case, the famous vampire Count Dracula created by Bram Stoker.

Is writer a common noun or proper noun?

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No, the noun 'writer' is a common noun, a general word for any person who writes; a general word for a profession.

A proper noun is the name or title of a specific person, place, or thing; for example, William Shakespeare or Maya Angelou.