you can say 1 chair, 2 chairs, 3 chairs — so chairs are countable Non-countable Noun: The nouns that cannot be counted are called non-countable nouns | Abstract Noun: An abstract noun is a word for something that cannot be seen but is there |
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Generally, it refers to ideas, qualities, and conditions | It has no physical existence |
Direct object: I finally bought a new mobile.
30Example: Melbourne it refers to only one particular city , Steve refers to a particular person , Australia there is no other country named Australia; this name is fixed for only one country | Example: Country it can refer to any country, nothing in particular , city it can refer to any city like Melbourne, Mumbai, Toronto, etc |
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know if one is coming or going• Roses are the flowers of love | not know which way to jump• Functions of Nouns Nouns can be used as a subject, a direct object, and an indirect object of a verb; as an object of a preposition; and as an adverb or adjective in sentences |
Collective Noun: A collective noun is a word for a group of things, people, or animals, etc.
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