{"id":3353,"date":"2025-07-15T19:03:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T12:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/?p=3353"},"modified":"2025-07-15T19:04:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T12:04:08","slug":"english-noun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/english-noun\/","title":{"rendered":"English Noun"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Summary<\/h2>\n<div class=\"summary\">Nouns are the words we use for people, places, things, concepts, ideas, feelings, qualities and even actions. They can be singular or plural, and they can act as a sentence\u2019s subject or object.<\/div>\n<p><a id=\"toc-3\" name=\"toc-3\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>In-depth Explanation<\/h2>\n<div class=\"explanation\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A noun can refer to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>A person:<\/strong>\u00a0teacher,\u00a0mother,\u00a0Bob Smith,\u00a0architect<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>A place:<\/strong>\u00a0France,\u00a0New York City,\u00a0house,\u00a0park<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>A thing or object:<\/strong>\u00a0key,\u00a0car,\u00a0building,\u00a0the Eiffel Tower<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>An animal:\u00a0<\/strong>dog,\u00a0mouse,\u00a0snake,\u00a0lion<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>An idea:\u00a0<\/strong>freedom,\u00a0justice,\u00a0liberty,\u00a0equality<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>A feeling:<\/strong>\u00a0joy,\u00a0anger,\u00a0desire,\u00a0sadness<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>A quality:<\/strong>\u00a0softness,\u00a0elegance,\u00a0beauty,\u00a0ugliness<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>An action:\u00a0<\/strong>reading,\u00a0cooking,\u00a0swimming,\u00a0bathing<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"toc-4\" name=\"toc-4\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Proper vs. Common Nouns<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Nouns that refer to something in general are\u00a0<strong>common nouns<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Examples:<\/strong>\u00a0bridge,\u00a0person,\u00a0dog,\u00a0city<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Nouns that refer to specific things are\u00a0<strong>proper nouns<\/strong>. These nouns are capitalized.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Examples:<\/strong>\u00a0the Golden Gate Bridge,\u00a0Beyonc\u00e9,\u00a0Lassie,\u00a0Paris<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"toc-5\" name=\"toc-5\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Abstract vs. Concrete Nouns<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Nouns can also be divided into two categories based on if they are tangible\/visible or not.\u00a0<strong>Concrete nouns\u00a0<\/strong>can be seen, felt and experienced through the senses.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Examples:<\/strong>\u00a0forest,\u00a0car,\u00a0steak<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Abstract nouns<\/strong>\u00a0cannot be experienced by the senses. They are concepts, ideas or emotions.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Examples:<\/strong>\u00a0honesty,\u00a0love,\u00a0freedom,\u00a0justice<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"toc-6\" name=\"toc-6\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\">Singular vs. Plural Nouns<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Nouns can be singular or plural. Regular singular nouns are made plural by adding an\u00a0<strong>-s or -es<\/strong>\u00a0to the end of the word. Here are some regular nouns in their singular and plural forms:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">dog\u00a0\u2192\u00a0dog<strong>s<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">bike\u00a0\u2192\u00a0bike<strong>s\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">train\u00a0\u2192\u00a0train<strong>s<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">kiss\u00a0\u2192\u00a0kiss<strong>es<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">There are also many common irregular plural forms. Common irregular plural forms include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">person\u00a0\u2192\u00a0<strong>people<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">child\u00a0\u2192\u00a0<strong>children<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">man\u00a0\u2192\u00a0<strong>men<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" aria-level=\"1\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">woman\u00a0\u2192\u00a0<strong>women<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Summary Nouns are the words we use for people, places, things, concepts, ideas, feelings, qualities and even actions. They can be singular or plural, and they can act as a sentence\u2019s subject or object. In-depth Explanation A noun can refer to: A person:\u00a0teacher,\u00a0mother,\u00a0Bob Smith,\u00a0architect A place:\u00a0France,\u00a0New York City,\u00a0house,\u00a0park A thing or object:\u00a0key,\u00a0car,\u00a0building,\u00a0the Eiffel Tower An &#8230;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3354,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[255],"tags":[783,782,767,772,781,771,773,779,775,777,763,762,764,765,273,287,766,787,770,784,788,768,786,778,780,776,785,774,769],"class_list":["post-3353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noun","tag-bai-tap-danh-tu","tag-common-nouns","tag-cong-thuc-danh-tu","tag-countable-nouns","tag-danh-tu-chung","tag-danh-tu-dem-duoc","tag-danh-tu-khong-dem-duoc","tag-danh-tu-rieng","tag-danh-tu-so-it","tag-danh-tu-so-nhieu","tag-danh-tu-tieng-anh","tag-english-noun","tag-english-nouns","tag-hoc-danh-tu","tag-hoc-tieng-anh-cung-eduma","tag-learn-english-with-eduma","tag-learn-nouns","tag-ngu-phap-danh-tu","tag-noun-examples","tag-noun-exercises","tag-noun-grammar","tag-noun-rules","tag-noun-vocabulary","tag-plural-nouns","tag-proper-nouns","tag-singular-nouns","tag-tu-vung-danh-tu","tag-uncountable-nouns","tag-vi-du-danh-tu"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3353"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3356,"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3353\/revisions\/3356"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edumaenglish.edu.vn\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}