Tell me each noun. Identify it as common or proper, contrete or abstract, and sigular, or pluar.
1. This unusual museum honors musicians for their creativity.
1. This unusual museum honors musicians for their creativity.
museum - common, concrete, singular
musicians - common, concrete, plural
creativity - common, abstract, singular
Now you can do the second sentence. I'll check your answers.
Tell me each noun. Identify it as common or proper, contrete or abstract, and sigular, or pluar.
2. The building was designed by I.M. Pei, an architect famous for his strikingly modern designs.
I don't get how to do them. Please explain
To identify the nouns and provide the requested information, we can deconstruct the sentence:
- This: This is a demonstrative pronoun and not a noun.
- unusual: This is an adjective and not a noun.
- museum: This is a common, concrete, singular noun.
The noun "museum" is a common noun because it refers to a general type of place rather than a specific or individual one. It is a concrete noun because it is something that can be physically experienced or perceived. Finally, it is a singular noun because it refers to only one museum.
- honors: This is a verb and not a noun.
- musicians: This is a common, concrete, plural noun.
- The noun "musicians" is a common noun because it refers to a general group or category of people, rather than specific individuals.
- It is a concrete noun because musicians are tangible beings who can be perceived with our senses.
- It is a plural noun because it refers to more than one musician.
- creativity: This is a common, abstract noun.
- The noun "creativity" is a common noun because it refers to a general concept or quality, rather than a specific instance of it.
- It is an abstract noun because it represents an idea or quality that cannot be physically seen or touched.
- It is a singular noun because it refers to one concept of creativity.
Study this site carefully and thoughtfully.
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/noun.htm
Then pick out the nouns in the second sentence.