Nouns and Their Functions

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In this lesson, you will learn about the different types of nouns and how they function in your writing and speaking.

A noun is a part of speech that denotes a person, animal, place, thing, or idea. The English word noun comes from the Latin word nomen, which means name.

Look at the following examples of nouns.

Give it a try!

Drag and drop each noun below into the proper column.

• Could you add at least three nouns to each column?

Now that you are familiar with nouns, you need to know how to use them in sentences. Nouns have many functions in your writing.

Nouns can be the following.

These are just some of the primary uses of nouns. Check out What is a Noun? for a more complete list.

As you read a book or article, try to identify the nouns in your reading.

Now, you are ready to identify nouns in the Got It? section.