Nouns : The Naming Words

<p>In&nbsp;<a href="https://medium.com/knowledge-glossary/english-grammar-made-easy-40102622a0aa" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>English Grammar &mdash; Made Easy</strong></a>&nbsp;we touched upon parts of speech. In this article we will discuss Nouns in detail.</p> <h2>History and Etymology for noun</h2> <p>Middle English&nbsp;<em>nowne</em>, from Anglo-French&nbsp;<em>nom,&nbsp;</em>from Latin&nbsp;<em>nomen. English&nbsp;</em><strong><em>Noun</em></strong><em>&nbsp;</em><strong><em>means</em></strong><em>&nbsp;</em><strong><em>name</em></strong><em>.</em></p> <p>A noun is a word that names a person, a place, an animal, a thing, or an idea. In a sentence, nouns can play the role of subject, direct object, indirect object, subject complement, object complement, appositive, or adjective.</p> <p>Nouns can be plural or singular and can be the subject or object of a verb.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/knowledge-glossary/nouns-the-naming-words-22cc4968b2bd"><strong>Website</strong></a></p>