What is a Noun? 什么是名词？ When a word tells us the name名称or title for something, it is a noun. 名词是某事的名字。A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, quality, or idea
Examples:
- Person: Mary, mother, child, teacher, doctor, secretary, King Henry
- Place: forest, country, China, home, racetrack, grocery store
- Thing: notebook, pot, bottle, calculator, sun, cell phone
- Quality: kindness, peace, hope, anger, love, passion, loyalty
- Idea / Theory: socialism, utilitarianism, moral, interest, obligation
Question: What is it?
Answer: “It is _________.” 它是 _________. The missing word is a noun.
