Nouns

Anyone who has gone to grade school in the English speaking world has learned that a noun is a person, place or thing.   This is good but there is a helpful addition to the definition.   It can also be an idea.   Let’s look at some nouns used in factories.

The boss told me to work more quickly.  (Boss is a person).

I went to work.  (Work is a place)

George lost his hammer.  (George is a person and hammer is a thing, both are nouns)

The Acme bottle company increased productivity by fifty percent.  (productivity is an idea, it is not something you can touch but it is still a noun)

If you have any questions leave a comment or send me an email at doug@English-With-Doug.com.