Young Economists

Noun It's not easy to describe a noun. In simple terms, nouns are "things" (and verbs are "actions"). Like food . Food (n) is something you eat (v). Or happiness . Happiness (n) is something you want (v). Or human being . A human being (n) is something you are (v). What is a Noun? noun (noun): a word (except a pronoun) that identifies a person, place or thing, or names one of them (proper noun) The simple definition is: a person, place or thing . Here are some examples: person : man, woman, teacher, John, Mary place : home, office, town, countryside, America thing : table, car, banana, money, music, love, dog, monkey Note that any of the above can also be referred to by a pronoun. And note that names like John or America are called "proper nouns". The problem with the simple definition above is that it does not explain why "love" is a noun but can also be a verb. Another (more complicated) way