ABSTRACT
Nouns are usually known as naming words, and they name people, places and things. A simple way to test if a word is a noun is to try putting ‘the’ in front of it (for example, ‘dog’ would work: ‘the dog’) or posing the question ‘Do you know about…?’ and inserting your word at the end (for example, ‘courage’: do you know about courage?). Not all nouns will fit into these structures but it can be a useful place to begin.
