张道真 实用英语语法课件Chapter-3.pptVIP

Chapter 3 Nouns Warming-up Group discussion Topic for discussion: What is a noun? Do you know which words belong to nouns? Introduction Definition A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, and abstract idea. Nouns are usually the first words which small children learn. The highlighted words in the following sentences are all nouns: e.g. Late last year our neighbours bought a goat. Portia White was an opera singer. The bus inspector looked at all the passengers passes. According to Plutarch, the library at Alexandria was