Questions tagged [nouns]
This tag is for questions about nouns. Nouns are words that refer to an entity, quality, state, action, or concept. Add this tag to single-word-requests if you are looking for a noun. Add the tag word-usage if you are asking about the usage of the noun.
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Is catechin an ingredient, a composition, or a compound of green tea?
I have a feeling that the word "ingredient" implies that it was intended to be there by human, while catechin is not an additive, but was naturally in the tea leaves. Giving another example, ...
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Neighbour John saw cat Whiskers near pharmacy GBN when car Mercedes was there [migrated]
Are there any restrictions as to which title nouns can be placed before proper names?
How correct is this sentence:
'Neighbour John saw cat Whiskers near pharmacy GBN when car Mercedes was there.'
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“Out of” or “Outside” the box
For composition reasons and how it sound I would like to create a design called “creativity out of the box” but Im not sure if is correct or should be “outside”. Which one is correct?
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Does "I saw a blue car and bus" mean "blue bus" or any coloured bus? [migrated]
Does this sentence "I saw a blue car and bus" mean "blue bus" or any coloured bus?
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Why does 'scent' here use the singular form?
Flowers are chosen for their scent as well as their look.
In the above sentence, since these are countable nouns, shouldn't it say 'scents' and 'looks' instead of 'scent' and 'look'?
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Can any noun type be used as a direct object? [closed]
Can a noun of any type be used as a direct object?
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Is there anything wrong with the sentence "Donuts are not a part of healthy eating"?
The sentence in question is:
Donuts are not a part of healthy eating.
I'm debating between the following:
Nothing wrong
Donuts are not part of healthy eating (because "donuts" is plural, ...
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Which is the more idiomatic: equivalence/equivalencies or equivalency/equivalences?
Most articles show the plural form of equivalence as equivalences. The wikipedia on logical equivalence uses this form.
However, I feel like I have seen equivalencies used in contexts like mathematics ...
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How to detach a noun modifier so it clearly stays a modifier?
A noun modifier is a noun as an attribute of an other noun, like the “edge” in “edge case”. If the modifier is an adjective, it may be detached from a main noun. If the modifier is a noun, I think ...
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We have little problem. (???)
First, could you have a look at this quote?
The instructor who is uncomfortable with discipline will have little
problem with the children in the early grades, since the children
there are usually ...
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difference between rinse and rinse off
Is there any difference between 'rinse' and 'rinse off'? I searched many places and didn't find any obvious differences
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Co-worker and I have differing opinions. When launch is used a a noun, would it be, "at the launches conclusion," or at the launch's conclusion" [closed]
I'm losing my mind over this b/c I honestly have no clue if I am correct given that all of my coworkers are, honestly, much smarter than me. So, with that I want to change their spelling in this ...
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Is the sentence "He thought of all his friends in the guard" correct?
As the title indicates, I'm wondering if the phrase "in the guard" is correct. In this case, "guard" refers to a military group.
I am editing a novel which includes the sentence,
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How to quantify "hash browns"
Does "hash browns" refer to a countable thing? Or a substance? Have I had too many or too much "hash browns"?
The word "browns" seems to imply a quantity. But, is there ...
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What is the word that describes experiences different from the norm? [closed]
I am trying to think of the word that describes someone’s experience that may differ from the norm. There may be a group of these experiences, but they are not scientifically measured or counted. Such ...
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Verb particle noun or verb noun particle: to leave out [duplicate]
Which sentence is grammatically correct or sounds more native-like?
Politicians tend to discuss their sources of income nontransparently, leaving the discussions surrounding them out.
Politicians ...
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Disyllabic nouns that differ from their verbs only in which syllable is emphasised [closed]
Some English nouns are identical to their verbs (and their adjectives) both in spelling and pronunciation, for example:
"This is fake"; "to fake"; "this is a fake"
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What is it called when instead of saying, for example, an "English book," you say a "book of English"? [duplicate]
I couldn't find this sort of question anywhere, but this is similar to possession, like when you say "Amanda's book" instead of "the book of Amanda," but those two have slightly ...
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What's up with -ly-based: -based as a suffix on non-nouns
I have always thought that the English "-based" suffix (plant-based diet, English-based creole languages, etc.) worked only on nouns. Adjectives, e.g. "large-based" or "sweet-...
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Multiple plurals of the word "die"
I see that the Oxford dictionary has a plural dice for "a small cube with a different number of spots on each of its sides, used in games of chance". However, there is no plural listed for &...
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Noun for unique thing
What can I call a thing that is one-of-a-kind?
This restaurant's Loganberry Duck is one-of-a-kind, and the Crystal Brush Pulpo is another _______.
I want to use it to compliment a dish, to express ...
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How come "basketball" is common noun but "Spelling Bee" is proper noun?
I started reading "Primary School English Grammar & Composition by Wren & Martin" to improve my grammar.
The book explains:
A Common Noun is the name given in common to every person ...
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Can a noun with the pronoun "which" but without a predicate be used as a sentence? [closed]
Below is a excerpt from this website (emphasis mine).
6.2.1.1 Privacy Consent Directive (PCD)
Privacy policies define how Individually Identifiable Health Information (IIHI) is to be collected, ...
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Is it a generalization?
According to Cambridge Dictionary the verb abhor carries a moral connotation (at least), indicating a strong feeling of detesting something on moral grounds:
abhor: to hate a way of behaving or ...
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What is the grammatical function of "to help you"? [duplicate]
I am going to help you.
What is the grammatical function of to help you here?
Reopen note
Please note that I did not ask about going to (and that the to belongs with the following verb as shown ...
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Two dozens or two dozen [closed]
Is there any slight difference between these two?
She bought two dozens of eggs.
She bought two dozen eggs.
In an online course a tutor told that second one is more appropriate if both options come ...
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Of what chocolate-house does Swift write in "An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity"?
In An Argument Against Abolishing Christianity it is written:
Another advantage proposed by the abolishing of Christianity is the clear gain of one day in seven, which is now entirely lost, and ...
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Compound noun in a technical sentence
I have found a similar question here. However, my reputation is too low to append comment for requiring more information. As a result, I have to post a question.
I read Pandas documentation and I ...
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How is the word thresholding formed?
I know the word threshold is noun.
And generally gerund is verb + ing
But how is the word thresholding formed?
Is the word from noun + ing possible?
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What is meant by "the crotchet of the law" in chapter VIII of Milton's "The Doctrine & Discipline of Divorce"?
In book one, chapter VIII, of The Doctrine & Discipline of Divorce, it is written:
Upon these principles I answer, that a right beleever ought to divorce an idolatrous heretick unlesse upon ...
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Acceptability of concessive parenthetical if clause
Is the following sentence correct?
They might build a community that, if it could not change the depressing nature of the work, could at least make the workplace more bearable.
Is it okay to have ...
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I need a word for a Noun that has only one function or use [duplicate]
Let's say that an AI was created to toast bread. That is its only function, and only use. How would I describe such a thing in one word?
For instance: Like a _____, it executed its task.
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possesive infinitive verbs as nouns?
I'm looking at a few English sentences, and I've realized that many verbs can be used as nouns in their infinitive form. For example.
I am going on a run
and in the present tense
I am running.
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Is it a noun clause or phrase when the nominal entity is modified by a determiner?
From my textbook, A noun phrase is headed by a noun. Modifiers include articles, adjectives and demonstratives. Qualifiers include prepositional phrases and relative/adjectival clauses.
Given the ...
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When an adjective is in front of a noun listed as part of a group, does the adjective also apply to the other nouns? [closed]
I will use an example to explain my question...
Transphobia is an irrational fear of, aversion to, or discrimination against transgender people.
In the above sentence, is the true definition that ...
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What do we call an object that is going to be, or is being, or has been consolidated?
What do we call an object that is a member in the action of consolidation?
Is "consolidatee" a word?
For example, I have two sets of objects that are going to be consolidated into one single ...
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Is there a word equivalent to "sighting" but for hearing?
I'm trying to write a sentence like
Nobody goes near the caves because of monster noises.
"Nobody goes near the caves because of monster sightings" doesn't work because people have not ...
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What is the ability to adapt a learned skill to a new environment called?
I have had this question on my mind for a while and cannot seem to figure it out. Despite the relentless googling I have taken part in for the last 30 minutes, none of the answers I have found seem ...
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What does 'secure' mean in this sentence of Thoreau's?
In A Plea for Captain John Brown, Thoreau writes:
I have no respect for the penetration of any man who can read the report of that conversation,
and still call the principal in it insane. It has the ...
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What does 'made' mean in "In his case there is no idle eloquence, no made,[...]"?
In A Plea for Captain John Brown, Thoreau writes:
He was too fair a specimen of a man to represent the like of us.
Who, then, were his constituents? If you read his words understandingly
you will ...
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What do 'spile' and 'bung' mean in this sentence written by Thoreau?
In A Plea for Captain John Brown, Thoreau writes:
What though he did not belong to your clique! Though you may not approve of his method or his principles, recognize his magnanimity. Would you not ...
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Is there another name for N' (N-bar) constituents?
In the noun phrase "this piece of pie", is there another (?better) name for the N' (N-bar) constituent "piece of pie"? I presume it's a phrasal constituent, at least in part, ...
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What do you call a person who sacrifices another when they could have chosen not to?
“He may have hurt you in the past, but in this situation, he was completely innocent. You and Scott preyed upon an innocent bystander.”
Anna sweated. “It’s, um… a classic case of the Trolley Problem. ...
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Is there a term that describes reducing a person's identity to certain characteristics?
Is there a term that describes reducing a person's identity to certain characteristics, behaviours or traits that are not physical? The term should have a negative connotation. I've heard the ...
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Is the concrete nouns set larger than abstract one? [closed]
It is so difficult to get count over all nouns. Because of it I ask there, and it refers to my decision on how to research nouns in the near future. So, is the amount of concrete nouns larger than ...
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What's the adjective for "register" in the linguistic sense?
What's the adjective for register in the linguistic sense (formal, informal, frozen, etc.)?
There is a ___________ difference between "how do you do" and "howdy".
I thought up ...
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Why does "hall of cat" sound incorrect, while "hall of cats" sounds correct (and similar) [closed]
I am hoping to find rules that determine which nouns are acceptable in plural and singular form in the following sentence. I suspect this might be largely a matter of taste.
hall of
I notice that ...
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Difference among "suspicion" - "doubt" - "reservation" [closed]
I have a question related to word choice. I know the answer is "reservation", but I can't tell the difference among three other options. The question is as follows:
If I were you, I would ...
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How do I express the quality of being alien as a noun? [duplicate]
Alien can be a noun and an adjective. In this case, I am using it as an adjective. I am wondering how to express the quality of being alien as a noun (for example, happy expressed as a noun is ...
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What is the feature/state/type of a noun made "real" with a determiner?
How do you call the feature/type/state of a noun which has been made "actual/real" with a determiner etc. as opposed to without it:
Car [in the dictionary]
A/the/my/this... car.
I read &...
