Nouns and Pronouns: Types and Examples
Nouns
A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.
Examples of nouns: Daniel, London, table, dog, teacher, pen, city, happiness, hope
Example sentences: Steve lives in Sydney. Mary uses a pen and paper to write letters.
Area, book, business, case, child, company, country, day, eye, fact, family, government, group, hand, home, job, life, lot, man, money, month, mother, Mr, night, number, part, people, place.
Abstract Nouns
Abstract nouns are those referring to ideas, concepts, emotions, and other
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The Reality of Being a Celebrity
Nowadays, the great majority of people are not aware of what being famous entails. This essay will focus on analyzing the advantages and disadvantages that being a celebrity implies.
Advantages of Fame
With regard to the advantages of being famous, it is absolutely true that well-known people are wealthy people. If you have a great deal of money, you can have expensive properties and things, such as luxurious cars, huge mansions, or good private health insurance.
Disadvantages
Literary Characters in Everyday English Language
The Impact of Shakespeare and Cervantes
When we use the word Romeo to describe a romantic young man, we hardly think of the character from William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet. A sure sign of an author having created a successful character is that the character’s name enters the language and becomes a word. Despite only writing in Spanish, Shakespeare’s contemporary Cervantes achieved the feat of creating a new word in a different language – English: the adjective quixotic. This word comes
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Stranger in the Mist
Giles Hampton was spending a short holiday in Wales. A friend of his had recently sold his business in Liverpool and had moved to Wales. This friend, whose name was Beverley, had built himself a house in Caernarvonshire, near the Snowdon mountains. There was an ancient church called Fablan Fawr a few hundred yards away from his house, so Beverley called his new house Fablan Fawr too.
Giles was very interested in geology. He loved studying rocks and stones. Since that part of Wales
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In my view, digitized books are a good option that should be tested in schools.
In the first place, having access to your books anytime makes learning easier. Also, interactive elements help students learn faster.
Furthermore, digital books will help students’ backs. In addition to this, most students claim to have back pain for this reason.
Opponents of this view say that textbooks minimize inequalities between students. Many families can’t afford new technologies and that poses many problems.
To sum
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Llavorsí: A Mountain Retreat
Llavorsí is a charming mountain village. I’ve been visiting since childhood, as my family owns tourist apartments here.
This village is fantastic year-round, offering diverse activities in every season.
Summer brings rafting, bungee jumping, kayaking, and horseback riding. Winter is perfect for skiing. Throughout the year, hiking in nature is always an option.
Mountain tourism is incredibly enjoyable, providing good energy and a chance to experience rural life, escaping
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