NOUNS

  • Nouns are words usually combined with determiners to be the subject or object of verbs.
  • Many nouns have an inflectional form with ...s, they can be singular or plural.
  • Nouns can be replaced with pronouns.
  • Nouns refer to physical objects, entities, abstract concepts, qualities, states, actions, or concepts.
  • Proper nouns are names, such as “John”, “Australia.”
  • Nouns make up more than a third of every text.

-IES suffix

Most words ending -ies are plural nouns.  Here are the most common examples put into a paragraph: The list of most frequent plural nouns reveals a diverse range of topics and concepts. Companies play a pivotal role in the global economy, driving innovation and providing employment opportunities. Activities encompass a wide array of interests and […]

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-ment noun suffix

1 DEVELOPMENT (NN1) 3639014 2 GOVERNMENT (NN1) 3466025 3 MANAGEMENT (NN1) 3432275 4 DEPARTMENT (NN1) 2393384 5 TREATMENT (NN1) 2064906 6 ENVIRONMENT (NN1) 1967654 7 MOMENT (NN1) 1547243 8 EQUIPMENT (NN1) 1536861 9 STATEMENT (NN1) 1456050 10 INVESTMENT (NN1) 1423252 11 PAYMENT (NN1) 1406592 12 AGREEMENT (NN1) 1205911 13 MOVEMENT (NN1) 1176689 14 DOCUMENT (NN1)

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-IAL suffix adjective or noun

1 SOCIAL (JJ) 3761303 2 SPECIAL (JJ) 3229728 3 FINANCIAL (JJ) 2465150 4 MATERIAL (NN1) 1430000 5 ESSENTIAL (JJ) 1148597 6 POTENTIAL (JJ_NN1) 1058312 7 COMMERCIAL (JJ) 984818 8 TRIAL (NN1) 830854 9 INITIAL (JJ_NN1) 813467 10 OFFICIAL (JJ_NN1) 698574 11 INDUSTRIAL (JJ) 595618 12 POTENTIAL (NN1_JJ) 534622 13 RESIDENTIAL (JJ) 444448 14 CRUCIAL (JJ)

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past + singular noun

It is very possible to have a noun after a past participle. 1 TAKEN (VVN) PLACE (NN1) 57019 2 TAKEN (VVN) CARE (NN1) 52472 3 TAKEN (VVN) ADVANTAGE (NN1) 15507 4 MADE (VVN) PUBLIC (NN1_JJ_RR@) 14502 5 ELECTED (VVN_JJ@) PRESIDENT (NN1) 10852 6 TAKEN (VVN) PART (NN1) 9235 7 BUILT (VVN) ENVIRONMENT (NN1) 7734 8

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WAY

The word ‘way’ is almost always a noun, but sometimes it can be an adverb. 1 WAY (singular noun) Here are common phrases at various levels as examples: And, by the way, I was right, she‘s not married. listen Personality goes a long way. listen Colonel, I have no way to protect these people. listen I guess, in one way or another,  I‘ve been headed for this  for a couple of years, haven’t I? listen I shall be relieved when it is ended,  one way or the

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-ITY noun suffix

-ITY is a noun suffix that is formed from some adjectives. It means the quality of or state of. For example, scarcity means the quality of being scarce. Some other examples of nouns with -ITY suffix are: Equality: quality of being equal Rarity: quality of being rare Activity: state of being active Sensitivity: quality of being sensitive

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‘most’ + NOUN

1 MOST (DAT) PEOPLE (NN) 528006 2 MOST (DAT) CASES (NN2) 174149 3 MOST (DAT) THINGS (NN2) 27916 4 MOST (DAT) WOMEN (NN2) 25879 5 MOST (DAT) COMPANIES (NN2) 25464 6 MOST (DAT) STATES (NN2) 23512 7 MOST (DAT) DAYS (NNT2) 23351 8 MOST (DAT) AMERICANS (NN2) 21777 9 MOST (DAT) STUDENTS (NN2) 21195 10

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VERB + NOUN + VERB

It seems impossible to find a lexical base verb after lexical verb + noun. 1 GET (VVI) THINGS (NN2) DONE (VDN) 15273 2 MAKE (VVI) ENDS (NN2) MEET (VVI) 12084 3 GETTING (VVG) THINGS (NN2) DONE (VDN) 7515 4 LET (VVI) PEOPLE (NN) KNOW (VVI) 6309 5 HAVING (VHG) TROUBLE (NN1) GETTING (VVG) 6301 6

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NOUN + ADJECTIVE

1 YEARS (NNT2) OLD (JJ) 539284 2 YEAR (NNT1) OLD (JJ) 384604 3 ATTORNEY (NN1) GENERAL (JJ) 80829 4 OPTIONS (NN2) AVAILABLE (JJ) 76190 5 MONTHS (NNT2) OLD (JJ) 54992 6 INFORMATION (NN1) AVAILABLE (JJ) 39309 7 ENERGY (NN1) EFFICIENT (JJ) 38041 8 FEET (NN2) TALL (JJ) 34023 9 MONTH (NNT1) OLD (JJ) 33878 10

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NOUN + LOCATIVE ADVERB

A search for: _N _RL 1 RIGHT (NN1_RR) AWAY (RL) 65079 2 MILES (NNU2) AWAY (RL) 62505 3 COMMENTS (NN2) BELOW (RL) 51896 4 VIDEO (NN1) BELOW (RL) 43933 5 PEOPLE (NN) HERE (RL) 40996 6 WAY (NN1) HOME (RL_NN1) 38231 7 LINK (NN1) BELOW (RL) 37030 8 TIME (NNT1) TOGETHER (RL) 35626 9 FUNERAL

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NOUN ‘S + ADJECTIVE

What does ‘s mean between a noun and an adjective? It is always a genetive marker. It shows possession.   WORLD (NN1) ‘S (GE) LARGEST (JJT)   WORLD (NN1) ‘S (GE) LEADING (JJ_VVG)   WORLD (NN1) ‘S (GE) BEST (JJT)   WORLD (NN1) ‘S (GE) BIGGEST (JJT)   NATION (NN1) ‘S (GE) LARGEST (JJT)   WORLD (NN1) ‘S (GE) GREATEST (JJT)

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ADJECTIVE or NOUN

  PUBLIC   RIGHT   HUMAN   TOP   GENERAL   FINAL   OTHER   MULTIPLE   FUTURE   FAVORITE   STANDARD   KEY   MOBILE   TOTAL   AVERAGE   POTENTIAL   FUN   LIGHT   INDIVIDUAL   FRONT   PAST   PRIMARY   OVERALL   RED   INITIAL   DARK   ENGLISH   OFFICIAL   MAXIMUM   GREEN   CANADIAN   CLASSIC   PRESENT   CANT   CONTENT   CHIEF   FRENCH   MINIMUM   AUDIO   CRIMINAL   FEMALE   BOTTOM   MIDDLE   BLACK   GERMAN   LEFT   WHOLE   REAR   NET   BLUE   LEVEL   ALTERNATIVE   WHITE   SAFE   COLD

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