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TEAS English & Language UsagePerson, place, thing, idea

NounsATI TEAS 7 cheat sheet

Person, place, thing, idea

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Types

  • Common — general (city, nurse)
  • Proper — specific, always capitalized (Boston, Dr. Lee)
  • Concrete — you can sense it; abstract — an idea (courage)
  • Collective — one unit of many (team, staff)

Plurals

  • Most add -s; -s/-sh/-ch/-x add -es
  • Consonant + y → -ies (baby → babies)
  • Irregular: child → children, foot → feet, mouse → mice

Possessive

  • Singular: add 's (nurse's chart)
  • Plural ending in s: add just ' (nurses' lounge)
  • Irregular plural: add 's (children's ward)

Role

  • A noun can be the subject, the object, or follow a preposition
Key takeaway

Person, place, thing, idea

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