{"id":1074,"date":"2020-04-11T19:56:23","date_gmt":"2020-04-11T19:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/italiamo\/?page_id=1074"},"modified":"2020-05-14T14:53:57","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T14:53:57","slug":"comprehensive-nouns","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/italiamo\/comprehensive-nouns\/","title":{"rendered":"Comprehensive Guide to Nouns"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LESSON PLAN<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Definition<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/span>Categorization<\/a>
\nPlacement<\/a>
\n<\/strong><\/span>Agreement<\/a>
\nContinuing Education<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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DEFINITION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, idea, or concept. <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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CATEGORIZATION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Nouns can either be common or proper. While common nouns are general, proper nouns name a specific person, place, or thing and require a capital letter. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nTABLE<\/strong>::<\/p>\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n
REQUIRED CAPITALIZATION<\/strong><\/td>\nPersonal names, geographic locations, institutions, association, establishments, specific streets\/squares etc.,  the first letter of a title (of a book, painting, etc.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OPTIONAL CAPITALIZATION<\/strong><\/td>\nHonorific titles preceding a name, names of streets\/squares etc. within an address<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

[\/jaccordion]<\/p>\n

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\nEXAMPLES<\/strong>::<\/p>\n

Michelangelo
\nRule: Personal name<\/strong><\/p>\n

Oceano Atlantico
\nRule: Geographic location<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ministero dell’Educazione
\nRule: Institution<\/strong><\/p>\n

Harry Potter e la pietra filosofale
\nRule: First letter of a title<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sig.\/sig. Rossi
\nRule: Honorific title<\/strong><\/p>\n

45 Piazza\/piazza Bianca
\nRule: Street name within an address<\/strong><\/p>\n

[\/jaccordion] <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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PLACEMENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Nouns can come virtually anywhere in a sentence depending on its function. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nTABLE<\/strong>::<\/p>\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n\n
NOUNS AS SUBJECTS<\/strong><\/td>\nWhen a noun acts as the <\/a>
The thing that is performing the action<\/div> of the sentence, it usually come directly before the verb.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NOUNS AS OBJECTS<\/strong><\/td>\nWhen a noun acts as the <\/a>
The thing that is receiving the action<\/div> of the sentence, it usually come directly after the verb or a preposition<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NOUNS AS COMPLEMENTS<\/strong><\/td>\nWhen a noun acts as a <\/a>
A noun that follows a linking verb and helps describe the subject <\/div> in a sentence, it usually come directly after a. <\/a>
Ex. essere (to be)<\/em>, diventare (to become)<\/em>, apparire (to seem)<\/em>, sentire (to feel)<\/em>, gustare (to taste)<\/em><\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

[\/jaccordion]<\/p>\n

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\nEXAMPLES<\/strong>::<\/p>\n

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Il tempo<\/strong> \u00e8 bello oggi. 
\nThe weather is nice today.
\n<\/span>Function: Subject<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ho mangiato una pizza. <\/strong> 
\nI ate a pizza.
\n<\/span>Function: Object<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lei \u00e8 una professoressa<\/strong>.
\nShe is a professor.
\n<\/span>Function: Complement<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

[\/jaccordion] <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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AGREEMENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

All nouns have a specified number (singular or plural) and gender (masculine or feminine). As a general rule, singular nouns end in o, a, or e, whereas plural nouns end in i or e. <\/strong> <\/a>

In order to keep the hard sounds of c and g, nouns ending in -co\/-ca\/-go\/-ga must add an h before the ending vowel except for those ending in -ico. <\/em><\/div><\/p>\n

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\nTABLE<\/strong>::<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
 <\/td>\nSingular<\/td>\nPlural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Masculine<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

-o<\/strong><\/td>\n-i<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Feminine<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

-a<\/strong><\/td>\n-e<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Masculine or Feminine<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

-e<\/strong><\/td>\n-i<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

[\/jaccordion]<\/p>\n

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EXAMPLES::<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Albero \u2192 Alberi
\nTree \u2192 Trees
\n<\/span>Agreement:  Singular masculine \u2192 plural masculine<\/strong><\/p>\n

Macchina \u2192 Macchine
\nCar\u2192 Cars 
\n<\/em>Agreement: Singular feminine \u2192 plural feminine<\/strong><\/p>\n

Studente \u2192 Studenti
\nStudent \u2192 Students
\n<\/em>Agreement: Singular masculine \u2192 plural masculine<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mese \u2192 Mesi
\nMonth \u2192 Months 
\n<\/em>Agreement: Singular feminine \u2192 plural feminine
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

[\/jaccordion] <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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CONTINUING EDUCATION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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LESSON PLAN Definition Categorization Placement Agreement Continuing Education DEFINITION A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, idea, or concept.  CATEGORIZATION Nouns can either be common or proper. While common nouns are general, proper nouns name a specific person, place, or thing and require a capital letter.  [jaccordion size=\u201dxsmall\u201d theme=\u201dsmoothness\u201d active=\u201d0\u2033] TABLE::…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7869,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/italiamo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1074"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/italiamo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/italiamo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/italiamo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/italiamo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1074"}],"version-history":[{"count":57,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/italiamo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3418,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/italiamo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1074\/revisions\/3418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/italiamo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}