NOUN


Meaning of NOUN in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ plural , singular

‘Sheep’ is both a singular and a plural ~.

▪ countable

▪ mass , uncountable

▪ feminine , masculine , neuter

Most feminine ~s in Polish end in the letter ‘a’.

▪ common , proper

Proper ~s begin with a capital letter.

▪ abstract , concrete

‘Happiness’ is an abstract ~.

‘Car’ is a concrete ~.

▪ collective

‘Flock’ is a collective ~.

VERB + NOUN

▪ decline , inflect

English ~s are not usually inflected.

▪ modify , qualify

a prepositional phrase qualifying a ~

▪ follow

The ~ is followed by an intransitive verb.

▪ precede

an adjective preceding the ~

NOUN + VERB

▪ end in sth

Most English plural ~s end in an ‘s’.

▪ follow sth

▪ precede sth

NOUN + NOUN

▪ class , phrase

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .