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True or false: In English, nouns can occur with articles and attributive adjectives?
True or false: In English, nouns can occur with articles and attributive adjectives?
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True or false: A noun is a word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects?
True or false: A noun is a word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects?
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True or false: Sanskrit grammarians described word classes from at least the 5th century BC?
True or false: Sanskrit grammarians described word classes from at least the 5th century BC?
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True or false: Every language makes a grammatical distinction between nouns and verbs?
True or false: Every language makes a grammatical distinction between nouns and verbs?
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True or false: The noun is one of the four main categories of words defined in Yāska's Nirukta?
True or false: The noun is one of the four main categories of words defined in Yāska's Nirukta?
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Nouns and Grammar
- In English, nouns can occur with articles and attributive adjectives.
- A noun is a word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects.
- Sanskrit grammarians have described word classes, including nouns, from at least the 5th century BC.
- Not all languages make a grammatical distinction between nouns and verbs.
- In Yāska's Nirukta, the noun is one of the four main categories of words.
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