사람, 장소, 사물, 상태 또는 개념의 이름을 나타내는 품사
A word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things, or to name a particular one of these.
예문:
"In the sentence 'The cat sleeps', the word 'cat' is a common noun."
"Proper nouns, such as 'London' or 'Sarah', must always be capitalized."
"The teacher asked the students to identify every noun in the paragraph."
문장 구조 내에서 명사와 동일한 문법적 기능을 수행하는 단어나 어구
A word, phrase, or clause that functions as a noun within a grammatical structure.
예문:
"A gerund is a verb form that functions as a noun in a sentence."
"The phrase 'to swim' can be used as a noun in the sentence 'To swim is my hobby'."