Swine Flu Nouns: Assignment #4

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Singular
H1N1 flu virus
semester
school

Plural
concerns
schools
infections
students

Common
school
drug
people

Proper
Lee Myung-Bak
Tamiflu
Relenza

Collective
government
Health Ministry

What is the importance of nouns?
Nouns are the subject in almost anything we say. They are so important because everything must need a subject or else it's pointless.

How do they affect our everyday lives?
Without nouns, we wouldn't be able to talk to anybody. Well, we could talk, but it would be gibberish and no one would be able to really communicate. Talking and communication is a big part of our everyday lives, and nouns affect it in the biggest way possible.

Would the English language be limited without nouns? Why or why not?
Definitely yes. Without nouns, I wouldn't be able to say "Pass the eraser please" because 'eraser' is a noun, and I can't even say "Give me!" to make up for it because 'me' is a noun. Technically, we wouldn't be able to say nearly anything.

How do nouns affect other languages?
I'd guess nouns are really important in other languages too, because nouns are usually the subject. Some Korean can be used without a subject but that's like, casual, slang-ish Korean. Like "Give me" could be said in Korean without a subject. Anyway, nouns make things much more easier and better.