Thing vs. think

[gemii]

Test No. incompl/elem-13 "Grammar Questions", question 1

Which of these is a noun? It is ..........

(a) thing
(b) think
(c) that
(d) there

Test No. incompl/elem-13 "Grammar Questions", answer 1

Which of these is a noun? It is thing.

Correct answer: (a) thing
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i write this sentence and i'am not able to know if its correct plz advise

We asked operation staff about the bin as you recommend and their replayed that is?

gemii

[Torsten]

Hi,

Yes thing is a noun and to think is a verb.
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[mukesh]

Please define noun?

[Torsten]

A noun is a part of speech that is used for people, places objects, conditions and emotions. Here are examples:

department
happiness
situation
idea
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[Snoopy_Blah_Blah]

Hello!
Why don't we use indefinite article a in this sentence? It is a thing?!

[Mister Micawber]

[Conchita]

[Quangquang]

ok, thing is noun.

[Torsten]

Hi quangquang,

Welcome to english-test.net and many thanks for posting your first message. Yes, the word 'thing' is a noun.
Regards,
Torsten
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[Chanda]

Noun is a name of everything...and verb means action in the sentence...........

[Rsgarg1110]

Hi Torsten,

i am bit confused how think and thing are related.

Kindly explore

Thanks in advance.

Regards

[Mister Micawber]

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The two words are not related in any way, Rsgarg.

Thing: (noun) an entity that is not named specifically.
Think: (verb) use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments.
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[Rsgarg1110]

Thanks a lot Micawber.

Regards

[Ardiana Cermjani]

HI
Can you send me another lesson for example I
am interested in passive voice.I don t have them very clearly.
I will apraciate this.

REGARDS

[Torsten]

Hi Ardiana,

On our site you will lots of materials on a variety of grammar items. Here is something on the passive voice: Passive Voice

Regards,
Torsten
PS: You might want to start using a spell checker and try to improve your punctuation.
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