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Which of the following words is not a noun?

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Correct answer

Pretty

Explanation

Put simply, a noun is a word used to indicate a person, thing, place or idea. Examples of nouns are "a house", "a car", "a flower, "a girl", "a man", "a thought", "a smile". In some languages, nouns are assigned to genders, such as masculine, feminine and neuter (or other combinations). Nouns do not have gender in Modern English, however.

Statistics

91% correct 69 correct · 7 incorrect

Question added 2012-05-04