2007-04-19 11:31:19 · 30 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
An animal.
Noun - name for an animal, person, place or thing.
2007-04-19 11:33:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋
You answered yourself - "is IT a person or thing?"
"It" refers to an inanimate object or a non-human one.
"Person" refers only to humans.
(But don't ever make the mistake of telling my dog he doesn't have a 'personality' - which is a different matter entirely.)
[And, stricly speaking, 'a dog' is not a noun, 'dog' on its own is.]
2007-04-19 11:37:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
dog is a noun. a noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.
2007-04-19 11:44:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A gal can be called a "dog", which means she is skanky, and that is an ADJECTIVE, in that usage. Also, to "dog" someone, means to be following them, and that is a VERB, not a noun in that usage.
Other than that, a "dog" is an animal, which is a THING, and a thing is a NOUN.
Hope that helps......
2007-04-19 11:37:32 · answer #4 · answered by lovelylady6010 2 · 2⤊ 3⤋
A Dog would be classified as a "thing" even though there are a lot of dogs that I prefer to some people. :)
2007-04-19 11:39:24 · answer #5 · answered by Fluffy Wisdom 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A dog is a thing unless you know someone you would call a dog. Though they would still really be a person.
2007-04-19 11:35:27 · answer #6 · answered by Tigger 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
silverbi…is correct.
It is an animal. Dog is a noun.
2007-04-19 11:49:52 · answer #7 · answered by Martha P 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
a dog is a dog, not a person or a thing
2007-04-19 11:33:36 · answer #8 · answered by Sandman 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
it is a thing and can be a person when it is used as a name a noun is a person place or thing
2007-04-19 11:33:31 · answer #9 · answered by DV freak 69 1 · 1⤊ 4⤋
A dog is a thing
2007-04-19 11:33:42 · answer #10 · answered by The Answer Guru 1 · 1⤊ 3⤋