Nouns
Suffixes
Concrete nouns: 'ess', 'er', 'let', 'ant'
Abstract nouns: 'age', 'ism' 'ship' 'ity' 'ment'
Count + non-count nouns
Rules of a count noun: they are plural, must have a specific countable reference and cannot stand alone as the subject
Rules of a non-count noun: they name notions/ masses, cannot form a plural and can stand alone as the subject (if no determiner)
All common nouns are sub-divided into count or non-count nouns
Proper + common nouns
Names of specific people, places, titles, events and so on
Rules of a proper noun: no plural form, are not used with a determiner and begin with a capital letter
Concrete + abstract nouns
Compound nouns
Concrete nouns: have measurable or observable referents (a table/ rain).
Abstract nouns: ideas, emotions and concepts (thought, fear and determination).
Both count and non-count nouns can be subdivided into concrete and abstract nouns.
They are built up by combining two or more words into a single unit.
Compound nouns often take the form of a single word, composed of two nouns put together (football, sunlight, bedroom, bookcase). Sometimes it is a more complex construction (father-in-law or right-of-way)
Historically, many compound nouns were used as two separate nouns (book case) but due frequent usage has made the two words into one.
A name of a person, place, thing or idea