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Types of Noun
by Smyshliaieva V.S.
What Is a Noun?
Nouns are an important part of speech in English, probably second only to verbs. It is difficult to say much without using a noun.
Concrete Nouns
Concrete nouns are physical things that you can touch
Examples: man, rice, head, car, furniture, mobile phone
Abstract Nouns
Abstract nouns are the opposite of concrete nouns. They are things that you cannot touch. Abstract nouns are ideas, concepts and feelings.
Examples: happiness, courage, danger, truth
Common Nouns
Most nouns are common nouns. Common nouns refer to people, places and things in general like chair or dog. Any noun that is not a name is a common noun.
Examples: teacher, car, music, danger, receipt
Proper Nouns
Names of people, places or organizations are proper nouns. Your name is a proper noun. London is a proper noun. United Nations is a proper noun.
Rule: Proper nouns always start with a capital letter.
Examples: Jane, Thailand, Sunday, James Bond, Einstein, Superman, Game of Thrones, Shakespeare
Countable Nouns
You can count countable nouns. Countable nouns have singular and plural forms.
Examples: ball, boy, cat, person
Uncountable
Nouns
You cannot count uncountable nouns. You need to use "measure words" to quantify them.
Examples: water, happiness, cheese
Collective Nouns
A collective noun denotes a group of individuals.
Examples: class (group of students), pride (group of lions), crew (group of sailors)
Compound Nouns
A compound noun is a noun that is made with two or more words. Most compound nouns are [noun + noun] or [adjective + noun]. Each compound noun acts as a single unit and can be modified by adjectives and other nouns.
Examples: cat food, blackboard, breakfast, full moon, washing machine, software
