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Tags: A noun is a word used as the name of a person, place, animal, state or thing.
Types of Nouns
- Proper
- Common
- Concrete
- Abstract
- Collective
- Compound
Proper Nouns:
- the names of countries: France, England etc.
- the names of people: Peter, Marietta, John etc.
- the names of places: Paris, London etc.
Common Nouns:
- institute, cat, tree etc.
- general groups, places, people or things
Concrete Nouns:
- exist in nature, they are tangible. t
- hey are directly perceived by the senses.
Abstract Nouns:
- love, friendship, fraternity etc.
- you can’t see,touch, smell, hear or taste them
- opposite to concrete nouns
- list of common abstract nouns: adoration, artistry, belief, charity, comfort, ego, failure, faith, feelings, friendship, happiness, hate, hope, idea, impression, infatuation, joy, law, liberty, love, loyalty, memory, peace, pride, principle, power, redemption, romance, sadness, sensitivity, skill, sleep, success, sympathy, talent, thrill, truth
Collective Nouns:
- police, army, crowd, group etc.
- singular in form but refers to a group of people (army, police), animals (flock) or things (bundle).
Compound Nouns:
- Noun + Noun
- arm+chair = armchair
- car + driving = car driving
- driving + license = driving license
Nouns can be also countable or uncountable.
Countable Nouns have a singular and plural form . They can be “counted”
Abstract nouns are uncountable. Names of substances considered generally: bread, butter, cream, tea, marmalade, jam etc. Uncountable nouns are used only in the singular and are not used with the indefinite article A/AN.
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