Types of Nouns

A noun is a word which is used to name a person, animal, place, thing and idea. They are the names we give to everything around us. Every particular name used to define something is a noun. They are also a part of speech. For example:  Canada, iPhone, Harry, doctor, English, etc. There are many different types of nouns. They are as follows:  

Proper Nouns

They represent the names of specific persons, places, or things and therefore are always written with a capital letter. It is the opposite of a common noun. For example: February, Montreal, Diwali, Peru, etc.

Common Nouns

It refers to a person, place, or thing in a general sense and therefore need not be capitalized. It is written with a capital letter only when it begins a sentence. It is the opposite of a proper noun. For example: house, cow, refrigerator, citizen, etc.

Concrete Nouns

It names anything or anyone that can be sensed through physical senses: touch, sight, taste, hearing, or smell. It is the opposite of an abstract noun. For example: cat, music, glass, perfume, juice, etc.

Abstract Nouns

It names anything which cannot be sensed through your five physical senses. It is the opposite of a concrete noun.  For example:  adulthood, depression, happiness, justice, admiration, etc.

Countable Nouns

These are those nouns that have both singular and plural forms. They can be counted either relatively or completely, and form plurals to associate with plural verbs in a sentence. Countable nouns are the opposite of non-countable nouns and collective nouns. For example: books, pen, trees, etc.

Non-Countable Nouns

These are nouns that cannot be counted and have only a singular form.  Non-countable nouns are similar to collective nouns, and are the opposite of countable nouns. For example: furniture, oxygen, gravel, etc.

Collective Nouns

A collective noun is a noun naming a group of things, animals, or persons. You could count the individual members of the group, but you usually think of the group as a whole is generally as one unit. A collective noun is similar to a non-countable noun, and is roughly the opposite of a countable noun. For example: class, crowd, jury, flock, herd, pack, etc.

Nouns and its kinds

Noun is the name of a person, place, thing, idea or event. Singular nouns can be made plural by adding ‘s’ or ‘es’ at the end of the noun. But there are some nouns which need to be modified. For example, the plural of the noun ‘city’ is ‘cities’. Here we replaced ‘y’ and added ‘ies’ in the end. 

Some nouns change entirely when we make plural. For example, mouse become mice, ox becomes oxen.

Kinds of Noun. Below are the list of nouns:

Common Nouns are general names of person, thing or place.

·         Chair

·         Doctor

·         Coffee

·         Sister

·         Beach

Proper nouns are specific names of person, thing or place. A proper noun always starts with a capital letter. 

·         Rahul

·         Goa

·         Apple Macbook

·         Subway (fast food brand)

·         Nisha

Collective noun is a word used for collective group of people or things. 

·         Team

·         Poultry

·         Luggage

·         Troop

·         Herd

·         Colony 

Abstract noun is the name of an idea, concept or event.

·         Courage

·         Honesty

·         Freedom

·         Love

·         Boredom

·         Pride

  

Countable nouns are the ones that can be counted. Below are the singular nouns which can be made plural by adding ‘s’.

 

·         Dog

·         Chair

·         Apple

·         Spoon

·         Ring

Uncountable nouns are the ones that cannot be counted.

·         Salt

·         Hair

·         Pride

·         Water

·         Air

Compound noun is one that is comprised of two words.

·         Mother-in-law

·         Bed room

·         Swimming pool

·         Landlady

·         Armchair