TYPES OF NOUNS IN ENGLISH

TYPES OF NOUNS

WHAT IS A NOUN?

Noun is the name given to a person, thing, place, idea, or quality of the person.

TYPES OF NOUN:

There are eight types of nouns:

1.   Proper noun.

2.   Common noun.

3.   Material noun.

4.   Abstract noun.

5.   Collective noun.

6.   Countable noun.

7.   Uncountable noun.

8.   Compound noun.

PROPER NOUN:

It is the name of a particular person, thing, or place. It is always written witha capital letter at the beginning of the word.

Ahmedabad is a crowded city.

John plays football.

COMMON NOUN:

It is the name given to every common person or a thing of the same kind or class or type. Here, a common name is shared by all.

Dog, cow, table, chair, boy, girl, teacher, mobile, computer etc.

MATERIAL NOUN:

It denotes the material of the thing and the matter of substance, These material nouns are not counted.

• This jewelry is made of gold.
• This house is built of concrete and cement.

 

 

ABSTRACT NOUN:

It is the name of quality, concept, idea, action or state, belonging to an object. One cannot see them. They are abstract. They cannot be counted.

Brightness, happiness, wisdom, darkness, etc.

COLLECTIVE NOUN:

It is the name given to a collection of persons or things taken together or a group.

audience, class, committee, crowd, team, herd, jury, family, etc.

• A fleet of ships.
• A crowd of people.
• A mob of angry people.

COUNTABLE NOUN:

It is for something that can be counted. They can be pluralized.

For example, house, apple, tree, girl, etc.

 

 

UNCOUNTABLE NOUN:

It is for something that cannot be counted. They cannot be pluralized.

For example, oil, grass, water, etc.

COMPOUND NOUN:

When two or more words are combined / joined make a new noun it is called a compound noun.

Credit-card, daughter-in-law, etc.