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Definition

Are words that name a person, place or thing. This includes animals, events, qualities, emotions and concept. The noun has a vital position in the sentence.

KINDS OF NOUNS1. PROPER NOUN

2. COMMON NOUN

3. ABSTRACT NOUN

4. COLLECTIVE NOUN

5. CONCRETE NOUN

6. MASS NOUN

7. COUNT NOUN

8. COMPOUND NOUN

1. PROPER NOUN

It denotes a particular person ,place or thing.

e.g. Edu , Philippines ,The Mecca , Dr. Sita.

2. COMMON NOUN

It is the name common to every thing or person of the same kind, class or group.

e.g. tiger, teacher , computer.

3.ABSTRACT NOUN

It denotes a quality , action, state , or idea.

e.g. music , childhood ,freedom.

4.COLLECTIVE NOUN

It denotes the name of the same type of persons or things taken together as one entity.

e.g. army, dozen ,class , committee , crowd, bouquet.

5.CONCRETE NOUN

The nouns that may appeal to one’s senses.

e .g .wood , plastic , paper ,wheat.

6.MASS NOUN

• The nouns that cannot be counted. This type of a noun does not have any plural equivalent. The use of counters or units if measures such as; a lot of, a kilo of, a slice of, a gallon of.

• e .g .a cup of tea, a tablet of medicine, a flash of lightning, a pack of cigarette.

7. COUNT NOUN

• The words that refer to things that can be counted. The use of counter or units of measure is used.

• e .g. A farmer, a tomato

8. COMPOUND NOUN

• The nouns that are made up of two words.

• e .g. Cupboard, notebook, horseman

Forming plural of nouns

• Most nouns are pluralized by adding –s, -es and changing y to i and add es.

Examples:

• potato – potatoes

• cameo – cameos

• baby – babies