The seven (7) main types of Nouns in English

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The seven (7) main types of Nouns in English


Welcome to Choices Var. The topic for today is Noun.
         
 Table of Contents
  •  Definition
  •  Types of Nouns 
  •  Examples of the above types of nouns
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A noun is a naming word. It is the name given to persons, animals, places or things.
                             
Types of Nouns There are seven (7) main types of Nouns: Proper nouns Common nouns Abstract nouns Concrete nouns Collective nouns Countable nouns Uncountable nouns Proper Nouns These are particular or specific names given to persons, animals, places or things. Proper nouns are usually written in capital letter when they are used in sentences. Examples: Persons: Solomon, Esther, Mark, Deborah etc Animals: Dog, Goat, Fish, Ant, Elephant, Kangaroo, Crocodile, Toad, Lion, Kola, Panda, Eagle etc Places and things: Canada, YouTube, Ferrari, Earth, Orange, Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa, River Jordan, Tuesday, February, Choices Var, Lettuce, English etc Common Nouns Just like the name "common", they are general names given to persons, animals, places or things. We do not capitalize common nouns when used in sentences. Examples: Persons: King, Queen, Man, Woman, boy, lady, girl, doctor, teacher, president, student, governor etc Animals: Mammal, Pisces, Insect, Reptile, Amphibian, Bird Places and things: Country, App, Car, Planet, Fruit, Mountain, Continent, River, Week, Month, Website, Vegetable, Language etc Abstract Nouns The names given to things that cannot be seen, touched but can be felt are known as abstract nouns. Examples: Feelings: anger, sadness, silence, happiness, hunger, noise, freedom, generosity, love, democracy, peace etc Concrete Nouns Names given to things that can be seen and touched. Examples: Persons: humanbeings i.e brother, sister, aunty, uncle, nephew, niece, friend, neighbor etc Animals: Dog, goat, monkey, fish, cow, sheep, dolphin, duck, crab, hen etc Places or things: pillow, fan, book, bag, laptop, mobile phone, television, car, pencil, door, blanket, jewelry etc Collective Nouns These are names given to a particular group of persons, animals, places or things. Examples: Persons: a board of directors, a band of musicians, a cast of actors, an army of soldiers, a class of students, a crew of sailors, a team of players etc Animals: a flock of sheep, a herd of cattle, a pride of lions, a swarm of bees, a school of fishes, a pack of wolves, an ambush of tigers, a flight of birds etc Places and things: a fleet of ship, a bouquet of flowers, a forest of trees, a galaxy of stars, a pack of cards, a bunch of keys etc Countable Nouns Names given to things that can be numbered using either it's singular or plural form. Examples: Persons: one man, two women, three girls, four ladies, five boys etc Animals: one goat, two crabs, three monkeys, four dogs, five antelopes etc Things: one table, two chairs, three cups, four cars, five apples Uncountable Nouns Names given to things that cannot be numbered but can be containerized. Examples: Persons: People, Crowd Animals: a kilogram of chicken Things: a bottle of oil, a glass of milk, a bucket of water, a pinch of salt, a packet of sugar, a plate of rice etc

Types of Nouns
There are seven (7) main types of Nouns in English. They are:
  1. Proper  nouns
  2. Common  nouns                                        
  3. Abstract  nouns
  4. Concrete  nouns                           
  5. Collective  nouns 
  6. Countable  nouns 
  7. Uncountable  nouns 
                              Proper Nouns
These are particular or specific names given to persons, animals, places or things. Proper nouns are usually written in capital letter when they are used in sentences.
                           Examples:
  • Persons: Solomon, Esther, Mark, Deborah etc
  • Animals: Dog, Goat, Fish, Ant, Elephant, Kangaroo, Crocodile, Toad, Lion, Kola, Panda, Eagle etc
  • Places and things: Canada, YouTube, Ferrari, Earth, Orange, Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa, River Jordan, Tuesday, February, Choices Var, Lettuce, English etc
                            
                           Common Nouns
Just like the name "common", they are general names given to persons, animals, places or things. We do not capitalize common nouns when used in sentences.
                                     Examples:
  • Persons: King, Queen, Man, Woman, boy, lady, girl, doctor, teacher, president, student, governor etc
  • Animals: Mammal, Pisces, Insect, Reptile, Amphibian, Bird
  • Places and things: Country, App, Car, Planet, Fruit, Mountain, Continent, River, Week, Month, Website, Vegetable, Language etc
                              
                          Abstract Nouns
The names given to things that cannot be seen, touched but can be felt are known as abstract nouns.
                                 Examples:
  • Feelings: anger, sadness, silence, happiness, hunger, noise, freedom, generosity, love, democracy, peace etc
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                              Concrete Nouns
Names given to things that can be seen and touched.
                                     Examples:
  • Persons: humanbeings  i.e brother, sister, aunty, uncle, nephew, niece, friend, neighbor etc
  • Animals: Dog, goat, monkey, fish, cow, sheep, dolphin, duck, crab, hen etc
  • Places or things: pillow, fan, book, bag, laptop, mobile phone, television, car, pencil, door, blanket, jewelry etc
                              
                         Collective Nouns
These are names given to a particular group of persons, animals, places or things.
                                          Examples:
  • Persons: a board of directors, a band of musicians, a cast of actors, an army of soldiers, a class of students, a crew of sailors, a team of players etc
  • Animals: a flock of sheep, a herd of cattle, a pride of lions, a swarm of bees, a school of fishes, a pack of wolves, an ambush of tigers, a flight of birds etc
  • Places and things: a fleet of ship, a bouquet of flowers, a forest of trees, a galaxy of stars, a pack of cards, a bunch of keys etc
                             
                                Countable Nouns
Names given to things that can be numbered using either it's singular or plural form.
                                   Examples:
  • Persons: one man, two women, three girls, four ladies, five boys etc
  • Animals: one goat, two crabs, three monkeys, four dogs, five antelopes etc
  • Things: one table, two chairs, three cups, four cars, five apples
                            
                        Uncountable Nouns
Names given to things that cannot be numbered but can be containerized.
                                  Examples:
  • Persons: People, Crowd
  • Animals: a kilogram of chicken
  • Things: a bottle of oil, a glass of milk, a bucket of water, a pinch of salt, a packet of sugar, a plate of rice etc
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