10 Types of Nouns in English with Useful Examples
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Common Noun
Nonspecific people, places, things or ideas
Examples; Man, city, religion etc…
Proper Noun
Specific people, places, things…
Examples; Albert Einstein, London etc…
Abstract Noun
Something that you can not perceive with your five senses
Examples; Belief, love, pride, happiness etc…
Concrete Noun
Something that you can perceive with your five senses
Examples; Apple, lion, eyes, flower etc…
Countable Noun
Can be counted
Examples; Pencil/pencils, apple/apples, train, clock etc…
Uncountable Noun
Cannot be counted
Examples; Milk, music, food, water, snow, rice etc…
Compound Noun
Made up of two or more smaller words
Examples; Textbook, snowball, seafood, sunflower
Collective Noun
Refer to a group of things as one whole
Examples; Bunch, audience, flock, group, family
Singular Noun
Refer to one person, place things, or idea
Examples; Cat, dog, ship, monkey, hero etc…
Plural Noun
Refer to more than one person, place things, or idea
Examples; Dogs, cats, ships, babies etc..
