NOUNS

NOUN

- This part of a speech refers to words that are used to name persons, things, animals, places, ideas, or events.

Examples:

• boy
• school
• Manila
• dog
• birthday
• love

DIFFERENT TYPES OF NOUNS

• Proper
• Common
• Concrete
• Abstract
• Count
• Mass
• Collective

Proper Nouns

> proper nouns always start with a capital letter and refers to specific names of persons, places, or things.

Examples:

• Ana
• Manila
• Cebu
• Cinderella
• Nike
• St. Augustine
• German Shepherd
• Surigao State College of Technology

> common nouns are the opposite of proper nouns. These are just generic names of persons, things, or places.

Examples:

• car
• shoes
• school
• mall
• church
• girl
• market

> this kind refers to nouns which you can perceive through your five senses

Examples:

• folder
• sand
• board
• table
• pencil
• eraser

> unlike concrete nouns, abstract nouns are those which you can’t perceive through your five senses.

Examples:

• happiness
• love
• grudge
• power
• bravery
• courage
• enthusiasm

Count

> it refers to anything that is countable, and has a singular and plural form.

Examples:

• puppy
• book
• ball
• paper
• bag
• pencil
• towel

> this is the opposite of count nouns. Mass nouns are also called non-countable nouns, and they need to have “counters” to quantify them.

Examples:

• milk
• oil
• paint
• lotion
• rice
• flour
• garter
• ribbon

> refers to a group of persons, animals, or things.

Examples:

• faculty
• team
• class
• choir
• troupe
• staff
• flock
• audience

Common Nouns

Mass

Concrete

Collective

Abstract

NOUNS