But what are all the types of nouns you come across, and how do you use them? A noun is a word that names something, such as a person, place, thing, or idea. In a sentence, nouns can play the role of subject, direct object, indirect object, subject complement, object complement, appositive, or adjective.
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Nouns can name a person: Albert Einstein the president my mother a girl. Nouns can also name a place: Mount Vesuvius Disneyland my bedroom. Nouns can also name things, although sometimes they might be intangible things, such as concepts, activities, or processes. Some might even be hypothetical or imaginary things. One important distinction to be made is whether a noun is a proper noun or a common noun.
A proper noun is a specific name of a person, place, or thing, and is always capitalized. Does Tina have much homework to do this evening? I would like to visit Old Faithful. The opposite of a proper noun is a common noun, sometimes known as a generic noun. A common noun is the generic name of an item in a class or group and is not capitalized unless appearing at the beginning of a sentence or in a title. The girl crossed the river.
Girl is a common noun; we do not learn the identity of the girl by reading this sentence, though we know the action she takes. River is also a common noun in this sentence. Common or generic nouns can be broken down into three subtypes: concrete nouns, abstract nouns, and collective nouns.
A concrete noun is something that is perceived by the senses; something that is physical or real. I heard the doorbell. My keyboard is sticky. Conversely, an abstract noun is something that cannot be perceived by the senses. In other words, concrete nouns refer to the things that you can empirically prove the existence of them. Generally, these things are situations, emotions, thoughts, or ideas. Collective nouns are the group names for specific things. A collective noun is used to describe a group of things.
Uncountable nouns are nouns that are also known as mass nouns. They are used to mention uncountable masses like tea, water. He is the chairman of the British Broadcasting Corporation. I was born in November. Examples: man, rice, head, car, furniture, mobile phone How many stars are there in the universe?
Have you met James Bond? Pour the water down the drain. Abstract Nouns Abstract nouns are the opposite of concrete nouns. Examples: happiness, courage, danger, truth He has great strength. Who killed President Kennedy is a real mystery. Sometimes it takes courage to tell the truth. Their lives were full of sadness. Examples: ball, boy, cat, person I have only five dollars. The Earth was formed 4. There are lots of people but we don't have a car. Uncountable Nouns also called mass nouns You cannot count uncountable nouns.
Examples: water, happiness, cheese Have you got some money? Air-conditioners use a lot of electricity. Do you have any work for me to do? Many Asians eat rice. Collective Nouns A collective noun denotes a group of individuals.
Examples: class group of students , pride group of lions , crew group of sailors Rule: Collective nouns can be treated as singular or plural. His family live in different countries.
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