3. CONCRETE NOUNS
are words used for actual things you can touch,
see, taste, feel, and hear – things you interact with
every day. These are nouns such as desk, water,
Kevin, and cotton.In order to be a concrete noun,
it must be perceived by using one of the five
senses. Example:
Please remember to buy oranges.
Have a seat in that chair.
4. ABSTRACT NOUNS
are those referring to ideas, concepts, emotions, and other
“things” you can’t physically interact with. Abstract nouns can
be a little tricky to master because they refer to concepts,
ideas and philosophies instead of physical things. For example
abstract nouns can be things like courage, fear, hate and
generosity. Example:
Success seems to come easily to certain people.
I absolutely hate it when you smoke inside.
Don’t you love watching the sun set?
This is of great importance.
He received an award for his bravery.
5. COMMON
NOUNSare used to refer to general things rather than specific
examples. Common nouns are not normally capitalized unless
they are used as part of a proper name or are placed at the
beginning of a sentence. Example:
Be sure to pick a top university.
Stack those boxes carefully.
Would you like a cookie with your coffee?
People are strange.
My dog won’t stop barking.
6. PROPER
NOUNS
are nouns that refer to very specific people, places or
things. The rule of thumb is that these nouns should be
capitalized. This type of noun applies to places such as
Harlois, names of people such as Shantika and the
names of places or institutions like al-Azhar University.
Example:
George and Joe dined at Antonio's.
7. Count Nouns
are nouns that can be quantified or counted with a
number. These nouns can be either singular or plural in
nature and they are usually used in conjunction with
words that reference quantity, such as most or many. Take
for example the word table; it can be used as a singular
noun "a table" or a plural noun "many tables".
8. A few examples:
• Names of persons, animals, plants, insects, and
their parts: a boy, a kitten, a rose, an ear, three
boys, seven kittens, twelve roses, two ears.
• Units of measurement and words of classification:
a gram, a pound, a piece, a lump, an item, a bit, a
family, a state, a language, a phrase, a word.
• Some abstract words: a hindrance, a scheme, an
idea, a plan, a taboo, a rest.
9. Mass Nouns
are uncountable by a number. Mass nouns are quantified by a word
that signifies amount. these nouns cannot be counted they are often
referred to as mass nouns.
A few examples:
Materials, food, metals, and natural qualities: bread, cotton,
wood, lightness
Names of liquids, gases, and substances made of many small
particles: cappuccino, oil, smoke, oxygen, rice, sugar, salt,
cement
Names of languages: English, Spanish, French, Latin, Chinese
Most gerunds: looking, listening, swimming, running, anticipating
10. ANIMATE NOUNS
Example :
God bringing Adam and Hawa to life.
is a semantic category of noun, referring to a person,
animal, or other creature (boy, sheep, worm), in contrast
to an inanimate noun, which refers to a thing or concept
(corn, boyhood, sleep). In general, animate nouns
correlate with the pronouns he, she, who and inanimate
nouns with it, which.
11. INANIMATE NOUNS
is a semantic category of noun that refers to a
place, thing, or idea--not a person, animal, or other
creature. An inanimate noun refers to things that are
not alive.
Example:
The bus is very comfortable.
12. Human and Non-human Nouns
Human Nouns is a noun refers to boy and girl.
Example:
The boy is sitting in the garden.
Non-Human Nouns that refers to animals,nature
and objects.
Example:
The cat jump-out of the window.
13. Subcategorization Restrictions
Subcategorization is a concept that can apply to
most any type of lexical item, it is usually discussed
with respect to verbs. Verbs that take just one
argument are classified as intransitive, while verbs
with two and three arguments are classified as
transitive and ditransitive, respectively
