This document provides an overview of different types of nouns in English grammar. It defines nouns as words that typically denote people, places, things, or ideas. It then describes several noun categories including: proper nouns, common nouns, countable/uncountable nouns, collective nouns, material nouns, abstract vs concrete nouns, and singular/plural forms. For each category, it provides examples to illustrate the definitions. The document aims to classify and explain the different types of nouns that exist in the English language.

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2. NOUN
• It is a part of speech
• Typically denotes:
THING
IDEA
PLACE

3. EXAMPLES
PERS
ON
 A noun can name a person by name:
MANJU ROHAN Mrs. Singh
A noun can name a kind of a
person:
STUDENT
TEACHER

4. Place
 A noun can name a place:
AGRA DELHI UDAIPUR
EXAMPLES
A noun can name a kind of place:
CLASSROOM HOME
PARK

5. thing
 A noun can name a thing:
EXAMPLES
PLAYSTATION
NOKIA LUMIA
520
A noun can name a kind of thing:
BURGER MOBILE

6. Idea
EXAMPLES
 Some nouns don’t name objects-they name
ideas…
SUCH AS:
LOVE
FREEDOM

7. NOUN
Proper
noun
Common
noun
Collective
Noun
Material
noun
Countable Uncountable
Abstract Noun Concrete noun

8. Abstract
noun
An abstract noun is a type of noun that refers to
something with which a person cannot physically
interact.
 A noun that is abstract is an aspect, concept, idea,
experience, state of being, trait, quality, feeling, or
other entity that cannot be experienced with the five
senses.
EXAMPLE
Love
Dream Education
Honesty

9. CONCRETE
nounObjects and substances that can be experienced
through our senses are referred to as concrete
nouns. That means we can touch, feel, smell, taste or
hear them.
EXAMPLES
Rain
Flowers
Animals
Cookies

10. Concrete nouns are further
classified as--
 Proper noun
 Common noun
 Material noun
 Collective noun

11. 1) it will name a specific [usually a one-
of-a-kind] person,palce or thing.
2) it will begin with a capital letter
no matter where it occurs in
a sentence.
PROPER noun
EXAMPLE
Taj Mahal Deepak UDAIPUR

12. COmmon
noun1) Common Nouns are any person,place, or
thing.
2) Common nouns are not capitalized.
EXAMPLE
The city A
policeman
That newspaper

13. COMMON NOUN
COUNTABLE NOUN UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
A countable noun is a
noun with both singular
and plural form.
It names anything that
can be counted
Example:
Bear(bears),
tooth(teeth),
man(men),
grass(grasses)
Uncountable nouns are
substance , concept etc
that we cannot divide into
separate elements.
It names anything that
cannot be counted.
Example:
Money,Music,
Furniture,
Rice etc

14. Material
nounA material noun is a word for a material, a
substance, or an ingredient that other things
are made from.
EXAMPLES
EGG
BRASS CALSIUM
CEMENT

15. collective
nounIt is the name of a number (or collection) of
people or things taken together and spoken of as
one whole. For example,
 A pride of lion
 An army of soldiers
 A band of musicians
 A gang of thieves
 A team of players

16. NUMBER OF NOUN
noun-number
SINGULAR PLURAL
When we speak about
one person & thing,we
use noun in singular form
When we speak about
more than one person &
thing,we use noun in
pluralr form
EXAMPLE:
Momento
Glass
Man etc
EXAMPLE:
Momentos
Glasses
Men

17. GENDER OF NOUN
The gender form of noun determines
wheather the object is masculine or
feminine or common or neuter.
EXAMPLE:
MASCULINE FEMININE
prince princess
fox vixen
bull cow
(cat)tomcat tobby
lion lioness

18. GENDER OF NOUN
COMMON
GENDER
BABYlawyer
Teacher
NEUTER
GENDERChair Book
Street