A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. Nouns can be singular or plural, concrete or abstract, common or proper. There are different types of nouns including collective nouns, compound nouns, count nouns, and noncount nouns. Nouns are one of the basic building blocks of language and are usually among the first words children learn to use. The document encourages further study of nouns as a fundamental element of English grammar.

1. Nouns
“Poetry is all nouns and verbs”
Marianne More

2. What is a noun?
A noun is a word used to name a person,
animal, place, thing, and abstract idea.
Nouns are usually the first words which
small children learn.
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3. Nouns a person
an
animal
a place
a thing an idea
flower freedom
baby
dog city

4. Nouns
• Singular and plural nouns
Plural nouns: Refer to two or more things
babies dogs flowers
Singular nouns: Refer to one thing.
a baby a dog a flower

5. Nouns
• Concrete and abstract nouns
Abstract nouns: Something you can not perceive
through any of your five senses.
Concrete nouns: Something you can perceive with
your five senses (see, touch, taste, hear or smell).

6. • Collective nouns
Name a group of people or thing. This class
of nouns denotes a group of people,
animals, objects, or concepts or ideas as a
single entity.
Nouns
army, troop

7. • Compound nouns
Made up of two or more words acting as a
single unit.
Types:
1. Separate words: coffee table
2. Hyphenated words: editor-in-chief
3. Combined words: battlefield
Nouns

8. • Common nouns and Proper nouns
– A common noun names any type of noun
(person, animal, place, thing, idea).
– A proper noun names an specific person,
place or thing.
Nouns
This is a dog. A dog is a common noun.
This is also an specific dog. His name is Homer.
Homer is a proper noun because is the particular
name of this dog. A proper noun always begins with
a capital letter.

9. Nouns
• Count nouns and Noncount nouns
– Count nouns: Nouns that we can count (one pencil,
two pencils, three pencils). They can be singular or
plural (a book, two books).
– Noncount nouns: Nouns that we can not count.
They have no plural. Example: bread, cheese,
ice-cream, yogurt.
Put a or an before singular nouns. Do not use the articles a or an with noncount
nouns.

10. NOUNS ARE VERY IMPORTANT.
LET'S CONTINUE STUDYING ABOUT
THIS FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENT OF
THE ENGLISH GRAMMAR.