This document discusses different types of nouns including concrete nouns, abstract nouns, proper nouns, common nouns, compound nouns, and collective nouns. It provides examples for each type and exercises to identify and underline specific nouns. The key types discussed are concrete nouns which refer to tangible things and abstract nouns which refer to intangible concepts, as well as proper nouns which are specific names and common nouns which are general categories.

1. Grammar:
Types of nouns

2. 2 Types of Nouns
• Can touch, taste,
see, hear, or smell.
Concrete
nouns
• ideas
• “invisible” but real
Abstract
nouns

3. Examples:
CONCRETE ABSTRACT
tortilla
wedding ring
gorilla
desk
pencil
rain
money
fart
tooth
car
conflict
love
goals
thought
dream
jealousy
fear
greed
admiration
heaven

4. Naming things:
 If a person, place, or thing has a specific name, that name should always
be capitalized. If the thing is generic, and many things are called by the
same name, we do NOT capitalize it.
 PROPER NOUNS:
A particular person or place.
The exact name of an item (such as a brand)
 COMMON NOUNS:
general things
things or items without an identity

5. Compound nouns
 Sometimes, in order to be very specific, we use a
compound noun, which is two or more words used to
refer to the same item. MOST OF THE TIME, compound
words are hyphenated.
 seventy-two
 e-mail (electronic-mail)
 Freeze-dry
 Brother-in-law
 Seven-year-old
 Blue green

6. Collective Nouns
When we are referring to people, places, or things, we must use the correct
form of the word so that people know how many items we mean.
 Collective nouns: a new name for an entire group of something
 Flock
 Team
 Herd
 Family
 Senate
 Murder

7. NOUNS: Underline Proper Nouns and
Common Nouns
 Underline Proper Nouns and Common Nouns. 1. Hyderabad is the best
city to live in. Answer: Hyderabad (Proper Noun) City (Common Noun)
 2. Cities are more crowded than villages. Answer: Cities (Common Noun)
Villages (Common Noun)
 3. Hyderabad is located in the state of Telangana. Answer: Hyderabad
(Proper Noun) State (Common Noun) Telangana (Proper Noun)
 4. James Thurber was a well-known writer. Answer: James Thruer (Proper
Noun) Writer (Common Noun)

8. COLLECTIVE NOUNS:
 1. A Pack of Wolves. 2. A gang of robbers 3. A bouquet/bunch of flowers. 5.
A constellation/galaxy of stars 6. A crew of sailors 7. A herd of cattle.

9. COMPOUND NOUNS:
 NOUN + NOUN 1. School bus 2. Fruit cake 3. Glass house 4. Movie Star.
 ADJECTIVE + NOUN 1. Black Board 2. Green Tea 3. Beautiful Women 4.
Red Meat 5. Blue Whale.
 VERB + NOUN 1.Washing machine 2. Swimming pool 3. Washing powder.
4. Walking stick.
 NOUN + VERB: 1. Cat walk 2. Hair cut 3. Face wash 4. Hand shake.

10. Identify ABSTRACT NOUN and
CONCERETE NOUN
 1. Player (Concrete Noun)
 2. Clock (Concrete Noun)
 3. Lamp (Concrete Noun)
 4. Tower (Concrete Noun)
 5. Muscle (Concrete Noun)
 6. Monument (Concrete Noun)
 7. Park (Concrete Noun)
 8. Stone (Concrete Noun)
 9. Computer (Concrete Noun)

11. Abstract nouns
 1. Impression (Abstract Noun)
 2. Trust (Abstract Noun)
 3. Confidence (Abstract Noun)
 4. Excitement (Abstract Noun) 5. Peace (Abstract Noun)
 6. Fear (Abstract Noun)
 7. Soul (Abstract Noun)
 8. Anger (Abstract Noun)
 9. Intelligence (Abstract Noun)