Category: 1. Noun

Singular Noun: Singular Nouns are namely, singular in number. The base form of any noun is naturally singular and so that is the Singular Noun.  Examples: Duck, Bush, Man, Mouse, Child, Fish etc. are Singular Nouns. Singular Noun in a sentence: I have a pet duck. That big bush is beside our house. He is the man of the house.… Continue reading More Types of Noun

Sometimes two or three nouns appear together, or even with other parts of speech, and create idiomatic compound nouns. Idiomatic means that those nouns behave as a unit and, to a lesser or greater degree, amount to more than the sum of their parts. Example: six-pack, five-year-old, and son-in-law, snowball, mailbox, etc.

A collective noun is a word for a group of things, people, or animals, etc. Example: family, team, jury, cattle, etc. Collective nouns can be both plural and singular. However, Americans prefer to use collective nouns as singular, but both of the uses are correct in other parts of the world.

The nouns that cannot be counted are called non-countable nouns. Example: Water, sugar, oil, salt, etc. (you cannot say “1 water, 2 water, 3 water” because water is not countable) Abstract nouns and proper nouns are always non-countable nouns, but common nouns and concrete nouns can be both count and non-count nouns. Definition of Un-countable Noun: A noun that cannot be counted with the cardinal… Continue reading Non-countable Noun

The nouns that can be counted are called countable nouns. Countable nouns can take an article: a, an, the. Example: Chair, table, bat, ball, etc. (you can say 1 chair, 2 chairs, 3 chairs – so chairs are countable) Definition of Countable Noun A noun which can be counted in cardinal numbers (1, 2, 3 . . .) is… Continue reading Countable Noun

A concrete noun is the exact opposite of abstract noun. It refers to the things we see and have physical existence. Example: Chair, table, bat, ball, water, money, sugar, etc.

Definition of Material Noun: A material noun is a name for something which is tangible. Example: I have a cricket bat in my closet. The bat is made of wood from a tree. My brother has a mobile phone. The phone is made of plastic and metal. I need some water for the cake. The jug is on the table. There is also a pen and a diary on it. The pen is out of ink.… Continue reading Material Noun

An abstract noun is a word for something that cannot be seen but is there. It has no physical existence. Generally, it refers to ideas, qualities, and conditions. Example: Truth, lies, happiness, sorrow, time, friendship, humor, patriotism, etc. Definition of Abstract Noun: An abstract noun is a name for something which is intangible. Example: Truthfulness is a virtue that is rare… Continue reading Abstract Noun

A common noun is a name for something which is common for many things, person, or places. It encompasses a particular type of things, person, or places. Example: Country (it can refer to any country, nothing in particular), city (it can refer to any city like Melbourne, Mumbai, Toronto, etc. but nothing in particular). So, a common noun is a word… Continue reading Common Noun

A proper noun is a name which refers only to a single person, place, or thing and there is no common name for it. In written English, a proper noun always begins with capital letters. Example: Melbourne (it refers to only one particular city), Steve (refers to a particular person), Australia (there is no other country named Australia;… Continue reading Proper Noun