Parts of Speech ( Nouns)

Parts of Speech ( Nouns)

A noun is a word that names something, such as a person, place, thing, or idea. In a sentence, nouns can play the role of subject, and object.

Types of nouns

1. Proper nouns vs. common nouns

One important distinction to be made is whether a noun is a proper noun or a common noun. A proper noun is a specific name of a person, place, or thing, and is always capitalized.

2. Countable nouns vs. uncountable nouns

Countable nouns are nouns which can be counted, even if the number might be extraordinarily high (like counting all the people in the world). Countable nouns can be used with a/an, the, some, any, a few, and many.

Uncountable nouns, are nouns that come in a state or quantity that is impossible to count; liquids are uncountable, as are things that act like liquids (sand, air). Uncountable nouns are always considered to be singular, and can stand alone or be used with some, any, a little, and much.

3.Concrete vs. abstract nouns

Concrete nouns refer to physical objects, places, or individuals: things or people that can be observed with the senses, such as “apple,” “hill,” “zebra,” and “Dorothy.”

Abstract nouns refer to concepts, ideas, feelings, and processes that can’t be physically located, such as “grammar,” “justice,” “sadness,” and “relaxation.”

4.Collective nouns

A collective noun is a word used to refer to a group of people or things, such as “team,” “band,” or “herd.”

5. Singular vs Plural nouns

Singular means only one. Plural means more than one.

For the plural form of most nouns, add s.

• bottle – bottles
• cup – cups
• pencil – pencils
• desk – desks
• sticker – stickers
• window – windows

For nouns that end in ch, x, s, or s sounds, add es.

• box – boxes
• watch – watches
• moss – mosses
• bus – buses

For nouns ending in f or fe, change f to v and add es.

• wolf – wolves
• wife – wives
• leaf – leaves
• life – lives

Some nouns have different plural forms.

• child – children
• woman – women
• man – men
• mouse – mice
• goose – geese

Nouns ending in vowels like y or o do not have definite rules.

• baby – babies
• toy – toys
• kidney – kidneys
• potato – potatoes
• memo – memos
• stereo – stereos

A few nouns have the same singular and plural forms.

• sheep – sheep
• deer – deer
• series – series
• species – specie

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