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There are different types of nouns that are used in grammar and composition in
English. They are distinguished on the basis of their nature and character.

÷ Proper Noun
÷ Common Noun
÷ Collective Noun
÷ Abstract Noun
÷ Concrete Noun
÷ Countable Nouns
÷ Uncountable/ Mass Nouns
÷ Verbal nouns
÷ Compound nouns

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Proper nouns are    

 

  
 . If the proper noun is the name of a very unique and special thing, it will be
prefixed by "the". In the following statements, the words in p
p are the proper
nouns.

÷ Y
p is the star football player in the school.

÷ 
p
Y
is the capital of the country.
÷ The Ê  gives us light and warmth for survival.

In these statements, the first statement contains a proper noun that is the name
of a person. The second statement contains a proper noun that is the name of a
place. The third statement contains a proper noun that is the name of a thing.

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Common nouns are names of  
 . A common noun is mostly
prefixed with "a", as compared to the "the" for proper nouns. In the following
statements, the words in p
p are the Common nouns.

÷ A a is mightier than a 

.
÷ He is just another regular

.
÷ We went to the park, on a windy summer 
.
In the first statement, the common nouns are inanimate objects. In the second
statement the common noun refers to a boy. It is a common noun, because there
is no specification and he could be any boy. The third statement has the word
"day" as a common noun. This is again due to the absence of specifications and
the possibility that there could be many days like that one.

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Collective nouns are those that are used to 
 


 . Different objects, animals, people, and things have a different term as a
group. Hence, it is important to know these. In the following statements, the
words in p
p are the Collective nouns. 

÷ A a p of lions.
÷ A 

of people.
÷ A

 of flowers.

The first statement, refers to a group of a certain animal; lions. Different animals'
groups have different names. Like it is always a HERD of cows, etc. The second
statement, contains a quintessential word used to describe a group of people.
Different situations require the use of different words for the same. Like, in high
schools, there are CLIQUES of students. The third statement refers to a group of
flowers. Different things have different words to describe them as a group.
However, a group of flowers is best expressed as a bouquet.

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Abstract nouns are names of abstract things. !
   

would come in this category. These are words that cannot be definitively
described or calculated. In the following statements, the words in p
p are the
Abstract nouns.

÷ I think I am falling in Œ
.
÷ The apa
 was overwhelming.
÷ It was his stroke of p .

In the first statement, the feeling of love is the noun. The second statement
shows the idea of an epiphany as an abstract noun. The third statement contains
the concept of genius as the noun.

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Concrete nouns are those that are
  . The concept of
concrete nouns is the exact opposite of that of abstract nouns. In fact, other than
abstract nouns, all nouns are concrete nouns. In the following statements, the
words in p
p are the concrete nouns.

÷ Y
p is the star football player in the school.

÷ A a is mightier than a 
.
÷ A a p of lions.

In the first statement, the proper noun is also a concrete noun as it is a person
that is existent and tangible. In the second statement, the concrete nouns are
also common nouns. Both objects can be touched and felt. The third statement
contains a concrete noun that is a collective noun describing a group of factual
animals that can be seen, heard, smelt, touched etc.

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Countable nouns are those that show its 

. As in, whether it is
single or plural. In the following statement, the words in p
p are the countable
nouns.

÷ The  were meeting at the .

In the statement, the first noun is in plural state. Which refers to the fact that
there is more than one guy subject to the action. The second noun is singular in
state. Which shows that there is only one gym subject to the action.

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These nouns are the exact opposite of countable nouns. Hence, they are often
known as uncountable nouns. These nouns are words that 







. In the following statements, the words in p
p
are the mass nouns.

÷ We need to get them some 
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÷ The 

 was burning.
÷ The p

p
 was incomplete

The nouns in all the statements refuse to let the reader know if they are singular
or plural.

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These types of nouns are not nouns, really. They are words that replace nouns in
order to avoid repetition and redundancy in a statement or conversation. They
are on the basis of gender.
 ÷ HE is the pronoun used for a male noun.
÷ SHE is the pronoun used for a female noun.
÷ IT is the pronouns used for a thing that one does not know the gender of,
or that does not have a definite gender.
÷ THEY is a pronoun used for plural nouns.
÷ THIS is a pronoun used for a singular noun that is in the vicinity.
÷ THESE is the pronoun used for plural nouns in the vicinity.
÷ THAT is the pronoun used for a singular noun that is not around.
÷ THOSE is the pronoun used for a plural noun that is not around.

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Verbal nouns are formed from verbs. They are a type of common noun.

I love swimming.
("swimming" - the name of an activity; it is formed from the verb 'to swim'.)

Lateral thinking is required to solve this problem.

("thinking" - the name of an activity; it is formed from the verb 'to think'.)

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Compound nouns are nouns  

$$. Some compound
nouns are hyphenated. (This is covered in the lesson Hyphens in Compound
Nouns.)

Mother-in-law
Board of members
Court-martial
Forget-me-not
Manservant
Paper-clip

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