Common noun: a word for any person, place, thing, or idea.
Examples: child, city, house, or memory.
Proper noun: a word for a specific person, place, thing, or idea.
Examples: Shirley Temple, Paris, Trump Tower, or the song 'Memories'.
Concrete noun: a person, place, or thing that can be experienced by one or more of the five senses; it can be seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched.
Examples: sister, shopping mall, or cow.
Abstract noun: an emotion, idea, or concept that can't be experienced by any of the five senses, a thing that is not physical.
Examples: fear, inspiration, memory.
Singular noun: a noun for one person, place, thing, or idea.
Examples: a teacher, a state, a factory, or a faith.
Plural noun: a noun for more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Examples: teachers, states, factories, or faiths.
Possessive noun: a noun that shows something belongs to or is part of it.
Examples: teacher's, state's, factory,s, or faith's.
Four kinds of nouns are:Proper NounsCommon NounsPlural NounsSingular Nouns
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Two kinds of nouns are common or proper, singular or plural.
Examples of nouns are:anarchyanimositybeautybraverycommunismconceptcuriositydemocracydisciplineemotionfeelingfreedomfriendlinessfriendshipfungoalHappinessHatehonestyhonor
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Examples of gender specific nouns are:auntbullkingmotherrooster
Some examples of abstract nouns:abhorrenceabilityaffectionaltruismangerannoyanceantipathyardorattachmentaversionbenevolenceblissbraverycarecharitycheerfulnesscontemptcouragedepressiondesiredesperationdestinationdiscorddisgustdislikedistasteduplicityecstasyeducationeffortelationemotionenjoymentenmityenthusiasmeuphoriaexertionexhilarationexuberancefaith,feelingfelicityfondnessforcefortune,friendshipfunfurygladnessgleegoodwillgreedhappinesshatredhope,inclinationintimacyireirritationjoyjubilationkindnesslifeloathinglonelinesslovelucklustmiserynecessityneed,opinionopportunityoptimismoutragepassionpessimismpleasurepowerpredilectionrageraptureregardreligion,revulsionsadnesssolicitudestrengthsympathytemperthrillvalor,vehemencevexationwantwantonnessweaknessworshipwrathzeal
Examples of nouns for things are:appleballooncardiamondeducationflowergardenhydrogenicejokekitchenlunchmoneynecktieonionpromisequiltreasonstartoothumbrellaviolinwaterx-rayyearzenith
Examples of singular nouns ending in -io are:audioimpresariopatioPinocchiopistachiopolioportfolioradioratiotrio
Examples of nouns ending in -ss are:addressalbatrossassbassbossblissbrasscompasscutlassdistressdressegressflossglassgrassguesshissillnesskisslasslossmassmattressmessmosspasspressprogressrecesssassstresssuccesstosstressunderpasswitness
Examples of boring nouns are:drilldrilling rigoil rigaugermouseratbadgermeerkatbark beetlestermites
Two kinds of noun are proper noun and commonnouns.Other kinds of nouns are:SingularPluralAbstractConcreteCountUncountable (mass)PossessiveCollectiveCompoundGerundsMaterial