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Nouns

The simplest definition of a noun is that it is the name of a thing. Nouns are the basic
sentence building blocks and these things can represent an individual, an animal, a
place, an idea, an emotion–almost anything that we give a name to, that name itself
is noun.
Some examples of nouns: love, faith, apple, sea, peanut, motorcycle.
Sentence examples of noun:
a) The boy and girl were silently doing their homework.
b) He loves watching his dog play with his child.

Noun categories: There are several categories of nouns, and these categories can
overlap. There are common and specific nouns and concrete and abstract nouns, yet some
nouns are both concrete and common, or concrete and appropriate.
(i) Common nouns are the words most widely used such as land, evening, laughter,
puppy, umbrella, etc.
(ii) Proper nouns are the names that identify a person or a place with a specific name.
It can be identified in the form of the first letter capitalized for the name.
John is a proper noun since John's name is a specific, unique example of a thing John.
Examples of the proper noun: Mary, Jimmy, Audrey, Honda, Philadelphia.
(iii) Concrete nouns are a real and tangible thing: pig, human, rock, smell, air, soup,
all concrete nouns are Larry.
Examples of concrete nouns: cup, machine, diamond, perfume, rollercoaster, etc.
(iv) An abstract noun describes something more like a concept or idea: love, honesty,
equality, friendship, beauty, knowledge are examples of abstract nouns.
(v) Collective nouns refer to a group of people or things: audience, team, bunch,
family, class. Collective noun refers to a group of people or things.
Americans use singular verbs with the collective nouns, such as the party dances happily,
Britishers use singular verbs and plural verbs, as in the party was/were dancing crazily
before the Queen.
Examples of collective nouns: government, jury, squad, crowd, school, class (room or
building people).

It is also possible to identify nouns as countable or uncountable.

(a) Countable nouns are the nouns that are possible to number or count.
Examples of Countable nouns: airplane, socket, pots, noodle, instructor, 1000 noodles,
peach, horse, hat, telescope, etc.
(b) Uncountable nouns can have either a quantity or a quality, but they cannot be
counted.
Examples of uncountable nouns: water, music, clothing, comprehension, hate, trust,
appeal, wisdom.