NOUN

A noun is the name of something: a thing or a person or a place, or even a feeling or a

state of mind. Nouns have some typical noun endings.
-age: beverage, courage, pilgrimage, etc.
-ation, -tion, -sion, -ion: explanation, education, division, invasion, etc.
-er, -or: painter, actor, motivator, etc.
-ity: reality, immunity, eternity, etc.
-ment: experiment, department, entertainment, etc.
-ness: brightness, happiness, sadness, etc.
-ist: Islamist, biologist, guitarist, etc.
-ing: building, saving, writing, etc.
 NOUNS

W e can divide nouns into four kinds. They are,

1. Common nouns
2. Proper nouns
3. Countable nouns
4. Uncountable nouns
5. Compound nouns
 COMMON NOUNS

They are the names of ordinary things we can see or touch. Book, students, morning,
class, and, crowd are examples of common nouns.
We can further divide common nouns into Concrete Nouns, Abstract Nouns, and
Collective Nouns.
 CONCRETE NOUNS

Concrete nouns are nouns that can be easily seen, touched or described. Concrete nouns
refer to physical things. Words such as book, laptop, and smartphones are concrete
nouns.
Can you mention other examples of concrete nouns?
 ABSTRACT NOUNS

Abstract nouns are nouns that can’t be easily seen, touched or described. They refer to
ideas, feelings, occasions, or time. Words like love, happiness, trust, loyalty, and
health, and morning are abstract nouns.
Can you mention other examples of abstract nouns?
 COLLECTIVE NOUNS

Collective nouns refer to a group of things or people. They are usually singular words that
represent a number of things. Different collective nouns refer to different concrete nouns,
and the collective nouns used to describe groups of animals are especially varied.
Some examples are:
a swarm of bees
a flock of birds
a bunch of grapes
a school of fish
 COUNTABLE NOUNS
Most common nouns have singular and plural forms, because they refer to things that can,
in theory at least, be counted.
Most English nouns make their plural form by adding -s or -es.
one student ➜ two students
one car ➜ four cars
one hero ➜ many heroes
a horse ➜ some horses