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    The document discusses the different types of nouns, including common nouns, proper nouns, singular nouns, plural nouns, concrete nouns, abstract nouns, collective nouns, compound nouns, countable nouns, and uncountable nouns. Common nouns refer to generic people, places or things while proper nouns refer to specific names. Singular nouns refer to one thing and plural nouns refer to more than one. Concrete nouns can be perceived by senses and abstract nouns refer to ideas. Collective nouns refer to groups and compound nouns combine words. Countable nouns can be counted and uncountable nouns cannot be counted.

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    The document discusses the different types of nouns, including common nouns, proper nouns, singular nouns, plural nouns, concrete nouns, abstract nouns, collective nouns, compound nouns, countable nouns, and uncountable nouns. Common nouns refer to generic people, places or things while proper nouns refer to specific names. Singular nouns refer to one thing and plural nouns refer to more than one. Concrete nouns can be perceived by senses and abstract nouns refer to ideas. Collective nouns refer to groups and compound nouns combine words. Countable nouns can be counted and uncountable nouns cannot be counted.

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    The document discusses the different types of nouns, including common nouns, proper nouns, singular nouns, plural nouns, concrete nouns, abstract nouns, collective nouns, compound nouns, countable nouns, and uncountable nouns. Common nouns refer to generic people, places or things while proper nouns refer to specific names. Singular nouns refer to one thing and plural nouns refer to more than one. Concrete nouns can be perceived by senses and abstract nouns refer to ideas. Collective nouns refer to groups and compound nouns combine words. Countable nouns can be counted and uncountable nouns cannot be counted.

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    What are the types of nouns?

    Type of noun What is it? Examples

    Common undefined or generic people, places, or things house, cat, country

    Proper a specific person, place, or thing (names & titles) Spain, Fido, Sony

    Singular refers to only one person, place or thing house, cat, country

    Plural refers to more than one of something houses, cats, countries

    something that can be perceived through


    Concrete table, apple, rabbit
    the five senses

    intangible ideas that can’t be perceived


    love, creativity,
    Abstract with the five senses, such as social concepts,
    democracy
    political theories, and character traits

    refers to a group that functions as one unit or crowd, flocks,


    Collective
    performs the same action at the same time committee

    dry-cleaning,
    Compound combines two or more words into one
    toothpaste, ice cream

    Countable
    a noun that you can count table, apple, rabbit
    (count noun)

    Uncountable
    a noun that cannot be counted salt, seafood, advice
    (mass noun)

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