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    The document discusses different types of nouns including proper nouns, common nouns, concrete nouns, abstract nouns, countable nouns, mass nouns, and collective nouns. Proper nouns refer to specific names and start with capital letters, while common nouns are generic names. Concrete nouns can be perceived by senses, and abstract nouns cannot. Countable nouns have singular and plural forms, while mass nouns cannot be counted and need counters. Collective nouns refer to groups of people, animals, or things.

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    NOUNS

    refers to words that


    are used to name
    persons, things,
    animals, places,
    ideas, or events
    Types of Nouns
    Proper Nouns vs. Common Noun
    Proper Noun Common Noun
     proper nouns  these
    are just
    always start with a generic names of
    capital letter and persons, things, or
    refers to specific places.
    names of persons,
    places, or things
    Examples
    Proper Noun Common Noun
     Volkswagen Beetle  Car
     Iligan City  City
     John  Boy
     Jane  Girl
     Iligan
    City National  School
    School of Fisheries
    Concrete versus Abstract
    Concrete Noun Abstract Noun
     thiskind refers to  unlikeconcrete
    nouns which you nouns, abstract
    can perceive nouns are those
    through your five which you can’t
    senses perceive through
    your five senses
    Examples
    Concrete Noun Abstract Noun
     Folder  Love
     Sand  Hate
     Chair  Anger
    Countable Noun

     it
    refers to anything that is countable, and
    has a singular and plural form
    Singular versus Plural
    Singular Plural
     When a noun  When a noun
    indicates one only indicates more
    than one
    Examples
    Singular Plural
     Boy / Girl  Boys / Girls
     Foot  Feet
     Mouse  Mice
     Knife  Knives
     Tooth  Teeth
    Mass or Non-Countable Nouns
     this
    is the opposite of count nouns. Mass
    nouns are also called non-countable
    nouns
     Cannot be counted
     they need to have “counters” to quantify
    them
    Examples
    Non-countable Counters
     Rice  Kilograms
     Flour  Cups
     Garter  Meter
    Collective Nouns

     refers to a group of persons, animals, or


    things
    Examples
     Group of teachers  Faculty
     Group of lions  Pride
     Group of students  Class

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