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What are the different types of nouns? There are eight types of nouns:
Common nouns Countable nouns Uncountable nouns Collective nouns Concrete nouns Abstract nouns Mass nouns Used to describe a unique person or thing, proper nouns always start with a capital letter. Examples include January, Sunday 2. Common nouns Common nouns are used to describe persons or things in general. Examples include girl, woman, writer, teacher, beagle, cookie, company, month, book, film, document, man, boy, school, and team 3. Concrete nouns Nouns that can be perceived through the five senses are called concrete nouns. Examples include ball, rainbow and melody. 4. Abstract nouns Nouns that cannot be perceived through the five senses are called abstract nouns. Examples include love, courage, and childhood. 5. Countable nouns Countable nouns can be counted. They also have both a singular and a plural form. Examples include toys, children and books. 6. Non-countable nouns These nouns (usually) can not be counted, and they don’t have a plural form. Examples include sympathy, laughter and oxygen. 7. Collective nouns Collective nouns are used to describe groups of things. Examples include flock, committee. 8. Mass nouns What are count nouns and non-count nouns? Count nouns and non-count nouns can be identified by the use of the following noun markers or articles: * These words indicate singular count nouns: a/an, each, every, either, neither * These words indicate plural count nouns: these, those, a few, several, many * These words indicate singular non-count nouns: this, that * These words indicate plural non-count nouns: some, any |