Kinds of NOUNS - Common, Proper, Collective, Abstract, Countable, Uncountable
GRAMMAR
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Only an introduction to the noun was given in ‘Parts of Speech’. Nevertheless the term ‘noun’ owes a broad aspect with different usage and types. In a single sentence, half of the words are nouns.
A noun is a word to name;
o
An object or thing
o A person
o
A place
o A quality or state
An object or the thing is something we can see, touch or
think of.
With regard to Kinds of nouns there are many as;
2. Proper nouns
3. Collective nouns
4. Abstract nouns
5. Countable nouns
6. Uncountable nouns
1. Common nouns
- New Delhi is the capital of India.
- Ann is a pretty girl.
- Jane Eyre is a famous novel.
- William Wordsworth is an English poet.
- Tokyo is a big city.
Note : Proper nouns are the opposite of common nouns. Proper nouns are used to denote a thing, person or a place significantly or most specifically.
- New Delhi is the capital of India.
- Ann is a pretty girl.
- Jane Eyre is a famous novel.
- William Wordsworth is an English poet.
- Tokyo is a big city.
Note : Collective nouns are the common nouns used to denote a collection or number of something; objects, people, animals or places taking together as a whole.
It is a single noun which is singular. Yet it refer to some collection.
eg : fleet flock crowd army
gang herd team cluster
bunch bunch bouquet
Here are some collective nouns with their usage.
- An army of soldiers
- A band of musicians
- A brood of chickens
- A board of directors
- A bouquet of flowers
- A class of scholars
- A choir of singers
- A company of actors
- A crew of sailors
- A flock of birds/ sheep
- A gang of thieves
- A host of angels
- A hedge of bushes
- A herd of elephants/ buffaloes/ cattle
- A suit of clothes
- A litter of puppies/ cubs
- A team of players
- A library of books
- A swarm of bees/ insects
- A bale of cotton
- A bunch of grapes
- A troupe of dancers
- A troop of monkeys
- A fleet of ships/ motor cars
- A flight of aeroplanes
- A tuft of grass
4.Abstract nouns
Note : Abstract nouns are the nouns used to name an action, a state or a quality. Moreover the names of Arts and Science (or subjects) also fall under abstract nouns.
Abstract nouns cannot be detected by five senses; they are intangible things that the feeling, ideas or qaulities.
Most importantly abstract nouns are formed from common nouns, verbs and adjectives.
1. Abstract nouns formed from common nouns.
Common noun |
Abstract noun |
child |
childhood |
brother |
brotherhood |
sister |
sisterhood |
mother |
motherhood |
parent |
parenthood |
friend |
friendship |
leader |
leadership |
king |
kingship |
member |
membership |
neighbour |
neighbourhood |
scholar |
scholarship |
2. Abstract nouns formed from verbs.
Verb |
Abstract noun |
accept |
acceptance |
admire |
admiration |
afford |
affordability |
add |
addition |
allow |
allowance |
analyse |
analysis |
amuse |
amusement |
appear |
appearance |
applaud |
applause |
approve |
approval |
arrange |
arrangement |
admit |
admission |
attend |
attendance |
avoid |
avoidance |
achieve |
achievement |
behave |
behaviour |
bless |
blessing |
calculate |
calculation |
clean |
cleanliness |
collect |
collection |
complete |
completion |
connect |
connection |
decide |
decision |
define |
definition |
educate |
education |
translate |
translation |
terrify |
terror |
transport |
transportation |
verify |
verification |
unite |
unity |
win |
victory |
3. Abstract nouns formed from adjectives.
Adjective |
Abstract noun |
kind |
Kindness |
long |
length |
wide |
width |
broad |
breadth |
honest |
honesty |
cruel |
cruelty |
angry |
anger |
strong |
strength |
happy |
happiness |
sad |
sadness |
true |
truth |
great |
greatness |
brave |
bravery |
beauty |
beautiful |
young |
youth |
new |
newness |
hungry |
hunger |
thirst |
thirsty |
unique |
uniqueness |
weak |
weakness |
wise |
wisdom |
5. Countable nouns
Note - Countable nouns are the nouns which are countable. That means they are in numbers which can be counted.
eg:
- pens
- buses
- books
- doors
- windows
- cups
- chairs
- Here we can
say 2 pens or 5 buses by calling a number directly because they can be counted.
6.
Uncountable nouns
Note - Uncountable nouns are quite
opposite of countable nouns. They cannot be counted as numbers. So they are
called as uncountable nouns.
eg :
- sand
- water
- rice
- plastic
- gold
- wood
- butter
- bread
- leather
- money
- milk
- wood
- salt
- sugar
Unlike
countable nouns we cannot count uncountable nouns as 2 rice or 5 milk. We need
a measurement to use with uncountable nouns as;
eg:
- a 500ml bottle of water
- a piece of
leather
- a 250g of
sugar/ a 250g packet of sugar
- 2 bottles
of milk
- 1 cube of sand
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