Originanl Article: "Nouns" http://oxforddictionaries.com/words/nouns
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A noun is a word that identifies:
a person (woman, boy, doctor, neighbour)
a thing (dog, building, tree, country)
an idea, quality, or state (truth, danger, birth, happiness).
There are several different types of noun, as follows:
An Abstract Noun
Cannot see, it cannot hear, it cannot smell, it cannot taste, it cannot touch.it
An abstract noun is a noun which refers to ideas, qualities, and conditions - things that cannot be seen or touched,
smelled and tasted and things which have "no physical reality", e.g. truth, danger, happiness, time, friendship, humour.
Abstract Noun:
chance,
fact,
idea, (truth, danger, birth, happiness)
news,
point,
problem,
position,
reason,
report,
situation,
thing,
deciet,
dedication,
curiosity,
trust,
relaxation,
justice
fairness,
equality,
chaos,
worship,
compassion,
knowledge,
attention,
panic,
hope,
liberty,
happiness,
time,
emotions,
love,
sadness,
hope,
mankind,
manhood,
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Concrete noun:
A concrete noun is a noun which refers to people and to things that "exist physically" and can be seen, can be touched, can be smelled, can be heard, or can be tasted. Examples include dog, building, tree, rain, beach, tune, Tower Bridge.
Concrete noun:
dog,
building,
tree,
rain,
beach,
tune,
Tower Bridge.
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Proper noun:
A proper noun is a name that identifies a particular person, place, or thing, e.g.
Proper noun:Steven,
Africa,
Tower Bridge,
London,
Monday.
In written English, proper nouns begin with capital letters.
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Collective nouns:
Collective nouns refer to groups of people or things, e.g
audience,
family,
government,
team,
jury.
Collective nouns can usually be treated as singular or plural, with either a singular or plural verb. Both the following sentences are grammatically correct:
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The whole family was at the table.
The whole family were at the table.
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A
noun may belong to more than one category. For example, happiness is
both a common noun and an abstract noun, while Tower Bridge is both a
concrete noun and a proper noun.
