definition of noun

A noun is often defined as a word which names a person, place, or thing.

Categories of Noun

Concrete noun- common noun- proper noun- material noun- collective noun

Abstract noun

some examples of nounsProper nouns are : Mexico, John F. Kennedy, Atlantic Ocean,

February, Monday, New York City, Susan, Maple Street, Burger King.Common nouns are : bears, cars, butter, nose, feet, and school.Collective nouns are: class, society, team, family, and army.Material nouns are : gold, silver, oil, gas.Abstract nouns are : sympathy, curiosity, tyranny,

love, and patience.

Countable and uncountable nouns

Countable (or count) nouns are common nouns which can be counted or can be shown with a number. They have a singular form and a plural form.

Uncountable (or non-count) nouns are nouns which cannot be counted. Therefore, they only have a singular form. They have no plural forms. These words are thought of as wholes rather than as parts. They usually refer to abstractions

(such as confidence or advice) or collectives (such as equipment or luggage).

Countable nounsCountable nouns (regular form) become plural

by adding ‘es’ at the end of the word ended by -s, -x, -ch, -sh,

-o, -consonant-y (y becomes i) ‘s’ at the end of the other words

girl – girls bus -busescat – cats box- boxesdog – dogs match- matchestoy – toys potato- potatoespear – pears dish-dishes

Party- parties

Countable nouns (irregular form) become plural as in the following list:

child childrenfoot feetgoose geeseman menmouse miceox oxen person peopletooth teethwoman women

knife knivesthief thieveswife wives

analysis analysesbacterium bacteriacriterion criteriadatum dataaircraftdeerfishsheeppolice

Uncountable nounspoetry, weather,

luggageequipment, furnitureexperience, photographytraffic, money, homework advice, beauty, knowledge, basketball, boating, dancing, golf, running,swimming, air, aluminium, coal, dust,ice, leather, metal, oxygen,

beer, flour, meat, milkrice, sugar, tea. waterwine.

It is possible to count un if the substance is placed in countable container.

A cup of coffeeTwo cups of coffeeA tin of oilThree tins of oil

Determiners used with cn or un

With cn With un

the, some, anythis, thatnonemucha lot ofa large amount of(a) littleless … thanmore … than

a (an), the, some, anythis, that, these, thosenone, one, two, threemanya lot ofa large/great number of(a) fewfewer … thanmore … than

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