Nouns

Question 1

Common nouns

Answer 1

These classify things into general types of categories Eg: cat, mountain, building, website etc.

Question 2

Proper nouns

Answer 2

These refer to specific people and places and are usually written with an initial capital letter

Question 3

Concrete noun

Answer 3

Physical things that can be touched like people, objects

Question 4

Abstract nouns

Answer 4

These refer to ideas, processes, occasions and times– they cannot be touched or seen

Question 5

Count nouns

Answer 5

These can be counted and therefore have a plural form, eg cat/cats, woman/women

Question 6

Non count nouns

Answer 6

• These refer to substances and qualities that cannot be counted. They have no plural form eg rain, wood