Nouns Flashcards
common noun
the word used for a class of person, place, or thing (e.g., person, city, dog).
cat
monkey
sailor
village
proper noun
the given name of a person, place or thing, i.e., its own name (e.g., Michael, New York, Rover). (Note: A proper noun always starts with a capital letter.)
Milton Keynes
Dexter
Sky News Broadcast team
abstract noun
things you CANT see/touch:
joy
bravery
determination
hard work
collective noun
words that mean groups:
choir
pack
team
can be treated as singular or plural. It depends on the sense of your sentence.
the team IS scheduled to get here for the afternoon
the team ARE all wearing red socks
compound noun
nouns made up of more than one word:
water bottle
pickpocket
traffic warden
some are hyphenated, -
some are not,
and some combine their words to form a single word
concrete noun
things you can see/touch:
tree
hammer
clouds
count noun
nouns that can be counted:
pigeons
sweets
fire engines
non-count noun
are things you cannot count:
music
water