Types of nouns Flashcards by Kaedehara Kazuha | Brainscape

Q

Non-specific people, places, things, or ideas

ex: book, house, building, chair

A

Common noun

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Specific people, places, things, or ideas

ex: Ms. Pedroso, Kazuha, The scum villain’s self-saving system

A

Proper noun

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Something you cannot perceive with the 5 senses

Ex: Bravery, Fearfulness, Stressful

A

Abstract noun

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Something you can perceive with your 5 senses

Ex: Cake, flower, pen, bird

A

Concrete noun

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A noun that can be counted

Ex: eggs, bowls, hangers, pots

A

Countable noun

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A noun that cannot be counted

Ex: Hair, Soup, Rice, Oxygen

A

Uncountable/Mass noun

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Made up of two or more smaller words

Ex: schoolboy, Daughter-in-law, textbook

A

Compound noun

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Refer to a group of things as one whole

Ex: Bunch, audience, flock, group

A

Collective noun

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Refers to 1 person, place, or idea

Ex: Teacher, Sister, Father

A

Singular noun

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Refers to 2 or more people, places, or ideas

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Plural noun

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