Nouns

3.1 Nouns

A noun is a part of speech that is used to name a person, place, thing, quality, or action. A noun can function as a subject, object, complement, appositive, or object of a preposition.

	Nouns
	Can be singular or plural.

Plural nouns usually add ‘-s’ to the end of the word with the exception of irregular nouns.

Singular	Plural
Tooth	Teeth
Fish	Fish
Woman	Women
Man	Men

Types of nouns

(a)	Abstract
(b)	Collective
(c)	Compound
(d)	Common

(e)

Countable

(f)

Uncountable

1.1

Abstract Nouns

	Abstract nouns
	Used to describe something that cannot be seen or touched. It is used to describe qualities, states, and events, or actions.
	*Examples:* Freedom, love, courage

1.2

Collective Nouns

	Collective nouns
	Used to represent a group of people or things.
	*Examples:* Family, flock, audience

1.3

Compound Nouns

	Compound nouns
	Nouns that are made up of two or more words.
	*Example:* sister-in-law, schoolboy, fruit juice

1.4

Common Nouns

	Common nouns
	A name given to every person, place, object, or animal of the same kind of group.
	*Example:* table, market, John, Paris, giraffe

1.5

Countable Nouns

Countable nouns

Refer to objects that can be counted in numbers.

There are two types:

SIngular countable nouns

Plural countable nouns

Example of plural countable nouns: friends, houses, buses

1.6

Uncountable Nouns

	Uncountable nouns
	Refer to objects that cannot be counted in numbers.
	There is only one type; Singular uncountable nouns

Example: money, water, love

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