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    This document defines and categorizes different types of nouns. It discusses proper nouns, common nouns, mass nouns, count nouns, abstract nouns, concrete nouns, collective nouns, compound nouns, adjectives that function as nouns, and the forms of nouns. Specifically, it outlines 9 types of nouns including proper nouns which start with capital letters, common nouns which are general names, and mass nouns which cannot be counted. It also discusses the singular and plural forms of nouns, their gender, and case and ending suffixes.

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    NOUNS

    A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, things, and abstract ideas

    KINDS OF NOUNS
    1. PROPER NOUNS
    These name a specific person, place, thing and always start with capital letter.
    Ex. Clifford is walking.
    2. Common nounsThese are general names. Usually, you should write it with a capital letter only when
    it begins a sentence.
    Ex. The Diary of Clifford is so interesting.
    3. Mass nounsThese cannot be directly counted and are taken as a whole. They cannot also be
    plural by adding.
    Ex. The water is refreshing.
    4. Count nounsThese are names that can be directly counted. They can also be made as plural by
    adding s or es.
    ex. We painted the tables with blue.
    5. Abstract nounsThese are names of ideas, qualities, conditions or emotions. They cannot be also be
    made as plural.
    Ex. I miss my childhood memories.
    6. Concrete nounsIs a noun that names anything (anyone) that can perceive through your physical
    senses.

    Ex. The food is delicious.


    7. Collective nounsThese are nouns that name a group of person, things and animals.
    Ex.
    ants
    bees
    crows

    army
    swarm
    murder

    8. Compound nounsthese are nouns that are made up of more than one word.
    Types of compound nouns

    combined
    Policeman
    fireman

    separated
    Police station
    Fire station

    hyphenated
    Editor-in-chief

    9. Adjectives that function as nounAdjectives may be considered as nouns when they represent people. They come
    after the determiner the and verb may immediately come after them.

    Ex. The determined runner finished.

    FORMS OF NOUNS
    Nouns are easy to find in sentence because of their appearance.
    A word is a noun when:

    1. It has a singular and plural form.


    Ex.
    leaf
    toy

    leaves
    toys

    2. It has a gender either male, female or neuter.


    Ex.
    male
    bull

    female
    cow

    common
    cattle

    3. It has cases, namely the nominative (or subjective), the objective, and the
    possessive. It is only in the possessive case that the form of noun changes.
    4. It has endings or suffixes such as age, -ce ,-dom, -ion, -ism, -ity,
    -ness, -or, -ship,
    -sy, -tion, -ty, -ure.
    Ex. Laughter is the best medicine.

    -ment,

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