NOUN

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 ABSTRACT
TYPES
OF CONCRETE COMPOUND
NOUNS

PROPER COLLECTIVE

COMMON COUNTABLE
UNCOUNTABLE
 author, city, PROPER
mausoleum, language, NOUN

USED TO NAME A SPECIFIC,

PERSON, PLACE OR THING.
BEGIN WITH A CAPITAL
USED TO NAME PEOPLE, LETTER.
PLACES OR THINGS IN
GENERAL.

Tere Liye, Paris,

COMMON Pyramid, French,,
NOUN
CONCRETE
belittle, comfort
NOUN
envy, , idea, love, skill,

REFERS TO PEOPLE OR THINGS

THAT EXIST PHYSICALLY.
CAN DETACT WITH ONE OF THE HAVE NO PHYSICAL EXISTENCE.
FIVE SENSES CANNOT PERCIVE WITH FIVE
SENSES.

stove, ranch, silk,

murmur, chocolate, ABSTRACT
NOUN
 REFERS TO A SET OR GROUP OF
PEOPLE, ANIMALS OR THINGS.

COLLECTIVE SINGULAR / PLURAL depends

NOUN on context.

assembly, committee, crowd,

crew, family, people, team

A tribe of natives gets together

The committee are
The committee is every Friday night.
going back to their
having a meeting.
homes by bus.
TWO OR MORE WORDS THAT COMPOUND
CREATE A NOUN. NOUN

+ =
+ =
 UNCOUNTABLE
NOUN Apple – apples
Or
Book – books
MASS NOUN
Carrot - carrots
Umbrella – umbrellas
CANNOT BE COUNTED.
REFERS TO SUBSTANCES, LIQUIDS,
ABSTRACT IDEAS, EMOTIONS.

bread, cheese, hair, milk, HAVE A SINGULAR AND A

experience, knowledge, paper, PLURAL FORM.
hope, hatred
COUNTABLE
NOUN
e.g. They want to write some notes. They need Or
some paper. (material for writing on / COUNT NOUNS
uncountable).
 • Clothing with two parts– trousers (two legs), pyjamas

Spec
(top n bottom) • My trousers are too tight.

i
• Tools and instrument – glasses, scissors, headphones, • I need some new glasses.

nou al
always plural • The police have arrested a friend
• Parts of building – stairs, grounds,
• Police of his.
ns
• series
Singular = Plural • species • A television series – two television
• aircraft series.
(no change) • Animals – deer, bison, fish, sheep • One fish – many fish

• Academic subjects – maths, economics,

Ending in –s but gymnastics,
• Gymnastics is her favourite sport.
• Quantities / amount (time, money, measurement) • Two years is a long day without
always singular • Name of disease – herpes, measles, you. (interval / time frame)

• Food and drinks – water, pasta, jam,

An uncountable • Thinking / feeling – love, wisdom, grief,
Man should do housework too.
noun is always • Free time – accommodation, luggage, traffic,
Man should do houseworks too.
furniture, grass,
singular • Everyday things – homework, sunshine, business,

• A men – man (v), mens (x)

• A tooth – teeth (v), tooths (x) The man always run at the par.
Irregular • A child – children (v), childs (x)
The mens always run at the park.
• A foot – feet (v), foots (x)