An noun is a word that names a person, a place or a thing. Examples:
Sarah, lady, cat, New York, Canada, room, school, football, reading.
Example sentences:
People like to go to the beach.Emma passed the test.My parents are traveling to Japan next month.
The word "noun" comes from the Latin word nomen which means "name," and nouns are indeed how we name people, places and things.
An abstract noun is a noun that names an idea, not a physical thing. Love is an abstract noun.
Examples:
Hope, interest, peace, ability, success, knowledge, trouble.
A concrete noun is a noun that names a physical thing. House is a concrete noun.
Boy, table, floor, coffee, beach, king, rain, children, professor.
A common noun is a noun that names a general thing, not a specific thing. Cat is a common noun.
Examples:
Boy, girl, city, country, company, planet, location, war.
A proper noun is a noun that indicates the specific name of a thing. It begins with a capital letter. Mabel (this cat's name) is a proper noun
Examples:
Robin, Alice, London, Sweden, Google, Earth, Eiffel Tower, Civil War.
(Compare these examples to ones in the "Common nouns" section to see the difference.)
A countable noun is a noun that indicates something you could actually count. Cup is a countable noun.
For example, you could count pigs: one pig, two pigs, three pigs...
However, you couldn't count water: one water, two water – no, it doesn't work...
A countable noun has both a singular and a plural form, and it can be used with the indefinite articles (a/an).
Examples:
Window, teacher, tree, lion, eye, cloud, pencil, heart, movie.
For example, you could count pigs: one pig, two pigs, three pigs...
However, you couldn't count water: one water, two water – no, it doesn't work...
An uncountable noun has only one form (no plural), and it cannot be used with the indefinite articles (a/an).
Examples:
Furniture, advice, mail, news, equipment, luggage, work, coffee, information.
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