Parts of Speach Made Easy: Nouns

What are nouns?

Nouns are things that exist in the world. There are four different types of nouns. In this tutorial, we will be going through all of them.

Different types of nouns.

Common Nouns.

Common nouns are the names of objects that exist in the world. Common nouns are the most commonly occurring type of noun in regular use.

Examples of common nouns: tree, rock, cat, man, king, diamond

Example sentence: "The cat sat on the chair."

In this example, both cat and chair are common nouns because they are common things that exist in the world.

Example sentence: "The troll ate the goblin."

Even though there are nontrolls or goblins in the real world the words troll and goblin are still common nouns. They are common nouns because they still perform the function of a common noun in this sentence. They are objects that exist in the world (even if that world is fictional).

Proper Nouns.

Proper nouns are names. They can be names of places people or organizations. Proper nouns are always written with capital letters.

Examples of proper nouns: Steve, Peter, London, Macdonalds

Example sentence: "Grammaticus lives in Rome."

In this example, both Grammaticus and Rome are proper nouns seeing as they are both names. Rome is the name of a place and Grammaticus is a person's name.

Abstract nouns.

Abstract nouns are abstract concepts. They are things that exist within our minds.

Examples of Abstract nouns: love, hate, empathy

Example sentence: "Grammaticus brings justice to the education system."

Justice is an abstract noun because it is not something that exists in the physical world, but rather something that exists in our minds.

Collective Nouns.

Collective nouns are words for a group of objects.

Examples of collective nouns: troop, flock, deck

Example sentence: "A herd of cattle stampeded through my china shop."

The word herd is a collective noun because it is a word for a group of objects in this case cattle.

Sources.

GeeksforGeeks. Available: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/english-grammar/

Grammarly. Available: https://www.grammarly.com/blog

Lutrin, B. & Pincus, M. 2007. English Handbook and Study Guide: A Comprehensive English Reference Book. South Africa: Berlut Books

Oasis. Available: https://academicguides.waldenu.edu/writingcenter/grammar/home

Scribbr. Available: https://www.scribbr.com/knowledge-base/

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