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NOUN
Proper Noun Common Noun

Concrete Noun
Abstract Noun Collective Noun Compound Noun

PROPER NOUN

Japan

Muthu Depavali

Monday

Indians
Korea

Asia week

COMMON NOUN
Naming word shared by all persons, places or things of the same kind or class

Friendship

Loyalty
Library Policeman

Boy Company

Magazines Books

Countries

Concrete Nouns
A concrete noun names something you can experience with at least one of your senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell).
water Table flowers chairs,

Air - can be felt by the body

They can be either an uncountable noun or a countable noun.

Common dog, cat, girl, plate air, water Concrete Nouns etc.

Countable Concrete Nouns plural - chairs, computers, songs, windows

singular -chair, computer, song, window

Uncountable water, air, oil, sugar, salt, rice, Concrete Nouns cheese etc.
Proper Nouns Mr. Mike Jones, Tom Brown, Audrey Ryan
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Abstract Nouns. Abstract ideas or qualities

Name of special qualities actions, emotions, conditions (including fields of study and sports)

Abstract Nouns.

beauty knowledge anger fear love

Abstract Nouns.

chemistry football

Can both be countable and mass nouns:

Spare a thought for those poor refuges. He was deep in thought.

Theres a sound in the roof. The concorde can fly faster than sound.
The pianist played two works by Beethoven. I have plenty of work to do this weekend.
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COLLECTIVE (GROUP) NOUNS

Refer to a number, or a set of persons, things, or animals regarded as a single group of the same kind. something ..made up of more than one. You cannot have a committee, team, or family of one; you need at least two people who compose the unit.

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army audience board cabinet class committee company corporation Swarm crowd

council department faculty family

minority navy public school

firm
group jury majority

senate
society team troupe
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Use a singular verb if you think of a group as a single unit

Use a plural verb if you think of the group as a number of individuals. Examples: Our little group is complete again. A second group are those parents who feel that they were to harsh.

Our family isnt poor any more.

My family are perfectly normal.
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Examples of special group names used with both animate and inanimate things: An army (of soldiers) A band (of musicians) A board (of directors) A crew (of sailor) A swarm (of bees/insects) A flock (of birds/sheep) A gang (of thieves/labourers) A herd (of buffaloes/ cattle) A swarm (of bees/insects) A team (of oxen/players) A troop (of lions/monkeys) A bouquet (of flowers) A bunch (of grapes) A bundle (of rags) A chest (of drawers) 14

COMPOUND NOUN
Noun formed by combining two words to mean ONE THING Income Raincoat Check-up Doorknob Fireman Brother-in-law Car key Baby-sitter

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football
breakwater blackboard underworld tumbledown freeze-dry

snowwhite
highlight

takeout browbeat

Nouns can be singular and plural

Singular Nouns
House
field room cinema

Plural Nouns

Girls

men children ideas

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Use the singular form of the verb with a singular countable noun:
There is a book on the table.

That student is excellent!

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Use the plural form of the verb with a countable noun in the plural:
There are some students in the classroom. Those houses are very big, aren't they?

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UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
-Qualities,

substances, processes, events, activities .. which cannot be counted as individual items

-Materials, concepts, information, etc. which are not individual objects and can not be counted
sugar
milk thought coffee Experience* science work

wood
mathematics courage

information Cheese (?)

water understanding

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Uncountable nouns are always singular. Use the singular form of the verb
There is some water in that pitcher. That is the equipment we use for the project.

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Experience* Uncount -- Knowledge and skill gained through time spent doing a job or activity/the knowledge you get from life and from being in a lot of different situations.
You dont need any experience to work here. Were looking for someone with experience as a teacher.

I can say from my personal experience that its hard not having a job.
Helen knew from past experience
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Experience*

Countable something that happens to you , or a situation that you are involved in Our childhood experiences. An opportunity to share their experiences of living with the disease.

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 Some uncount nouns can be mass nouns when they refer to types of something. Cheese normally uncount a large range of cheeses
plentiful cheap beer. . Profits from low-alcohol beers

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 We were not allowed to buy wine or spirits at lunch time. He likes wines and liqueurs.
imports of European steel. the use of small amounts of nitrogen in making certain steels.

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We cannot use a/an with these nouns.

To express a quantity of one of these nouns Use a word or expression like: some, a lot of, a piece of, a bit of, a great deal of...
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There has been a lot of research into the causes of this disease. He gave me a great deal of advice before my interview. They've got a lot of furniture. Can you give me some information about uncountable nouns?
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Some uncountable nouns in English are countable in other languages. This can be confusing! Example:
accommodation advice baggage bread equipment furniture garbage

information knowledge luggage money news pasta

progress research travel work

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money, homework, work, and gossip seem to refer to particular items,

they are treated as general.

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Garbage Hardware Luggage Makeup Postage Traffic Food Fruit WHOLE GROUPS MADE OF SIMILAR ITEMS (No S) Furniture Junk Baggage Scenery Cash Change Jewelry

Clothing

Money

Equipment

Machinery
Mail

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