Proper NounsProper nouns are nouns that refer to specific entities. it classify to distinct it from common nouns. Ex. Common Noun is
flower and the proper noun is
orchid/sunflower. Ex. Common Noun is
Human and the proper noun are Rizmy, Bedu, Indra etc.
Common Nouns
Common nouns refer to general, unspecific categories of entities. Ex. flower, Car, Nation etc.
Countable Nouns
To linguists, these count nouns can occur in both single and plural forms, can be modified by numerals, and can co-occur with quantificational determiners like many, most, more, several, etc. For example, the noun book is countable noun. Consider the following sentence:
There is a book in that desk.
However, bike can also occur in the plural form.
There are six blue books in that desk.In this example, the noun books refers to more than one book as it is being modified by the numeral six. In addition, countable nouns can co-occur with quantificational determiners.
In that garage, several books are new. This sentence is grammatical, as the noun bike can take the modification of the quantificational determiner several. And we can call it as something that can be counted.
Mass Noun or Uncountable Noun
Conversely, some nouns are not countable and are called uncountable nouns or mass nouns. For example, the word clutter is a mass noun.
That garage is full of clutter. This sentence makes grammatical sense. However, the following example does not.
That garage is full of clutters.
Mass nouns can not take plural forms, and therefore a sentence containing the word clutters is ungrammatical.
Substances, liquids, and powders are entities that are often signified by mass nouns such as wood, sand, water, and flour. Other examples would be milk, air, furniture, freedom, rice, and intelligence.
Collective Nouns
In general, collective nouns are nouns that refer to a group of something in a specific manner. Often, collective nouns are used to refer to groups of animals. Consider the following sentences.
Look at the gaggle of geese. There used to be herds of wild buffalo on the prairie. A bevy of swans is swimming in the pond. A colony of ants live in the anthill. In the above examples, gaggle, herds, bevy, and colony are collective nouns.
Concrete Nouns
Concrete nouns are nouns that can be touched, smelled, seen, felt, or tasted. Steak, table, dog, Maria, salt, and wool are all examples of concrete nouns.
Can I pet your dog? Please pass the salt. Your sweater is made of fine wool.
Concrete nouns can be perceived by at least one of our senses.
Abstract Nouns
More ethereal, theoretical concepts use abstract nouns to refer to them. Concepts like freedom, love, power, and redemption are all examples of abstract nouns or we can say that abstract noun can be called as
something can not be seen.
They hate us for our freedom. All you need is love. We must fight the power.
In these sentences, the abstract nouns refer to concepts, ideas, philosophies, and other entities that cannot be concretely perceived.
Pronouns
Personal pronouns are types of nouns that take the place of nouns when referring to people, places or things. The personal pronouns in English are I, you, he, she, it, and they.
Amy works at a flower shop.
She works at a flower shop.
The Greeks invented democracy.
They invented democracy.
These pronouns take on other forms depending on what type of function they are performing in a sentence. For example, when used to signify possession of another noun, pronouns take on their possessive form such as mine, ours, hers, and theirs.
That pizza belongs to Marley. That pizza is hers.
Object Pronoun. Examples include him, her, me, us, and them.
Hand the money over to
Jennifer. Hand the money over to
her.
The police are on to
John and Ray. The police are on to
them.
Possessive pronoun. Example my, your, her, his, their and our.
Rizmy's book is new or we can say
His book is new
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