Nouns
Common
Common nouns are words that name general persons, places, or things, and they begin with lowercase letters.
Examples
school, ignorance, sunshine, teacher, city
Proper
Proper nouns are words that name specific persons, places, or things, and they being with capital letters.
Examples
Mazama High School, Robin, Japan, President Obama, Lincoln Memorial, Enlightenment
Count
Count nouns are common nouns that name general persons, places, or things that can be counted, either singularly or plural.
Examples
boy, boys OR town, towns OR pigeon, pigeons OR religion, religions
Non-count
Non-count nouns are common nouns that name things or ideas that can’t be counted or made plural.
Examples
gold, rain, gravel, goodness, ignorance, air
Singular
Singular nouns are any nouns that represent only one person, place, or thing.
Examples
purse, county, man, failure, Amazon River, Albatross Island
Plural
Plural nouns are count nouns that represent several persons, places, or things.
Examples
purses, counties, men, Cascade Mountains, Canary Islands
Specific (Definite)
Specific (or definite) nouns are words that name people, places, or things that can be identified within a group of the same type.
Examples
- The students in Professor Alan’s class are very bright.
- The train carrying the President was an hour early.
- The books in the car were damaged.
General (Indefinite)
General (or indefinite) nouns are words that name categories of people, places, or things, and are often plural.
Examples
- Teachers should grade.
- Plays help people connect.
- The subway has made commuting between libraries easy.