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The nouns that cannot be counted are called non-countable nouns. Example: Water, sugar, oil, salt, etc. (you cannot say “1 water, 2 water, 3 water” because water is not countable) Abstract nouns and proper nouns are always non-countable nouns, but common nouns and concrete nouns can be both count and non-count nouns. Definition of Un-countable Noun: A noun that cannot be counted with the cardinal…

The nouns that can be counted are called countable nouns. Countable nouns can take an article: a, an, the. Example: Chair, table, bat, ball, etc. (you can say 1 chair, 2 chairs, 3 chairs – so chairs are countable) Definition of Countable Noun A noun which can be counted in cardinal numbers (1, 2, 3 . . .) is…

A concrete noun is the exact opposite of abstract noun. It refers to the things we see and have physical existence. Example: Chair, table, bat, ball, water, money, sugar, etc.

Definition of Material Noun: A material noun is a name for something which is tangible. Example: I have a cricket bat in my closet. The bat is made of wood from a tree. My brother has a mobile phone. The phone is made of plastic and metal. I need some water for the cake. The jug is on the table. There is also a pen and a diary on it. The pen is out of ink.…

An abstract noun is a word for something that cannot be seen but is there. It has no physical existence. Generally, it refers to ideas, qualities, and conditions. Example: Truth, lies, happiness, sorrow, time, friendship, humor, patriotism, etc. Definition of Abstract Noun: An abstract noun is a name for something which is intangible. Example: Truthfulness is a virtue that is rare…

A common noun is a name for something which is common for many things, person, or places. It encompasses a particular type of things, person, or places. Example: Country (it can refer to any country, nothing in particular), city (it can refer to any city like Melbourne, Mumbai, Toronto, etc. but nothing in particular). So, a common noun is a word…

A proper noun is a name which refers only to a single person, place, or thing and there is no common name for it. In written English, a proper noun always begins with capital letters. Example: Melbourne (it refers to only one particular city), Steve (refers to a particular person), Australia (there is no other country named Australia;…

Nouns refer to persons, animals, places, things, ideas, or events, etc. Nouns encompass most of the words of a language. Noun can be a/an –   Person – a name for a person: – Max, Julie, Catherine, Michel, Bob, etc. Animal – a name for an animal: – dog, cat, cow, kangaroo, etc. Place – a name for a…