HOW MANY TYPES OF ENGLISH NOUNS ARE THERE?
THE ENGLISH NOUN: CLASSIFICATION We use nouns to denote objects of various nature. Depending upon whether the names are specific or general, different kinds of nouns are recognised: Common and Proper nouns, Collective noun, and Abstract Noun. In addition, we also have Compound Noun. We shall learn more about them. Common and Proper nouns Let us examine the following sentences: Boys play football . The parrot likes corns . In the above sentences, the noun, boys , denotes in general males of certain age; football refers to certain objects to play with. Similarly, parrot is the general name given to certain types of birds and corns in general denotes certain types of grains. So, we use these noun words to name in general some items or things. All these nouns are common nouns. A Common Noun refers to the general names of living and non-living things. When we look around, what do we see? - A man, a ch...