it explains everything about the part of speech "noun": types and examples for each one. it is good for all ESL/EFL levels and teachers, too.

1. Part of speech:
Noun
By:
Hussain Al-ghawi

2. What is part of speech?
• a category to which a word is assigned in accordance with
its syntactic functions.
• In English the main parts of speech are noun, pronoun,
adjective, determiner, verb, adverb, preposition,
conjunction, and interjection.

3. Noun Definition
• Noun: is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.
Whatever exists, we assume, can be named, and that name
is a noun.

4. Types of noun
• Proper Nouns
• Countable/Uncountable
Nouns
• Common Noun
• Gerunds
• Plural Nouns
• Compound Nouns
• Collective Nouns
• Abstract Nouns

5. (1)What is a Proper Noun?
• Proper nouns have two distinct features: They name
specific one-of-a-kind items, and they begin with capital
letters, no matter where they occur within a sentence.
• Example:
o Mrs. Hacket
o Snoopy
o Oreo
o University of Southern California

6. (2) Common Noun
• A noun is a word that names a person, animal, place,
thing, or idea. All nouns can be further classified
as proper or common. Common nouns are words used to
name general items rather than specific ones.
• Example:
Writer – teacher - cookie
city – restaurant - document
school

7. (3) Countable/Uncountable Nouns
• countable nouns: are individual people, animals,
places, things, or ideas which can be counted.
• Uncountable nouns: are not individual objects,
so they cannot be counted.

8. Countable Noun Examples
• There are at least twenty Italian restaurants in Little Italy.
• Megan took a lot of photographs when she went to the
Grand Canyon.
• Your book is on the kitchen table.
• How many candles are on that birthday cake?
• You have several paintings to study in art
appreciation class.
• There’s a big brown dog running around the neighborhood.

9. Uncountable Noun Examples
• There is no more water in the pond.
• Please help yourself to some cheese.
• I need to find information about Pulitzer Prize winners.
• You seem to have a high level of intelligence.
• Please take good care of your equipment.
• Let’s get rid of the garbage.

10. (4) What are compound nouns
• Compound nouns are words for people, animals, places,
things, or ideas, made up of two or more words. Most
compound nouns are made with nouns that have been
modified by adjectives or other nouns.
• Compound nouns are sometimes one word, like toothpaste,
haircut, or bedroom. These are often referred to as closed or
solid compound nouns.

11. compound noun examples
• Compound nouns can be made with two nouns:
o Let’s just wait at this bus stop.
o I love watching fireflies on warm summer nights.
• Compound nouns can be made with an adjective
and a noun:
o Let’s watch the full moon come up over the mountain.
o Please erase the blackboard for me.

12. More compound noun examples
• Compound nouns can be made with a verb and a noun:
o Be sure to add bleach to the washing machine.
o Let’s be sure to stay somewhere with a swimming pool.
• Compound nouns can be made with a noun and a verb:
o He always gets up before sunrise.
o I really could use an updated hairstyle.
• Compound nouns can be made with a verb and a
preposition:
o Checkout is at noon.
o Please remember to schedule your dog’s annual check-up.

13. More Compound nouns examples
• Compound nouns can be made with a noun and a
prepositional phrase:
• My mother-in-law is the kindest person I know.
• Compound nouns can be made with a preposition
and a noun:
• Do you believe in past lives?
• This city is vibrant, so it’s hard to believe it has a
thriving criminal underworld.
• Compound nouns can be made with a noun and an
adjective:
• We need a truckful of mulch for the garden.

14. (5) Plural Nouns
• Plural nouns are words used to indicate that there is more
than one person, animal, place, thing, or idea. The
difference between singular and plural nouns is simple
once you know what to look for.

15. Singular and Plural Nouns
• The difference between singular and plural nouns is easy to
spot. When a noun indicates one only, it is a singular noun.
When a noun indicates more than one, it is plural.
• Singular Noun Examples
o The boy had a baseball in his hand.
o My horse prefers to wear an English saddle.
o Your mom is going to be upset about that broken lamp.

16. Plural Noun Examples
• The boys were throwing baseballs back and forth
between bases.
• Our horses are much happier wearing lightweight
English saddles.
• Those cats never seem to tire of chasing one another in and
out of those boxes.
• You stole my ideas and didn’t give me any credit.

17. (6) Collective Nouns
• Collective nouns: are names for a collection or a number of
people or things. Words like group, herd, and array are
collective noun examples.
• Collective nouns: are words for single things that are made
up of more than one person, animal, place, thing, or idea.

18. Collective Noun Examples
• class
• herd
• jury
• team
• army
• council
• family
• group
• audience

19. (7) Abstract Nouns
• Abstract nouns are words that name things that are
not concrete. Your five physical senses cannot detect
an abstract noun – you can’t see it, smell it, taste it,
hear it, or touch it. In essence, an abstract noun is a
quality, a concept, an idea, or maybe even an event.
• Abstract nouns and concrete nouns are usually
defined in terms of one another.

20. Abstract Noun Examples
• Love, fear, anger, joy, excitement, and other emotions are
abstract nouns.
• Courage, bravery, cowardice, and other such states are
abstract nouns.
• Desire, creativity, uncertainty, and other innate feelings are
abstract nouns.

21. (8) Gerunds
• Gerunds are words that are formed with verbs but act
as nouns.
• the gerund is a common part of speech that most of
us use every day, whether we know it or not.

22. Examples of Gerunds
• Swimming in the ocean has been Sharon’s passion since
she was five years old.
• Let’s go dancing at the club tonight.
• I’ve been dreaming of summer all winter long.
• Holly decided that flying above the clouds was the most
incredible experience she’d ever had.
• Bill avoided doing his math assignment because the World
Series was on.

23. Reference
• Ginger:
http://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-
rules/nouns/