A noun can belong to more than one type of noun: proper or common, abstract or concrete, and countable (count noun) or non-countable (mass noun) or collective.
1) Proper Noun – is a name of a particular person, place, thing or event. It begins with a capital letter.
Examples:
Person – Abraham Lincoln
Place – Singapore
Thing – Sony
Event – Independence Day
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2) Common Noun – is a general name for a class. This is the opposite of a proper noun and begins with a small letter.
Examples:
Person – president
Place – country
Thing – television
Event – holiday
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3) Abstract Noun – is a name, idea or quality having no physical form. It can be seen by our mind but not of our naked eyes.
Examples:
love, truth, freedom, hope, courage
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4) Concrete Noun – is a name of anyone or anything that can be perceived through physical senses: sight, hearing, smell, touch or taste. This is the opposite of an abstract noun.
Examples: driver, tune, aroma, pillow, food
5) Countable Noun – is a name of anyone or anything that can be counted. This type of noun has both singular and plural forms.
Examples: students, table, chairs, president, hands
6) Mass Noun (Non-Countable Noun) – is a name of anything that cannot be counted.
Examples:
sugar, flour, beans, juice, milk
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Counters can be used for mass nouns to be countable.
Examples:
kilo(s) of sugar, bag(s) of flour, ganta(s) of beans, glass(es) of juice, liter(s) of milk
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7) Collective Noun – is a name of a particular group of persons or things.
Examples:
flock of birds, school of fishes, staff, band, faculty
