English Nouns
An noun is a
word that names a person, a place or a thing.Examples:
Sarah, lady, cat, New York, Canada, room, school, football, reading.
Example sentences:
- People like to go to the beach.
- Emma passed the test.
- My parents are traveling to Japan next month.
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The word "noun" comes from the Latin word nomen, which means "name," and nouns are indeed how we name people, places and things.
Abstract Nouns
An abstract noun is a noun that names an idea, not a physical thing.
Examples:
Hope, interest, peace, ability, success, knowledge, trouble.
Concrete Nouns
A concrete noun is a noun that names a physical thing. 
Boy, table, floor, coffee, beach, king, rain, children, professor.
Common Nouns
A common noun is a noun that names a general thing, not a specific
thing.
Examples:
Boy, girl, city, country, company, planet, location, war.
Proper Nouns
A proper noun is a noun that indicates the specific name of a thing. It
begins with a capital letter.
Examples:
Robin, Alice, London, Sweden, Google, Earth, Eiffel Tower, Civil War.
(Compare these examples to those in the "Common nouns" section to see the difference.)
Countable Nouns
A countable noun is a noun that indicates something you could
actually count. 
For example, you could count pigs:
one pig, two pigs, three pigs...
However, you couldn't count water: one
water, two water – no, it doesn't work...
A countable noun has both a singular and a plural
form, and it can be used with the indefinite articles
(a/an).
Examples:
Window, teacher, tree, lion, eye, cloud, pencil, heart, movie.
Click here to read more about countable nouns.
Click here for a lesson on plural Nouns in English (singular and plural nouns, plural nouns rules, irregular plural nouns, and more).
Uncountable Nouns
An uncountable noun is a noun that indicates something you
cannot count.
For example, you could count pigs:
one pig, two pigs, three pigs...
However, you couldn't count water: one
water, two water – no, it doesn't work...
An uncountable noun has only one form (no plural), and it cannot be
used with the
indefinite articles (a/an).
Examples:
Furniture, advice, mail, news, equipment, luggage, work,
coffee, information.
Click here to read more about uncountable nouns.
Collective nouns (group nouns)
Collective nouns are nouns that describe a group.
She teaches a small class of students
Examples:
bundle, class,
family, herd, pile, police, team, etc.
These can also be called group nouns.
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Compound Nouns
A compound noun is a noun made with two or more words. Each compound noun works as a single noun.
It's important to brush your teeth with a toothbrush.
Examples:
- mother-in-law
- cellular phone
- chalkboard
Click here to read more about compound nouns.
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