Nouns in English Grammar

Study Notes

Proper Nouns: Names of specific people, places, or organizations (e.g. John, London, Google)
Common Nouns: General terms that can refer to any member of a category (e.g. dog, city, company)
Collective Nouns: Groups of people, animals, or things (e.g. family, flock, team)
Abstract Nouns: Concepts or ideas that cannot be perceived through the senses (e.g. happiness, freedom, love)
Concrete Nouns: Tangible objects that can be perceived through the senses (e.g. chair, apple, car)

Subject: The noun that performs the action described in the sentence (e.g. The dog is barking.)
Object: The noun that receives the action described in the sentence (e.g. I threw the ball.)
Complement: The noun that renames or describes the subject (e.g. She is a doctor.)

Singular: Refers to one person, place, or thing (e.g. cat, house, city)
Plural: Refers to more than one person, place, or thing (e.g. cats, houses, cities)
Possessive: Shows ownership or possession (e.g. my car, her book, their house)

A phrase that consists of a noun and its modifiers (e.g. the big red car, the happy child, the old book)

Proper Nouns: Specific names of people, places, or organizations
Common Nouns: General terms that can refer to any member of a category
Collective Nouns: Groups of people, animals, or things
Abstract Nouns: Concepts or ideas that cannot be perceived through the senses
Concrete Nouns: Tangible objects that can be perceived through the senses