9. Kinds of Nouns
1. Proper Nouns
2. Common Nouns
3. Abstract Nouns
4. Concrete Nouns
5. Collective Nouns
10. 1. Proper Noun
A proper noun is the specific or particular name of a person, place, animal or
thing.
Proper noun is always capitalized.
For Example: Sweety, Mary School, Sunsilk Shampoo
1. Sweety is the fastest runner.
2. Mary School is a new school in our town.
3. I like to wash my hair with Sunsilk Shampoo.
11. 2. Common Noun
Common nouns are the general name of person, place, animal and things.
Common noun is only capitalized if it is part of a title or it is used in the
beginning of sentence.
For Example: books, house, pencil
1. He like reading books.
2. 2. We live in the yellow house.
3. 3. May I use your new pencil?
12. 3. Abstract Noun
Abstract noun are nouns that are all about feelings. These nouns express
ideas, concepts, or qualities that cannot be seen or experienced. We
cannot see, hear, touch, taste, or smell these concepts.
For Examples: liberty, fear, anger, freedom, love, generosity, charity,
democracy, trust, surprise, pride, etc.
1. I love my country.
2. I trust my friend.
3. Charity is a good thing.
13. 4. Concrete Noun
Concrete nouns are people, places or things that we can experience with our five
senses which are taste, touch, sight, hearing, or smell.
For examples, in the sentence “She put the book on the table. “, the noun book is
a concrete noun.
You can touch it, see it, and maybe even smell it.
For Examples: Apple, bird, baby, etc.
1. Apple is my favourite fruit.
2. This bird is so cute.
3. It’s a baby girl.
14. 5. Collective Noun
Collective nouns are names for a collection or a number of
people, animal or things.
For Example: group, class, team, crowd, number and family.
The pride of lions hunts every night.
In this sentence, word pride is a collective noun which is used in
this sentence to refer to more than one lion.
15. For people,
A team of players
A crowd of people
For animals,
A pride of lions.
A herd of deer.
For things,
A pile of books.
A bouquet of flowers.
16. In the phrases below, words in bold letters are Collective Nouns,
A group of classmates
A class of students
A team of football players
A crowd of fans
A number of supporters
A family of five
An army of soldiers
A fleet of ships
A bouquet of flowers
A school of fish
17. Identify whether the highlighted words in the following sentences are which
kind of noun-proper, common, abstract, concrete or collective noun.
1. We live in Ghaziabad.
2. She is a girl.
3. I trust her.
4. The hockey team arrived.