Nouns & Types of Nouns

Nouns:

Noun is name of person, place or thing. We use noun to refer to people, animal, objects, feeling etc. They can be Subject or an Object of a verb. For Example Boy, Girl, Karachi, Cat, Truth, Beauty etc. 

Kinds of Nouns:

1. Proper Noun
2. Common Noun
3. Collective Noun
4. Abstract Noun

Proper Noun:

Name of some specific person, place or thing. e.g. "Lahore", "Waqar", "Karachi"

The First letter of the Proper Noun is always represented by a Capital Letter. 

Common Noun:

Common Noun refers to the person, place or thing. Common nouns are represented in lower case letters. e.g. dog, house, picture, computer, boy, city. 

Collective Noun:

Collective nouns are nouns that refer to things or people as a unit. example family, police, class, team, collective nouns can be used in both the singular form  or plural form. 

Abstract Noun:

When most people think of a noun, they think of people, places and things but Abstract Nouns are the opposite. Abstract noun is something that can't be sensed by our five senses (smell, touch, hear, taste or see).

Example: love, hate, violence, culture, taste, beauty, anger, truth.

Countable & Uncountable Nouns:

Countable noun is a type of noun that can be represented in both the singular form and the plural form. It can be represented by a number, such as two cats, five books. 

Uncountable Nouns are nouns that can not be represented in the singular form or the plural form. such as water, air, coffee, tea are some example of nouns that can only be represented in the singular form. It is not possible to say I need 3 Air or 5 sugar.

uncountable nouns only used in the singular tense. A or an can't be used with uncountable nouns, "The" can be used with uncountable nouns. Certain quantifiers (such as some, any, much, a lot ) can be used with uncountable nouns, such as some sugar, a lot of water, much air.

List of Most common Nouns with example Sentences:

age	The age of my daughter is three.
air	The air is quite clear today.
anger	His anger knows no limits.
animal	I'm not sure of the name of that animal over there in that cage.
answer	He provided an excellent answer to my question.
apple	I love a good red apple after dinner.
area	This area is intended for recreation
arm	He put his arm out for inspection.
art	It would be difficult to live without art.
atom	One of the smallest elements is the atom.
baby	She put her baby into its crib.
back	I turned my back on that outrageous man.
ball	He hit the ball out of the park.
band	The band played until three in the morning.
bank	The bank closes at three in the afternoon.
bar	Let's go to the bar and get a beer.
base	He works at the base on the otherside of town.
bat	If you look up there you can see a bat flying between the trees.
bear	The bear is a dangerous but playful animal.
beauty	The countryside is splendid in its beauty.
bell	He rang the bell to signal the end of class.
bird	Do you know the name of that bird on that branch?
bit	Could you hand me that bit for this drill?
block	He picked up the block of wood and began to work on it.
blood	Look at the blood on the floor! What's happened?
blow	He received a mighty blow from his opponent in the boxing match.
board	Use that board over there to cover up the window.
boat	He bought a new boat for his birthday.
body	He left the body at the side of the road.
bone	I found a prehistoric bone in the desert.
book	You should read this book!
bottom	You will find the coin at the bottom of the lake.
box	I put the extra clothes into that box.
boy	Do you see that boy over there?
branch	There is a bird on that branch.
bread	Could you get some bread when you go to the supermarket?
break	I'll take a five minute break and then get back to work.
brother	My brother lives in Seattle.
call	Give me a call when you arrive.
camp	I set up camp at the edge of the wood.
capital	The capital of Washington state is Olympia.
captain	The captain told his crew to raise the sail.
car	He drove his car very fast.