Nouns In the English Language: Types and Examples

This Book Covers The Following Topics:

(I). What are Nouns

(II). Types of Nouns

A. Proper Noun

B. Common Noun

C. Collective Noun

D. Material Noun

E. Abstract Noun

F. Concrete Noun

G. Compound Noun

H-1. Countable Noun -- Singular Noun

H-2. Countable Noun -- Plural Noun

I. Uncountable or Mass Noun

J. Possessive Noun

(III-A). Countable & Uncountable Nouns – Categorization

1. always countable (both singular & plural) | no uncountable

2. always uncountable | no countable

3A. uncountable + countable (both singular & plural)

3B. uncountable + singular

4A. always singular | no plural

4B. always plural | no singular

5A. (a). uncountable | (b). countable (both singular & plural)

5B. (a). countable (singular and plural) | (b). singular

5C. (a). countable (singular and plural) | (b). plural

5D. (a). countable (singular and plural) | (b). singular | (c). plural

5E. (a). always uncountable | (b). always singular

5F. (a). always uncountable | (b). always plural

6. (a). uncountable and countable (singular as well as plural) | (b). countable (singular as well as plural)

7. (a). uncountable | (b). uncountable + countable (singular as well as plural)

8A. (a). uncountable | (b). countable (singular as well as plural) | (c). uncountable + countable (singular as well as plural)

8B. (a). uncountable | (b). countable (both singular and plural) | (c). singular

8C. (a). uncountable | (b). countable (both singular and plural) | (c). plural

9A-1. countable: usually singular

9A-2. uncountable + usually singular

9A-3. (a). uncountable | (b). usually singular

9A-4. (a). uncountable | (b). usually plural

9A-5. (a). usually singular | (b). countable (both singular and plural)

9B-1. countable: usually plural

9B-2. (a). usually plural | (b). countable (both singular and plural)

9C. (a). always singular | (b). always plural

9D. (a). ‘usually singular’ | (b). ‘usually plural’

9E. Miscellaneous Patterns

10. Additional Countable and Uncountable Nouns

(III-B). Nouns with Singular/Plural Verbs

1. uncountable noun + singular/plural verb

2. singular noun + singular/plural verb

3. countable noun (in singular form) + singular/plural verb

(III-C1). Formation of Plural Nouns

(1). REGULAR PLURAL NOUNS

(2). IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS

(A). “-y” is changed into “-ies”

(B). “-f” and “-fe” is changed into “-ves”

(C). “-is” is changed into “-es”

(D). “-um” is changed into “-a”

(E). “-us” is changed into “-i”

(F). “-on/-ian” is changed into “-a”

(G). “-ax” / “-ex” is changed into “-ices”

(H1). Compound words without dashes

(H2). Compound words with dashes

(H3). Compound words with a verb

(H4). Double Plural

(I). “-a” is sometimes changed into “-ae”

(J). Change of vowel(s)

(J1). “-an” is changed into “-en”

(J2). “-oo” is changed into “-ee”

(J3). “-o” is changed into “-i”

(J4). “-u” is changed into “-ux”

(K). Irregular Nouns That Do Not Change When Made Plural

(L). Irregular Nouns That Change Substantially

(M). Other Irregular Plural Nouns

(III-C2). Formation of Nouns from Other Parts of Speech

C2-a. Formation of Nouns from Other Nouns

C2-b. Formation of Nouns from Adjectives

C2-c. Formation of Nouns from Verbs

(IV). Nouns and Genders