NOUNS

Nouns are words that are used to name people, places, things and ideas. They may be divided into three categories: common, proper and collective nouns.

Common nouns name any class of persons, places, things, and ideas as in the following sentences.
- The boy is leaving for camp tomorrow.
- The tourists visited the museum yesterday.
- Children love to play football.

Proper nouns give names to particular people, places and things, and are usually capitalized.
- Mr. Wilson climbed Mount McKinley.
- A Frenchman was victorious at Wimbledon.
- The Americans won the Davis cup.

Collective nouns name a set of objects or a group of people.
- She purchased a new set of dishes.
- Our team is going to the Super Bowl.
- The committee wrote the research poposal.

Nouns are also used to represent qualities, substances and actions.
- He has the talent and discipline that are needed
- The air and water in many large cities are polluted
- She enjoys swimming and hiking

Below is a summary of the types of nouns discussed:

PEOPLE: Bill, captain, Japanese, mother, tourists, children
PLACES: Boston, store, basement, library, Taiwan
ANIMALS: horse, cat, dog, elephant, Tasha
OBJECTS: chair, desk, window, computer, modem
QUALITIES: truth, beauty, hope, democracy, sincerity
SUBSTANCES: air, water, snow, gas, gold
ACTIONS: reading, eating, acting, walking, sleeping