Types of nouns




 Nouns can be categorized into several types based on their characteristics and usage. Here are some common types of nouns;

1.common nouns; these are general names for people, places, things and are not capitalized unless they appear at the beginning of a sentence.

2. Proper nouns; these are specific names for particular people, places or things and they are capitalized.

3. countable  nouns; these nouns represent thing that cannot be counted as discrete units but are measured or quantified differently.

4. abstract nouns; these nouns represent ideas, concepts, emotions or qualities that are intangible.  



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