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A noun is a word that functions as the name of some specific thing or set of things, such as living creatures, objects, places, actions, qualities, states of existence, or ideas.
Compound nouns are words where two nouns have been stuck together to make a new noun. Compound nouns should be written as one word, without a hyphen.
Generic nouns are nouns that are part of a generic statement. Generic nouns can be singular or plural. The opposite of generic nouns is collective nouns.
The difference between definite/indefinite and generic nouns is that in the sentence there must be a blanket statement or question.
A concrete noun is a noun that can be identified through one of the five senses (taste, touch, sight, hearing, smell).
Possessive nouns are nouns which possess something, normally another noun.
Countable nouns are nouns that can be counted, even if the number might be extraordinarily high.
Uncountable nouns are nouns that come in a state or quantity which is impossible to count; liquids are uncountable, as are things which act
like liquids.
A noun which refers to a group of things/people.
A noun which cannot be identified by using one of the five senses (taste, touch, sight, hearing, smell).
Irregular nouns are nouns which don’t follow a spelling pattern when pluralized.
