Compound nouns are nouns that are made with two or more words. Here are 08 ways to form a compound noun in English. Noun + Noun:  girlfriend, greenhouse, football, grandmother, homework, teacup, friendship, etc. Noun + Verb:  heartbeat, sunrise, raindrop, handmade, haircut, etc. Adjective + Noun: blackboard, greenhouse, highway, etc. Adverb + Noun: online, overdue, overdose, outside, outdoor, etc.…

Irregular plural nouns dont adhere to specific rules; therefore, its prudent to study them or search for accurate pluralization in the dictionary. Lack of definite rules makes it challenging to understand them. So, you must devote your time to study and memorize them. Otherwise, youre bound to error when making use of irregular nouns in plural form.…

What is a Singular Noun? A singular noun is a noun that represents a single person, place, thing, or idea. Identifying singular nouns in a sentence or context is pretty easy, provided you have a deep understanding of what they entail. Unlike plural nouns and irregular plural nouns with a set of rules that need to be followed, singular…

A proper noun may also be referred to as a proper name. It is a noun which refers to a specific person or place. This could be the name of a person or a country, for example. The use of proper nouns during spoken conversation is not often considered to be important because the syntax is not…

What is a collective noun? A collective noun refers to a group of people, animals or a collection of things taken as a whole. Collective nouns examples: What is a group of girls called? A bevy of girls, a giggle of girls What is a group of boys called? A blush of boys, a rascal of boys What is a group of cats called? A glaring of…

What is an Abstract Noun? This is an easy concept to understand and in this section, we are going to fully explain the abstract noun so that you can become confident in using them within your spoken and written English. What is an abstract noun? In English, Abstract nouns refer to abstract objects which you cannot see, hear, touch, smell,…

What Is a Concrete Noun? Concrete nouns are people, places, or things that we can experience with our five senses (taste, touch, sight, hearing, or smell). For examples, in the sentence She put the book on the table., the noun book is a concrete noun. You can touch it, see it, and maybe even smell it. In the sentence This music…

We are going to be looking at the various types of nouns as well as what they are used for. This will give you the confidence in using them as well as furthering your understanding of English grammar. What is a noun? A noun is a word used to describe a person, place, thing, or…

Nouns List (from A-Z) List of Nouns that Start with A Ability Access Accident Account Act Action Activity Actor Ad Addition Address Administration Advantage Advertising Advice Affair Age Agency Agreement Air Airport Alcohol Ambition Amount Analysis Analyst Animal Answer Anxiety Apartment Appearance Apple Application Appointment Area Argument Army Arrival Art Article Aspect Assignment Assistance Assistant Association Assumption…

Common Mistakes with Nouns Changing a word that has the same singular and plural form. (You would not add an -s to words like information or furniture to make it plural.) Using a singular noun when you need a plural noun. Forgetting to use a determiner when the noun is in the singular case. Interchanging an uncountable…