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<img src="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/stock-7-6-1024x683.jpeg" height="auto" style="-moz-border-radius:10px;-webkit-border-radius:10px;border-radius:10px;margin-bottom:40px;" alt="types of nouns" /> </div> </div> </div> <div bind="80e03a2d-a20f-6efc-c0d9-14bc49b22dd9" class="article-body wf-section"> <div bind="bc878838-ab40-9492-e3bd-2479e727ee0e" class="article-body"> <div bind="bc0209be-976e-1d43-38b0-3a9a8847699c" class="container w-container"> <div bind="085bf5dc-f87e-1752-2b64-0aa48fd35121" class="w-richtext"> <p><strong>What are <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/a-vs-the/">the</a> types of <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/noun/">nouns</a> in the English language?</strong> Nouns are words that refer <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/to-vs-too/">to</a> things, places, people, animals, quality, actions, emotions, and conditions. Nouns are also called <em>naming words </em><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/because-vs-since/">since</a> their purpose is to ascribe specific names to people, places, emotions, etc.</p> <p>We <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/may-vs-can/">can</a> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/farther-vs-further/">further</a> divide nouns into 11 categories:</p> <ol class="wp-block-list"><li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/proper-noun/">Proper noun</a></li><li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/common-noun/">Common noun</a></li><li>Singular noun</li><li>Plural noun</li><li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-noun/">Compound noun</a></li><li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/uncountable-noun/">Countable noun</a></li><li>Uncountable noun</li><li>Concrete noun</li><li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/abstract-noun/">Abstract noun</a></li><li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/what-is-a-possessive-noun/">Possessive noun</a></li><li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/collective-noun/">Collective noun</a></li></ol> <p>Nouns are one of the eight <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/parts-of-speech/">parts of speech</a>. The other seven are pronouns, verbs, <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adjective/">adjectives</a>, <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adverbs/">adverbs</a>, <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/prepositions/">prepositions</a>, <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/conjunctions/">conjunctions</a>, and <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/interjection/">interjections</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/lets-or-lets/">Let’s</a> learn more about the different types of nouns.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="800" height="441" src="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-1.png" alt="Proper noun" class="wp-image-5425" srcset="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-1.png 800w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-1-300x165.png 300w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-1-768x423.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption>Proper noun</figcaption></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="proper-noun"></span>Proper noun<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <p>Specific names of people, things, animals, and places are called <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proper%20noun" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">proper nouns</a>. We can also <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-tense-of-think/">think</a> of proper nouns as the opposite of common nouns. Proper nouns are called <em>proper names</em> since these words always refer to particular names. </p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="examples-of-proper-nouns"></span>Examples of proper nouns:<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p><strong>People</strong></p> <p>Elon Musk, Cristiano Ronaldo</p> <p><strong>Places</strong></p> <p>London, New Delhi, Eiffel Tower, Mariana Trench</p> <p><strong>Objects</strong></p> <p>Titanic, Oreo, Coca-cola</p> <p><strong>Days and months</strong></p> <p><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/are-days-of-the-week-capitalized/">Tuesday</a>, October</p> <p><strong><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/companies-companys/">Companies</a> and organizations</strong></p> <p>Twitter, McKinsey, Nokia</p> <p>Proper nouns are always capitalized when we <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/use-vs-utilize/">use</a> them in a <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/what-is-a-sentence/">sentence</a>. For example:</p> <p><strong>Elon Musk</strong> is now the owner of <strong>Twitter</strong>.</p> <p>We <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-tense-of-visit/">visited</a> India last year to <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-tense-of-see/">see</a> the <strong>Taj Mahal</strong>.</p> <p><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/would-vs-will/">Will</a> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/personal-pronouns/">you</a> be coming to class next <strong>Tuesday</strong>?</p> <p>My friend is working at <strong>Microsoft</strong>, the company founded <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/bye-vs-by/">by</a> <strong>Bill Gates.</strong></p> <p>It’s easy to identify proper nouns in a sentence. Specific names of any people, places, objects, etc. are proper nouns, and they are always capitalized.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="800" height="441" src="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-2.png" alt="Common noun" class="wp-image-5424" srcset="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-2.png 800w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-2-300x165.png 300w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-2-768x423.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption>Common noun</figcaption></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="common-noun"></span>Common noun<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <p>Common nouns are generic names of people, places, things, or groups of the same. Unlike proper nouns, common nouns are never capitalized (unless they appear at the beginning of a sentence). Here are some examples of common nouns:</p> <p><strong>Places</strong></p> <p>Park, station, bus stop, airport</p> <p><strong>Food</strong></p> <p>Peanuts, mango, apple, lasagna, pizza</p> <p><strong>Feelings</strong></p> <p>Joy, sadness, sorrow, ambivalence</p> <p><strong>People</strong></p> <p>Father, mother, colleague, <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/bosss-bosses-bosses/">boss</a>, partner</p> <p><strong>Designations</strong></p> <p>President, secretary, teacher, professor, manager</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="here-are-some-sentences-with-common-nouns"></span>Here are some sentences with common nouns:<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p>Are you going to the <strong>park</strong>?</p> <p>I am meeting my <strong>mom</strong> after a long time.</p> <p>The <strong>teacher</strong> wanted <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/me-vs-myself/">me</a> to be silent.</p> <p>Can you pass me a slice of the <strong>pizza</strong>?</p> <p>It’s easy to identify common nouns in a sentence. Any noun that’s not a <strong><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/proper-noun/">proper noun</a></strong> is a common noun. Common and proper are the two broad types of nouns, and we never <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/capitalization-rules/">capitalize</a> common nouns.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="800" height="441" src="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-3.png" alt="Singular noun" class="wp-image-5423" srcset="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-3.png 800w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-3-300x165.png 300w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-3-768x423.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption>Singular noun</figcaption></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="singular-noun"></span>Singular noun<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <p>A singular noun is any noun that refers to one person, object, thing, place, or idea. Plural nouns are the opposite of singular nouns. </p> <p>As we already mentioned, nouns refer to the names of people, places, ideas, and things. These can be both plural or singular. Names that refer to singular objects, ideas, places, and people are called singular nouns. </p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="here-are-some-examples"></span>Here are some examples:<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Dog</li><li>Bird</li><li>Pasta</li><li>London</li><li>Microsoft</li><li>Fear</li><li>Hair</li><li>Snow</li><li>Freedom</li><li>Fear</li></ul> <p>Singular nouns are generally easy to identify. However, it can be confusing in the context of collective nouns and abstract nouns. </p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="for-example"></span>For example:<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Our office <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/has-vs-have/">has</a> amazing people.</li><li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/there-their-theyre/">There</a> has been massive snowfall over the last 24 hours.</li><li>The athletics team is warming up for the event.</li></ul> <p>By keeping <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/subject-of-a-sentence/">subject</a> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/what-is-a-verb/">verb</a> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/agreeance-vs-agreement/">agreement</a> in mind while using singular nouns, grammatical mistakes can be avoided. </p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="800" height="441" src="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-4.png" alt="Plural noun" class="wp-image-5422" srcset="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-4.png 800w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-4-300x165.png 300w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-4-768x423.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption>Plural noun</figcaption></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="plural-noun"></span>Plural noun<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <p>Understanding singular nouns and plural nouns <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/what-is-the-past-participle-of-go/">go</a> hand-in-hand. All nouns are either singular or plural. Plural nouns refer to more <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/then-vs-than/">than</a> one object, person, place, or idea. </p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="here-are-some-examples-2"></span>Here are some examples:<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Cats</li><li>Dogs</li><li>Laptops</li><li>Clouds</li><li>Apprehensions</li><li>Fragrances</li></ul> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="lets-see-how-plural-nouns-look-in-sentences"></span>Let’s see how plural nouns look in sentences:<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p>The <strong>cats</strong> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/where-vs-were/">were</a> playing with the <strong>dogs</strong>.</p> <p><strong>Clouds</strong> were looming over the sky.</p> <p>All the <strong>CEOs</strong> gathered for a meeting.</p> <p>The athletes are warming up for the race.</p> <p>Barring exceptions, singular nouns become plural nouns with the <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/suffix/">suffix</a> -s or -es. For example, cat becomes cats, cloud becomes clouds, daisy becomes daisies, bus becomes <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/busses-or-buses/">buses</a>. </p> <p>In some cases, the original word is changed to denote its plural form. </p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="here-are-some-examples-3"></span>Here are some examples:<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p>Half > Halves</p> <p>Foot > Feet</p> <p>Tooth > Teeth</p> <p>Ox > Oxen</p> <p>Phenomenon > Phenomena</p> <p>As with singular nouns, be careful about subject verb agreement when using plural nouns in sentences.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="800" height="441" src="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-5-2.png" alt="compound noun" class="wp-image-5429" srcset="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-5-2.png 800w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-5-2-300x165.png 300w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-5-2-768x423.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption>Compound noun</figcaption></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="compound-noun"></span>Compound noun<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <p><a href="https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/compound-nouns/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Compound nouns</a> are nouns made of two or more words. There are three types of <strong><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/common-noun/">compound nouns</a></strong>: open compound nouns, closed compound nouns, and hyphenated compound nouns.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="open-compound-nouns"></span>Open compound nouns<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Tennis shoe</li><li>Golf cart</li><li>Full moon</li><li>Assistant professor</li></ul> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="closed-compound-nouns"></span>Closed compound nouns<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Airport</li><li>Keyboard</li><li>Toothbrush</li><li>Underworld</li><li>Onlookers</li></ul> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="hyphenated-compound-nouns"></span>Hyphenated compound nouns<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Bus-stop</li><li>Mother-in-law</li><li>Grown-ups</li><li>Guard-of-honor</li></ul> <p>As you can see from the compound nouns above, these words act as single expressions (even when they are two separate words). </p> <p>More on <strong><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-noun/">compound nouns</a></strong>.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="here-are-some-examples-of-using-compound-nouns-in-sentences"></span>Here are some examples of using compound nouns in sentences:<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>I <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/was-vs-were/">was</a> at the bus-stop waiting for my friend to come</li><li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/john-and-i-or-john-and-me/">John</a> could see the bright full moon from his hotel window</li><li>The martyred soldiers received a guard-of-honor</li><li>My keyboard is malfunctioning</li></ul> <p>Put simply, compound nouns are two or more words that act together as a single noun. They can be plural or singular. We use compound nouns in speech and text when simple nouns fail to convey the desired meaning.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="800" height="441" src="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-6-1.png" alt="Countable noun" class="wp-image-5420" srcset="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-6-1.png 800w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-6-1-300x165.png 300w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-6-1-768x423.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption>Countable noun</figcaption></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="countable-noun"></span>Countable noun<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <p>If you can count something, it’s a countable noun. Apples, oranges, cars, individuals – we can count these things. It’s fairly easy to identify countable nouns since we can’t count verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, or interjections. </p> <p>Countable nouns are contrasted with <strong><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/uncountable-noun/">uncountable nouns</a></strong>. </p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="here-are-some-examples-of-sentences-with-countable-nouns"></span>Here are some examples of sentences with countable nouns:<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p>She has four cats and two dogs.</p> <p>There isn’t any food left.</p> <p>I <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-tense-of-have/">have</a> some friends in my hometown.</p> <p>We use the quantifiers ‘some’ and ‘any’ for both countable and uncountable nouns. However, ‘some’ is used only for plural forms of countable nouns, and ‘any’ is used in a negative sense (They don’t have any coupons remaining, I don’t have any food to give you). </p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="countable-nouns-are-used-in-interrogative-sentences-as-well"></span>Countable nouns are used in interrogative sentences as well:<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p>Do you have a water bottle?</p> <p>Can you pass me two plates of salad?</p> <p>Do you have any discount coupons?</p> <p>The things, objects, animals, etc. that we can count are countable nouns.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="uncountable-noun"></span>Uncountable noun<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <p>Uncountable nouns concepts, things, ideas, etc. that can’t be quantified. For example, we can’t quantify fear, love, freedom, or affection. Similarly, we can’t count water, bread, sugar, money, currency, electricity, music, sports, or information, though we can quantify them. </p> <p>Unlike countable nouns, we <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/cannot-or-can-not/">cannot</a> put a specific number in front of uncountable nouns. We can’t pluralize uncountable nouns – they are always singular. </p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="here-are-some-examples-of-sentences-with-uncountable-nouns"></span>Here are some examples of sentences with uncountable nouns:<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p>Do you have some water?</p> <p>Is there any milk in the fridge?</p> <p>I don’t have any affection <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/toward-or-towards/">toward</a> him.</p> <p>The electricity supply was cut yesterday.</p> <p>Your luggage seems heavy.</p> <p>We typically don’t use a/an or <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/numbers-1-100/">numbers</a> with uncountable nouns. Put simply, if you can’t count something, it’s <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/a-or-an/">an</a> uncountable noun.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="800" height="441" src="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-7-1.png" alt="Concrete noun" class="wp-image-5417" srcset="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-7-1.png 800w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-7-1-300x165.png 300w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-7-1-768x423.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption>Concrete noun</figcaption></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="concrete-noun"></span>Concrete noun<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <p><a href="https://www.dictionary.com/browse/concrete-noun" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Concrete nouns</a> are nouns that we can perceive with our five sensory organs. If we can see, touch, <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-tense-of-hear/">hear</a>, taste, or smell something, it’s a <strong><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/concrete-nouns/">concrete noun</a></strong>. </p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="consider-the-following-sentences"></span>Consider the following sentences:<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p>Did you hear the doorbell? (Hear)</p> <p>The waiter brought in a steaming bowl of noodles. (Taste, smell)</p> <p>Your sweater is really cozy! (Touch)</p> <p>The sun is shining very brightly today. (Sight)</p> <p>Here’s a bouquet of flowers for you. (Smell)</p> <p>The five nouns in the above sentences are <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/concrete-nouns/">concrete nouns</a>: doorbell, noodles, sweater, sun, and flowers. We can perceive these objects with our sensory organs. </p> <p>Concrete nouns are contrasted with abstract nouns. Let’s learn more about abstract nouns for a better understanding.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-full"><img decoding="async" width="800" height="441" src="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-8.png" alt="Abstract noun" class="wp-image-5415" srcset="https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-8.png 800w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-8-300x165.png 300w, https://grammarbrain.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/types-of-nouns-8-768x423.png 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><figcaption>Abstract noun</figcaption></figure></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="abstract-noun"></span>Abstract noun<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <p>An abstract noun is a word that represents a concept or an idea, but cannot be experienced with the five senses.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="abstract-nouns-are-often-created-by-attaching-a-suffix-to-a-verb-or-adjective-such-as"></span>Abstract nouns are often created by attaching a suffix to a verb or adjective, such as:<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>-tion (representing an action) – satisfaction, education, motivation, inspiration</li><li>-ment (representing a result or condition) – contentment, achievement, <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/acknowledgement-vs-acknowledgment/">acknowledgment</a></li><li>-ness (representing a quality) – illness, witness, dimness, blindness, deafness</li><li>-ity (representing a state or degree) – impossibility, heterogeneity, radioactivity, discontinuity</li></ul> <p>Abstract nouns are the opposite of concrete nouns. </p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="consider-the-following-sentence"></span>Consider the following sentence:<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <p>I didn’t get any <strong>acknowledgment</strong> for my efforts. </p> <p>In this sentence, we can’t touch, hear, see, taste, or smell the noun <em>acknowledgment.</em> The same applies to all abstract nouns.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="possessive-noun"></span>Possessive noun<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <p>A<strong> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/possessive-noun/">possessive noun</a></strong> is a noun that shows ownership or possession. <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/possessive-noun/">Possessive nouns</a> are usually formed by adding an <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/apostrophe/">apostrophe</a> + s (‘s) to the end of the noun. </p> <p>If the noun is plural and already ends in s, add an apostrophe after the s.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="here-are-some-examples-of-sentences-with-possessive-nouns"></span>Here are some examples of sentences with possessive nouns:<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>This is my brother’s car.</li><li>Do you have access to the students’ desks?</li><li>Can you <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/brung-or-brought/">bring</a> me my phone’s charger?</li></ul> <p>Possessive nouns are <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/used-to/">used to</a> show ownership, not simply association. That’s why we say ‘my brother’s car’ and ‘the car of my brother’. On the other hand, we say ‘the people of the country’ to show association instead of ownership.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="collective-noun"></span>Collective noun<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <p>When we refer to a group of things/people/animals with a single word, it’s called a collective noun. </p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="consider-the-following-examples"></span>Consider the following examples:<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>A flock of <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/plural-of-sheep/">sheep</a> was grazing in the meadow.</li><li>The jury deliberated for hours before reaching a verdict.</li><li>Our team played their best game of the season.</li><li>The class was studying for their final exams.</li><li>The family was gathered around the <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/diner-vs-dinner/">dinner</a> table.</li><li>Can you clear that heap of clothes?</li></ul> <p>In each of the above instances, a single noun represents a group of people, animals, or things. Collective nouns are common in everyday speech. </p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="heres-a-list-of-common-collective-nouns"></span>Here’s a <a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary_of_collective_nouns_by_collective_term" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">list of common collective nouns</a>:<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"><li>Herd</li><li>Board</li><li>Panel</li><li>Bunch</li><li>Stack</li><li>Mob</li><li>Gang</li><li>Series</li></ul> <p>It’s easy to identify collective nouns once you know the meanings and functions of these words.</p> <div class="wp-block-coblocks-faq" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/FAQPage"> <h2 class="wp-block-coblocks-faq__title wp-block-heading"><span class="ez-toc-section" id="faqs"></span>FAQs<span class="ez-toc-section-end"></span></h2> <details class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item" itemprop="mainEntity" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Question"><summary class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question" itemprop="name"><div class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__content"><strong>1. What is a noun?</strong></div><svg width="24" height="24" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__icon" aria-hidden="true"><path fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M19.39 14.99l-1.41 1.41L12 10.43 6.02 16.4l-1.41-1.41L12 7.6l7.39 7.39z"></path></svg></summary><div class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__answer" itemprop="acceptedAnswer" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Answer"><div itemprop="text"> <p>A noun is a word that refers to (or names) a person, place, thing, or idea. Names of places, people, things, feelings, ideas, etc. are called nouns.</p> </div></div></details> <details class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item" itemprop="mainEntity" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Question"><summary class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question" itemprop="name"><div class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__content"><strong>2. What are the different types of nouns?</strong></div><svg width="24" height="24" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__icon" aria-hidden="true"><path fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M19.39 14.99l-1.41 1.41L12 10.43 6.02 16.4l-1.41-1.41L12 7.6l7.39 7.39z"></path></svg></summary><div class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__answer" itemprop="acceptedAnswer" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Answer"><div itemprop="text"> <p>There are 11 types of nouns (usually describing a person, place, or thing): proper nouns, common nouns, countable nouns, uncountable nouns, abstract nouns, concrete nouns, collective nouns, possessive nouns, compound nouns, countable nouns, and uncountable nouns.</p> </div></div></details> <details class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item" itemprop="mainEntity" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Question"><summary class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question" itemprop="name"><div class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__content"><strong>3. How are abstract nouns <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/different-from-or-different-than/">different from</a> concrete nouns?</strong></div><svg width="24" height="24" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__icon" aria-hidden="true"><path fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M19.39 14.99l-1.41 1.41L12 10.43 6.02 16.4l-1.41-1.41L12 7.6l7.39 7.39z"></path></svg></summary><div class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__answer" itemprop="acceptedAnswer" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Answer"><div itemprop="text"> <p>Abstract nouns are different from concrete nouns in that they refer to concepts or ideas rather than physical objects. We cannot touch, smell, hear, see, or taste abstract nouns, but we can do so for concrete nouns. For example, we can’t perceive ‘love’ or ‘freedom’ with sensory organs but we can <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-tense-of-eat/">eat</a> ‘cake’ or watch the ‘ocean’.</p> </div></div></details> <details class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item" itemprop="mainEntity" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Question"><summary class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question" itemprop="name"><div class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__content"><strong>4. How are proper nouns different from common nouns?</strong></div><svg width="24" height="24" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__icon" aria-hidden="true"><path fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M19.39 14.99l-1.41 1.41L12 10.43 6.02 16.4l-1.41-1.41L12 7.6l7.39 7.39z"></path></svg></summary><div class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__answer" itemprop="acceptedAnswer" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Answer"><div itemprop="text"> <p>Proper nouns refer to specific people, places, or things (Taj Mahal, Australia, MacBook, Ferrari). Common nouns are generic names for things, people, places, ideas, feelings, concepts, etc. (park, swimming pool, <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/village-vs-town/">city</a>, computer).</p> </div></div></details> <details class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item" itemprop="mainEntity" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Question"><summary class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question" itemprop="name"><div class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__content"><strong>5. What is the difference between countable nouns and uncountable nouns?</strong></div><svg width="24" height="24" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__question__icon" aria-hidden="true"><path fill="currentColor" fill-rule="evenodd" clip-rule="evenodd" d="M19.39 14.99l-1.41 1.41L12 10.43 6.02 16.4l-1.41-1.41L12 7.6l7.39 7.39z"></path></svg></summary><div class="wp-block-coblocks-faq-item__answer" itemprop="acceptedAnswer" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Answer"><div itemprop="text"> <p>Countable nouns can be counted and quantified (cats, books). Uncountable nouns cannot be quantified in specific numbers (freedom, love, water).</p> </div></div></details> </div> <div id="ez-toc-container" class="ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction"> <div class="ez-toc-title-container"> <p class="ez-toc-title" style="cursor:inherit">Inside this article</p> <span class="ez-toc-title-toggle"></span></div> <nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1" href="#proper-noun" title="Proper noun">Proper noun</a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2" href="#examples-of-proper-nouns" title="Examples of proper nouns">Examples of proper nouns</a></li></ul></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3" href="#common-noun" title="Common noun">Common noun</a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4" href="#here-are-some-sentences-with-common-nouns" title="Here are some sentences with common nouns">Here are some sentences with common nouns</a></li></ul></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5" href="#singular-noun" title="Singular noun">Singular noun</a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6" href="#here-are-some-examples" title="Here are some examples">Here are some examples</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7" href="#for-example" title="For example">For example</a></li></ul></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8" href="#plural-noun" title="Plural noun">Plural noun</a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9" href="#here-are-some-examples-2" title="Here are some examples">Here are some examples</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10" href="#lets-see-how-plural-nouns-look-in-sentences" title="Let’s see how plural nouns look in sentences">Let’s see how plural nouns look in sentences</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11" href="#here-are-some-examples-3" title="Here are some examples">Here are some examples</a></li></ul></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12" href="#compound-noun" title="Compound noun">Compound noun</a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13" href="#open-compound-nouns" title="Open compound nouns">Open compound nouns</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14" href="#closed-compound-nouns" title="Closed compound nouns">Closed compound nouns</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15" href="#hyphenated-compound-nouns" title="Hyphenated compound nouns">Hyphenated compound nouns</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16" href="#here-are-some-examples-of-using-compound-nouns-in-sentences" title="Here are some examples of using compound nouns in sentences">Here are some examples of using compound nouns in sentences</a></li></ul></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17" href="#countable-noun" title="Countable noun">Countable noun</a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18" href="#here-are-some-examples-of-sentences-with-countable-nouns" title="Here are some examples of sentences with countable nouns">Here are some examples of sentences with countable nouns</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19" href="#countable-nouns-are-used-in-interrogative-sentences-as-well" title="Countable nouns are used in interrogative sentences as well">Countable nouns are used in interrogative sentences as well</a></li></ul></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20" href="#uncountable-noun" title="Uncountable noun">Uncountable noun</a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21" href="#here-are-some-examples-of-sentences-with-uncountable-nouns" title="Here are some examples of sentences with uncountable nouns">Here are some examples of sentences with uncountable nouns</a></li></ul></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22" href="#concrete-noun" title="Concrete noun">Concrete noun</a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23" href="#consider-the-following-sentences" title="Consider the following sentences">Consider the following sentences</a></li></ul></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24" href="#abstract-noun" title="Abstract noun">Abstract noun</a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25" href="#abstract-nouns-are-often-created-by-attaching-a-suffix-to-a-verb-or-adjective-such-as" title="Abstract nouns are often created by attaching a suffix to a verb or adjective, such as">Abstract nouns are often created by attaching a suffix to a verb or adjective, such as</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-26" href="#consider-the-following-sentence" title="Consider the following sentence">Consider the following sentence</a></li></ul></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-27" href="#possessive-noun" title="Possessive noun">Possessive noun</a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-28" href="#here-are-some-examples-of-sentences-with-possessive-nouns" title="Here are some examples of sentences with possessive nouns">Here are some examples of sentences with possessive nouns</a></li></ul></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-29" href="#collective-noun" title="Collective noun">Collective noun</a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-30" href="#consider-the-following-examples" title="Consider the following examples">Consider the following examples</a></li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class="ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-31" 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Dalia has featured articles on Forbes, Inc, Fast Company, Grammarly, and many more. She covers English, ESL, and all things grammar on GrammarBrain. </p> </div> </div> </div>  <div class="other-articles"> <h3 class="abbv-h3">Core lessons</h3> <div class="w-row"> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/apostrophe/">Apostrophe</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/ellipsis/">Ellipsis</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/semicolon/">Semicolon</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/hyphen/">Hyphen</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/et-al/">Et. 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Conjunction</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adverbs/">Adverbs</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adverbial-clause/">Adverbial Clause</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/irregular-verbs/">Irregular Verbs</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/common-verbs/">Common Verbs</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/intransitive-verbs/">Intransitive Verbs</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/phrasal-verbs/">Phrasal Verbs</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/prepositions/">Prepositions</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/gerund/">Gerund</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/active-voice/">Active Voice</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a 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w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-simple-tense/">Past Simple</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/clauses/">Clauses</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/object-pronouns/">Object Pronouns</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/personal-pronouns/">Personal Pronouns</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/possessive-pronouns/">Possessive Pronouns</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/common-noun/">Common Noun</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/concrete-nouns/">Concrete Noun</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/possessive-noun/">Possessive Noun</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/proper-noun/">Proper Noun</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/irregular-plural-nouns/">Irregular Plural Nouns</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/prepositional-phrases/">Prepositional Phrases</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/introductory-phrases/">Introductory Phrases</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/declarative-statement/">Declarative Statement</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/sentence-diagramming/">Sentence Diagramming</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/complete-subjects/">Complete Subjects</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/sentence-starters/">Sentence Starters</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/metaphor/">Metaphor</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/personification/">Personification</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/allegory/">Allegory</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/collective-noun/">Collective Nouns</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/tones-in-writing/">Tones in Writing</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/homophones/">Homophones</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/declarative-sentences/">Declarative Sentences</a> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <a href="https://grammarbrain.com/syntax/">Syntax</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="other-articles"> <h3 class="abbv-h3">Glossary</h3> <div class="w-row"> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <strong>A:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/abstract-noun/">Abstract Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/accusative-case/">Accusative Case</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/anecdote/">Anecdote</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/antonym/">Antonym</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/active-sentence/">Active Sentence</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adverbs/">Adverb</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adjective/">Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/allegory/">Allegory</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/alliteration/">Alliteration</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adjective-clause/">Adjective Clause</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adjective-phrase/">Adjective Phrase</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/ampersand/">Ampersand</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/anastrophe/">Anastrophe</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adverbial-clause/">Adverbial Clause</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/appositive-phrase/">Appositive Phrase</a></li> </ul> <strong>B:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/base-form/">Base Form</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/body-paragraph/">Body Paragraph</a></li> </ul> <strong>C:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/clauses/">Clause</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-adjective/">Compound Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/complex-sentence/">Complex Sentence</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-words/">Compound Words</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-predicate/">Compound Predicate</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/common-noun/">Common Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/comparative-adjective/">Comparative Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/superlatives-and-comparatives/">Comparative and Superlative</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-noun/">Compound Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-subject/">Compound Subject</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/compound-sentence/">Compound Sentence</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/copular-verb/">Copular Verb</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/collective-noun/">Collective Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/colloquialism/">Colloquialism</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/conciseness/">Conciseness</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/consonance/">Consonance</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/conditionals/">Conditional</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/concrete-nouns/">Concrete Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/conjunctions/">Conjunction</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/conjugation/">Conjugation</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/conditional-sentence-if-clause/">Conditional Sentence</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/comma-splice/">Comma Splice</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/correlative-conjunction/">Correlative Conjunction</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/coordinating-conjunction/">Coordinating Conjunction</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/coordinating-adjectives/">Coordinate Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/cumulative-adjective/">Cumulative Adjective</a></li> </ul> <strong>D:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/dative-case/">Dative Case</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/determiners/">Determiner</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/declarative-sentences/">Declarative Sentence</a> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/declarative-statement/">Declarative Statement</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/direct-object-pronouns/">Direct Object Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/direct-object/">Direct Object</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/types-of-diction/">Diction</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/diphthong/">Diphthong</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/dangling-modifier/">Dangling Modifier</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/demonstrative-pronouns/">Demonstrative Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/demonstrative-adjective/">Demonstrative Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/direct-characterization/">Direct Characterization</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/definite-article/">Definite Article</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/doublespeak/">Doublespeak</a></li> </ul> <strong>E:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/equivocation-fallacy/">Equivocation Fallacy</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/en-dash/">En Dash</a></li> </ul> <strong>F:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/false-dilemma-fallacy/">False Dilemma Fallacy</a> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/future-perfect-progressive/">Future Perfect Progressive</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/future-simple/">Future Simple</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/future-perfect-continuous/">Future Perfect Continuous</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/future-perfect/">Future Perfect</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/first-conditional/">First Conditional</a></li> </ul> <strong>G:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/gerund/">Gerund</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/gerund-phrase/">Gerund Phrase</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/genitive-case/">Genitive Case</a></li> </ul> <strong>H:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/homophones/">Homophone</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/homonym/">Homonym</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/helping-verbs/">Helping Verb</a></li> </ul> <strong>I:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/irregular-adjectives/">Irregular Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/irregular-verbs/">Irregular Verb</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/imperative-sentence/">Imperative Sentence</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/indefinite-article/">Indefinite Article</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/intransitive-verbs/">Intransitive Verb</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/introductory-phrases/">Introductory Phrase</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/indefinite-pronouns/">Indefinite Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/indirect-characterization/">Indirect Characterization</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/interrogative-sentence/">Interrogative Sentence</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/intensive-pronoun/">Intensive Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/inanimate-object/">Inanimate Object</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/indefinite-tense/">Indefinite Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/infinitive-phrase/">Infinitive Phrase</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/interjection/">Interjection</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/intensifier/">Intensifier</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/inifitives/">Infinitive</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/indicative-mood/">Indicative Mood</a></li> </ul> <strong>J:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/juxtaposition/">Juxtaposition</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="w-col w-col-6"> <strong>L:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/linking-verbs/">Linking Verb</a></li> </ul> <strong>M:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/modal-verb/">Modal Verb</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/modifier/">Modifier</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/misplaced-modifier/">Misplaced Modifier</a></li> </ul> <strong>N:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/nominative-case/">Nominative Case</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/noun/">Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/adjective-as-noun/">Noun Adjective</a></li> </ul> <strong>O:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/oxymoron/">Oxymoron</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/object-pronouns/">Object Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/object-complement/">Object Complement</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/order-of-adjectives/">Order of Adjectives</a></li> </ul> <strong>P:</strong> <ul> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/participle/">Participle</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/parallelism/">Parallelism</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/prepositional-phrases/">Prepositional Phrase</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-simple-tense/">Past Simple Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-continuous-tense/">Past Continuous Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-perfect-tense/">Past Perfect Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/past-progressive-tense/">Past Progressive Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/present-simple-tense/">Present Simple Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/present-perfect-tense/">Present Perfect Tense</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/personal-pronouns/">Personal Pronoun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/personification/">Personification</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/persuasive-writing/">Persuasive Writing</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/parallel-structure/">Parallel Structure</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/phrasal-verbs/">Phrasal Verb</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/predicate-adjective/">Predicate Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/predicate-nominative/">Predicate Nominative</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/phonetic-language/">Phonetic Language</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/plural-noun/">Plural Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/punctuation/">Punctuation</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/punctuation-marks/">Punctuation Marks</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/prepositions/">Preposition</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/preposition-of-place/">Preposition of Place</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/parts-of-speech/">Parts of Speech</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/possessive-adjective/">Possessive Adjective</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/possessive-determiner/">Possessive Determiner</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/possessive-case/">Possessive Case</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/possessive-noun/">Possessive Noun</a></li> <li><a href="https://grammarbrain.com/proper-adjective/">Proper Adjective</a></li> <li><a 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