Nouns Classified by Case
The case indicates the relations of the noun (or pronoun) to the other words in the sentence.
Nouns Classified by Count
Nouns may also be classified from the countability point of view. Nouns can be countable nouns and uncountable nouns.
Noun Classification by Meaning
Nouns can be divided into the following groups based on their meaning: class nouns, collective nouns, nouns of material, and abstract nouns.
Proper & Common Nouns
Nouns fall under two classes: proper nouns; common nouns.
Morphological Types of Nouns
According to their morphological composition, we distinguish simple, derivative, and compound nouns.
Noun
The noun is a word expressing substance in the widest sense of the word. In the concept of substance, we include not only names of living beings (e. g. boy, girl, bird) and lifeless things (e. g. table, chair, book), but also names of abstract notions, i. e. qualities, states, actions (kindness, strength, sleep, fear, conversation, fight), abstracted from their bearers. Morphological Characteristics The noun has the following morphological characteristics: Nouns that can be counted have two numbers: singular and plural (e. g. singular: a girl, plural: girls). Nouns denoting living beings (and some nouns denoting [...]