Twelve Types of Nouns and How to Use Them

Most writers know the basic parts of grammar such as the subject and verb. We also know about the noun and that a noun is the name of a person, place, or thing. But do you know the noun is more complex? Do you know about the following categories of nouns?

• Proper nouns
  
  
• Common nouns
  
  
• Countable nouns
  
  
• Uncountable nouns
  
  
• Concrete nouns
  
  
• Abstract nouns
  
  
• Collective nouns
  
  
• Compound nouns
  
  
• Adjectival nouns
  
  
• Adverbial nouns
  
  
• Animate nouns
  
  
• Inanimate nouns
  
  

Since this blog is about my journey as a writer, I must admit that I had no idea that the noun could be indexed into so many categories.

Today, I read an article titled, “English Grammar: Types of Nouns.” By LindaSarhan, a HubPages Author. Linda Sarhan has a style of writing that makes learning easy. For a very comprehensive lesson about the various types of nouns and how to use these nouns effectively, I recommend reading English Grammar: Types of Nouns. You will also see examples to help you recognize each type of noun.

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