Kind of nouns
In English nouns are divided into 2 main classes called common
nouns and proper nouns. A common noun names any
one of a class of persons, places, or things:
| aviator |
sea |
cat |
meat |
| town |
news paper |
lily |
table |
A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place,or
thing
| Pacific Ocean |
Thomas Edison |
| Berlin |
Amazon River |
| Brazil |
Wrigley Building |
| State Street |
Bay of Fundy |
A collective noun is a common noun whose singular form names
a group of persons, objects, or acts:
| crowd |
herd |
company |
team |
| army |
corps |
audience |
police |
Some nouns are common nouns in one sentence and proper
nouns in another sentence:
I went to the theater with May. -
The play was given at the Grand Theater.
Roy is studying to be a doctor. - This is Dr. Smith.
We spent the summer at the lake. - Did you ever cross the
Lake Erie?
