àíãëèéñêîì ÿçûêå ñóùåñòâèòåëüíûå äåëÿòñÿ íà 2 îñíîâíûõ êëàññà: íàðèöàòåëüíûå (common nouns) è ñîáñòâåííûå (proper nouns). Íàðèöàòåëüíûå ñóùåñòâèòåëüíûå íàçûâàþò ëèáî îäèí êëàññ ëþäåé, ìåñò èëè ïðåäìåòîâ:
aviator sea cat meat town news paper lily table
Ñîáñòâåííûå ñóùåñòâèòåëüíûå ïðåäñòàâëÿþò ñîáîé èìÿ êîíêðåòíîãî ÷åëîâåêà, ìåñòà èëè ïðåäìåòà:
| Pacific Ocean | Thomas Edison |
| Berlin | Amazon River |
| Brazil | Wrigley Building |
| State Street | Bay of Fundy |
Ñîáèðàòåëüíûå ñóùåñòâèòåëüíûå ÿâëÿþòñÿ íàðèöàòåëüíûìè ñóùåñòâèòåëüíûìè, îáîçíà÷àþùèìè ãðóïïó ëèö, ïðåäìåòîâ èëè äåéñòâèé:
| crowd | herd | company | team |
| army | corps | audience | police |
Íåêîòîðûå ñóùåñòâèòåëüíûå ìîãóò áûòü êàê íàðèöàòåëüíûìè, òàê è ñîáñòâåííûìè.
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?
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