(you cannot say “1 water, 2 water, 3 water” because water is not countable)Ībstract nouns and proper nouns are always non-countable nouns, but common nouns and concrete nouns can be both count and non-count nouns. The nouns that cannot be counted are called non-countable nouns.Įxample: Water, sugar, oil, salt, etc. (you can say 1 chair, 2 chairs, 3 chairs – so chairs are countable)Ĭountable Noun examples in sentences Non-countable Noun: Countable nouns can take an article: a, an, the.Įxample: Chair, table, bat, ball, etc. The nouns that can be counted are called countable nouns. It refers to the things we see and have physical existence.Įxample: Chair, table, bat, ball, water, money, sugar, etc. Generally, it refers to ideas, qualities, and conditions.Įxample: Truth, lies, happiness, sorrow, time, friendship, humor, patriotism, etc.Ībstract Noun examples in sentences Concrete Noun:Ī concrete noun is the exact opposite of abstract noun. More Examples of Common Noun Abstract Noun:Īn abstract noun is a word for something that cannot be seen but is there. In general and a proper noun is a specific one of those. So, a common noun is a word that indicates a person, place, thing, etc. It encompasses a particular type of things, person, or places.Įxample: Country (it can refer to any country, nothing in particular), city (it can refer to any city like Melbourne, Mumbai, Toronto, etc. More Examples of Proper Noun Common Noun:Ī common noun is a name for something which is common for many things, person, or places. In written English, a proper noun always begins with capital letters.Įxample: Melbourne (it refers to only one particular city), Steve (refers to a particular person),Īustralia (there is no other country named Australia this name is fixed for only one country).
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