Grammar

CATEGORY

SUBCATEGORY

SMALL GROUPS

EXAMPLES

SENTENCES

Categories of Nouns

Common Nouns

Animals

1. Cat, 2. Dog, 3. Horse, 4. Fish, 5. Bird, 6. Rabbit, 7. Elephant, 8. Lion, 9. Tiger, 10. Bear, 11. Monkey, 12. Frog, 13. Dolphin, 14. Sheep, 15. Goat, 16. Chicken, 17. Pig, 18. Hamster, 19. Kangaroo, 20. Whale

My cat likes to chase birds.

Places

1. City, 2. School, 3. Park, 4. Beach, 5. Restaurant, 6. Museum, 7. Library, 8. Hospital, 9. Store, 10. Church, 11. Mountain, 12. River, 13. Country, 14. Town, 15. Island, 16. Forest, 17. Factory, 18. Airport, 19. Farm, 20. Stadium

We visited the museum last weekend.

Proper Nouns

People

1. Sarah, 2. London, 3. Einstein, 4. Asia, 5. Microsoft, 6. Amazon, 7. France, 8. Toyota, 9. Shakespeare, 10. Nile, 11. Jupiter, 12. July, 13. Africa, 14. Facebook, 15. Starbucks, 16. India, 17. Paris, 18. New York, 19. Google, 20. Harry Potter

Sarah loves to read books by Shakespeare.

Organizations

1. NASA, 2. United Nations, 3. Red Cross, 4. Google, 5. Apple, 6. Facebook, 7. IBM, 8. UNICEF, 9. World Health Organization, 10. Microsoft, 11. Amazon, 12. NATO, 13. Greenpeace, 14. Ford, 15. Coca-Cola, 16. Michelin, 17. Mcdonald’s, 18. Disney, 19. Samsung, 20. Sony

NASA is planning a new mission to Mars.

Collective Nouns

Groups of Animals

1. Team, 2. Flock, 3. Herd, 4. Pack, 5. Swarm, 6. Bunch, 7. Choir, 8. Gaggle, 9. Class, 10. Family, 11. Crew, 12. Army, 13. Panel, 14. Troop, 15. Population, 16. Cluster, 17. Council, 18. Committee, 19. Crowd, 20. Gang

The flock of birds flew south for the winter.

Groups of People

1. Audience, 2. Crowd, 3. Team, 4. Committee, 5. Family, 6. Class, 7. Crew, 8. Panel, 9. Council, 10. Troop, 11. Organization, 12. Congregation, 13. Staff, 14. Gang, 15. Delegation, 16. Network, 17. Squad, 18. Tribe, 19. Faction, 20. Association

The audience clapped after the performance.

Abstract Nouns

Emotions

1. Love, 2. Happiness, 3. Anger, 4. Sadness, 5. Fear, 6. Joy, 7. Jealousy, 8. Pride, 9. Hope, 10. Courage, 11. Trust, 12. Friendship, 13. Faith, 14. Kindness, 15. Honesty, 16. Peace, 17. Freedom, 18. Success, 19. Wisdom, 20. Beauty

Happiness is the key to a fulfilling life.

Concepts

1. Freedom, 2. Justice, 3. Truth, 4. Knowledge, 5. Education, 6. Power, 7. Democracy, 8. Loyalty, 9. Creativity, 10. Time, 11. Respect, 12. Patience, 13. Responsibility, 14. Equality, 15. Integrity, 16. Potential, 17. Motivation, 18. Ambition, 19. Opportunity, 20. Success

Justice is important in any society.

Concrete Nouns

Physical Objects

1. Apple, 2. Chair, 3. Car, 4. Book, 5. Table, 6. Phone, 7. Computer, 8. Bottle, 9. Shoe, 10. Ball, 11. Door, 12. Window, 13. Sandwich, 14. Watch, 15. Guitar, 16. Pencil, 17. Picture, 18. Lamp, 19. Suitcase, 20. Flower

I bought an apple from the store.

Natural Objects

1. Tree, 2. Rock, 3. River, 4. Mountain, 5. Ocean, 6. Sun, 7. Moon, 8. Star, 9. Cloud, 10. Flower, 11. Grass, 12. Hill, 13. Lake, 14. Sky, 15. Wind, 16. Soil, 17. Snow, 18. Fire, 19. Planet, 20. Forest

The ocean is vast and beautiful.

Countable Nouns

Items

1. Book, 2. Car, 3. Dog, 4. Apple, 5. Chair, 6. Pen, 7. Computer, 8. Bottle, 9. Friend, 10. Idea, 11. Flower, 12. Sandwich, 13. Game, 14. Watch, 15. Magazine, 16. Bike, 17. Photograph, 18. Note, 19. Ticket, 20. Pencil

I have two dogs and three cats.

Uncountable Nouns

Substances

1. Water, 2. Rice, 3. Sugar, 4. Air, 5. Milk, 6. Furniture, 7. Information, 8. Bread, 9. Coffee, 10. Oil, 11. Cheese, 12. Traffic, 13. Butter, 14. Salt, 15. Music, 16. Homework, 17. Juice, 18. Happiness, 19. Love, 20. Education

I need some sugar for my tea.