Plural nouns can further be broken down into regular and irregular plural nouns.

Regular nouns become plural by adding an -s at the end.

For example:

• Dog -> dogs

• Table -> tables

Nouns can be classified as concrete or abstract.

Concrete nouns are those that can be felt, seen, smelled or tasted.

Some examples of concrete nouns are:

• mother

• flower

• pasta

• statue

• rucksack

Abstract nouns are those that can only be felt or thought about but cannot be seen explicitly or touched or held. They can be ideas, concepts, feelings or traits.

Some examples of abstract nouns are:

• wisdom

• truth

• love

• bravery

• misfortune

• worry

• justice

For example:

• Sarah

• Michael

• Sardinia

• Danetree Junior School

• United Nations

• Uncle Desmond

A common noun is the word used for a person, place or thing. It is general and non-specific.

For example:

• city

• girl

• computer

• road

Common nouns tend not to be capitalised unless they begin a sentence.

As with many stipulations in English grammar, there can be some quirks. It is good to be aware of this.

With this in mind, it seems to be acceptable to capitalise some common nouns such as Manager. This is mainly applicable to job titles and names of departments.

For example:

• Office manager

• Director

• Claims Department

• President

A collective noun is used for a group of people or things. The nouns are singular, but they refer to a group.

For example:

• team

• flock

• choir

• shoal

• jury

It is a good time to point out that, in most cases, collective nouns use singular verbs as they are referring to a group of people or things as one single entity.

For example:

• My family is sporty.

• My school loves to play chess