Types of nouns

1. Common nouns: refer to general, non-specific people, places, or things (e.g. dog, city, book)
2. Proper nouns: refer to specific, unique people, places, or things and are always capitalized (e.g. John, Paris, Coca-Cola)
3. Concrete nouns: refer to tangible, physical objects that can be perceived by the senses (e.g. table, tree, car)
4. Abstract nouns: refer to ideas, concepts, or emotions that cannot be perceived by the senses (e.g. love, freedom, happiness)
5. Countable nouns: refer to things that can be counted and have singular and plural forms (e.g. cat, cats)
6. Uncountable nouns: refer to things that cannot be counted or do not have a plural form (e.g. water, furniture)
7. Collective nouns: refer to groups of people or things as a single entity (e.g. team, family, flock)
8. Compound nouns: are made up of two or more words that are combined to create a new noun (e.g. toothbrush, swimming pool)
9. Possessive nouns: show ownership or possession (e.g. Sarah's car, the company's profits)
10. Gerunds: nouns formed from verbs by adding -ing (e.g. swimming, reading)

Common Nouns:
- Refer to general categories or classes of things or concepts.
- Not capitalized unless they begin a sentence or occur in a proper name (e.g. dog, book, city)

Proper Nouns:
- Refer to specific names of people, places, organizations, and entities.
- Always capitalized (e.g. John, London, Microsoft)

Concrete Nouns:
- Refer to tangible or physical objects that can be perceived through the senses (e.g. car, tree, building)

Abstract Nouns:
- Refer to intangible qualities, concepts, or ideas (e.g. happiness, love, justice)

Collective Nouns:
- Refer to groups of similar people, animals, or objects as a single entity (e.g. team, flock, audience)

Countable Nouns:
- Can be counted as individual units (e.g. book, pencil, person)

Uncountable Nouns:
- Cannot be counted as individual units and are often used with quantifiers (e.g. water, salt, knowledge)

Plural Nouns:
- Indicate the presence of more than one (e.g. students, houses, pencils)

Singluar Nouns:
- Indicate the presence of only one (e.g. student, house, pencil)

Compound Nouns:
- Formed by joining two or more words to create a new noun (e.g. classroom, doorknob, sunrise)

Gerund Nouns:
- Formed from verbs ending in "-ing" and function as nouns (e.g. running, swimming, cooking)

Infinitive Nouns:
- Formed from verbs with the infinitive form "to" and function as nouns (e.g. to play, to sing, to love)