Language Bites

Mass (Non-countable) Noun a word (such as school or flock) that names a group of people or things. In other words collective nouns are generic group names . It is neither classified as male (masculine) or female (feminine) for it incorporates the two genders. All words that points at a group of a specific kind, may it be people, animal or object, are called collective nouns. In another perspective, you may define collective noun as a 'collection' of people, animals and objects. For a better grasp of collective nouns, here's a chart of some collective nouns that you might encounter. *Take note that collective nouns are a collection, while quantifiers counts mass nouns. Do not confuse the terms used as quantifiers and as collective nouns. Stay on track for the next lesson!

Mass(Non-countable) Noun a noun (such as “sand” or “butter”) that refers to something that cannot be counted. Non-count nouns do not have a plural form and are not used with the indefinite articles a and an. Just like Count nouns, Mass nouns or as it other name says: Non-countable nouns are words that cannot be counted physically . These words are quantified using another word which are called quantifiers. Quantifiers , in a manner counts mass nouns . In short, whenever you'd like to count or quantify a Mass noun use quantifier. Observe this chart for better understanding.   This are some quantifiers that you might encounter: *Take note that most quantifiers are containers. Usually we count Mass nouns using appropriate containers for them. Also, some quantifiers may refer to objects that are in a pile or are bundled together. Stay on track for the next lesson!

Countable Noun is a noun (such as bean or ball) that has both a singular and plural form and can be used after a numeral, after words such as many or few, or after the indefinite article a or an. Basically as what the noun is called-countable which means can be counted . So, all words that can be counted are classified as countable nouns. To be able to identify these words , there are several things you need to consider. First, the number; Countable nouns should have both singular and plural forms . Second, it should be or is placed after or identified by a numeral . Third, countable nouns may also be found after words such as many and few if its indication is an indefinite quantity (that is more than one), or after the indefinite articles a or an . Take a look at these examples: *Take note that there are words which may seem confusing to classify. Example, leaf-leaves. The question that may arise here is that can you even count the leaves on a tree? Obviously no one would ...

Abstract Noun is a noun which names anything which you can not feel through your five physical senses. This does not mean that abstract nouns are merely 'ghosts' but rather 'concepts' and 'ideas.' Words like justice, peace, unity, anger, hate build up the category of abstract nouns. Now, there are still a few arguments on whether 'love' should be placed. Should love be felt by the five senses making it a concrete noun or should it only be a feeling or an idea just like anger and hate making it an abstract noun? You decide, give me your side and tell me a very good reason why. Now, comparing abstract and concrete nouns, let see this chart below. Their are so much more that can be added to this list, why not try to add a few of your own? *Take note that abstract nouns will most likely touch your inner feelings. You may see it this way: concrete nouns are things felt by your body (which is at the outside) and abstract nouns are things felt by ...

Concrete Noun is a noun which names anything (or anyone) that you can feel through your physical senses: touch, sight, taste, hearing, or smell. The word concrete itself means a stone or an object made out of cement:

Common Noun is a word (such as “singer,” “ocean,” or “car”) that refers to a person, place, or thing but that is not the name of a particular person, place, or thing. It actually is the ' category label ' for things. Let say 'car' is the common noun for a Honda civic, and a 'Honda civic' is the proper noun for a car. It's like asking your self what kind of car do I like? A Ferrari or a Porsche?

Proper Noun is a word or group of words (such as “ John Guarnes ,” “Manila,” or “Washington Street”) that is the name of a particular person, place, or thing and that usually begins with a capital letter — also called