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An abstract noun names something that cannot be seen, touched, heard, smelled, or tasted. It is usually an idea, a condition, or a feeling.
War on Poverty
democracy
Buddhism
freedom
success
happiness
(From Write for Business, page 241, and Proofreader's Guide PDF, page 53)
A concrete noun names something tangible. It can be seen, touched, heard, smelled, or tasted.
odor
desk
piano
Yosemite
Lake Erie
Alabama
(From Write for Business, page 241, and Proofreader's Guide PDF, page 53)
A common noun is a general name for a person, a place, a thing, or an idea and is lowercased.
entrepreneur
stock exchange
skyscraper
ideology
(From Write for Business, page 241, and Proofreader's Guide PDF, page 53)
A proper noun names a specific person, place, thing, or idea and is always capitalized.
Bill Gates
Ivory Coast
Sears Tower
World Federalism
(From Write for Business, page 241, and Proofreader's Guide PDF, page 53)
A noun is a word that names something.
Classes of Nouns
Nouns are divided into five classes: proper, common, concrete, abstract, and collective.
Forms of Nouns
Nouns are grouped according to their gender, case, and number.
(From Write for Business, page 241, and Proofreader's Guide PDF, page 53)
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