What are nouns? A noun names a person,place,thing or idea. This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA . This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA .
How do they work? Nouns can be divided into concrete and abstract nouns.They can also be divided into countable and un countable nouns.
A concrete noun is a noun that can be experienced physically so it can either be seen, touched, heard, smelt or tasted. An abstract noun is a noun that cannot be physically experienced. They include emotions, ideas, processes or states of being. Concrete and abstract nouns This Photo by Unknown author is licensed under CC BY-SA .
Countable and uncountable nouns A countable noun is a noun that you can count and turn into a plural, by adding an –s to the singular noun Example; three airplanes,four million desks An uncountable noun is a noun that cannot be made into a plural. Example; rice,music