Do You Make This Mistake In English With Nouns?

compound nouns: closed form, open form, and hyphenated form.

Closed form are words that meld together such as: makeup, secondhand, baseball, childlike, keyboard and notebook.

Hyphenated form are words joined together with a hyphen such as: over-the-counter, mother-in-law, six-pack, and six-year-old.

Open form are words such as: attorney general, post office, real estate, middle class, full moon, and half brother.

Proper Nouns and Common Nouns

A proper noun, which names a specific person, place, or thing, is almost always capitalized. A proper noun used as an addressed person’s name is called a noun of address. Common nouns name everything else and are not capitalized unless at the beginning of a sentence.

Examples

1. Many people hate Monday mornings.
The proper noun is “Monday”.

2. Last year, I had a Baptist and a Muslim in my class.
The proper nouns are “Baptist” and “Muslim”.

3. According to the sign, the road turns sharply.
The common nouns are “sign”, and “road”.

4. Many teachers are underpaid.
The common noun is “teachers”.

Concrete Nouns and Abstract Nouns

Any noun that you can experience with at least one of your five senses is a concrete noun. A concrete noun is the opposite of a abstract noun. Abstract nouns name ideas, characteristics,