Nouns. Tip#1: Types of Nouns
A noun is a word that names something: either a person, place, or thing. In a sentence, nouns can play the role of subject, direct object, indirect object, subject complement, object complement, appositive, or adjective.
Types of Nouns
Nouns form a large proportion of English vocabulary and they come in a wide variety of types.
Nouns can name a person:
Example: Albert Einstein
Example: the president
Example: my mother
Nouns can also name a place:
Example: Disneyland
Example: my bedroom
Nouns can also name things, although sometimes they might be intangible things, such as concepts, activities, or processes. Some might even be hypothetical or imaginary things.
Example: shoe
Example: freedom
