7-UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

An abstract noun is the name of quality, state or action.

Ex- Quality : bravery, honesty, kindness
     Action  : theft, laughter, robbery
     State   : death, sickness, boyhood

Abstract nouns are formed in three ways

1) From adjectives
    Ex: bravery from brave

2) From verb
    Ex: service from serve
         growth from grow
         decision from decide

3) From common nouns
    Ex: childhood from child
         boyhood from boy


05-MATERIAL NOUNS

 A material noun is the name of a matter or substance of which things are made.

Ex: This pen is made of plastic.
      This necklace is made of gold.
      This spoon is made of silver.


06-COUNTABLE NOUNS

The nouns can be counte as one, two, three are called countable nouns.

Ex: one pen
      one chair
      two pens
      three tables

         Countable nouns can be singular or plural. They are used with- a/an - and numbers like one, two, three.


07-UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

 The nouns that cannot be counted directly are called uncountable nouns. They have only one form. They do not have a plural form. They can not be used with- a/an-or with numbers.

Ex- milk - We can not say "one milk"
      water- We can not say "two water"
     rain
     tea
     flour
     money
     time


08-VERBAL NOUNS(GERUND)

When we use a verb as a noun it is called " a verbal noun" A verbal noun is a word ending in "ing" which is partly a verb and partly a noun.

Ex: He is reading a book. (Here the word "reading" is a verb)
     Reading is his hobby (Here the word "reading" is a verbal noun)
     He is walking along the road (verb)
     Walking is a good exercise (verbal noun)