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Definition:
Nouns make up the basic elements of the English language. Together with verbs, nouns form the basic components of nearly all sentences. Nouns are commonly defined as words that refer to persons, places, things, or ideas. The following examples show some types of nouns and how they are typically used in sentences.
Persons:
John f. Kennedy was president during the Cuban missile crisis.
Places:
Argentina is a country of wondrous beauty.
Things:
Football is a great sport.

Plural form:
The plural form of most nouns is created simply by adding the letter s.
Singular
Plural
Bird
Birds
Dog
Dogs
Cat
Cats
House
Houses
Words that end in –ch, sh, x, z or s will require an -es for the plural:
Singular
Plural kindness Kindnesses
Lunch
Lunches buzz Buzzes
Fish
Fishes fox foxes
If a word ends in -y, change the y to i and then add –es to create the plural:
Singular
Plural
Baby
Babies
Sky
Skies library libraries
In addition, there are several nouns that have irregular plural forms:
Singular
Plural
Child
Children
Foot
Feet
Goose
Geese
Man
Men
Moose
Moose
Mouse
Mice
Ox
Oxen woman women
Plurals of words that end in -f or -fe usually change the f sound to a v sound and add s or –es:
Singular
Plural
Knife
Knives
Leaf
Leaves
Life
Lives self Selves
There are, however, exceptions
Dwarf
Dwarfs roof roofs
Plurals of words that end in o:
Singular
Plural
Potato
potatoes hero Heroes
However
Memo
Memos
cello
Cellos
And for words where another vowel comes before the o stereo Stereos
Finally, there are nouns that maintain their Latin or Greek form in the plural:
Singular
Plural
Nucleus
Nuclei
Syllabus
Syllabi
Thesis
Theses
Crisis
Crises
Phenomenon
Phenomena
Index
Indices criterion criteria

Kinds of nouns:
There are four kinds of nouns:
a. Common Nouns
b. Proper Nouns
c. Concrete Nouns
d. Abstract Nouns
a) Common Noun:
A common noun names a class of similar things