Collective Nouns


A collective noun names a group of objects, where "objects" can be people, animals, emotions, inanimate things, concepts, or other things.


Examples:

Subject	Collective Term
ants	An army of ants[2]
ants	A bike of ants[2]
ants	A colony of ants[2]
ants	A swarm of ants[2]
antelope	A cluster of antelope[2]
antelope	A herd of antelope[2]
antelope	A tribe of antelope[2]
apes	A shrewdness of apes[1]
apes	A troop of apes[2]
asses (roped)	A coffle of asses[2]
asses (driven)	A drove of asses[2]
asses	A herd of asses[2]
asses	A pace of asses[1]
auks (on land)	A colony of auks[2]
auks (at sea)	A flock of auks[2]
auks (on water)	A raft of auks[2]

Subject	Collective Term
ants	An army of ants[2]
ants	A bike of ants[2]
ants	A colony of ants[2]
ants	A swarm of ants[2]
antelope	A cluster of antelope[2]
antelope	A herd of antelope[2]
antelope	A tribe of antelope[2]
apes	A shrewdness of apes[1]
apes	A troop of apes[2]
asses (roped)	A coffle of asses[2]
asses (driven)	A drove of asses[2]
asses	A herd of asses[2]
asses	A pace of asses[1]
auks (on land)	A colony of auks[2]
auks (at sea)	A flock of auks[2]
auks (on water)	A raft of auks[2]

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_collective_nouns_by_subject_A-H

Proper Noun

A proper noun names a particular person, place, or thing and begings with a capital letter. It's more specific than the common noun.

Examples:

• James
• Julie
• California
• IBM, General Motors
• Neiman Marcus
• Applebee’s
• Mckinley
• Ireland, France, America
• Betty
• Lieutenant Mark Davis
• the Mississippi River
• University of Georgia

Source: http://www.k12reader.com/proper-nouns/

Compound Noun

 

A compound noun is like a derivitave. It is two words put together to make one word.

Here are some examples:

 

airplane
blackboard
Iceland
wallpaper
grasshopper
seafood
undercut
without
highlight
underworld
witchcraft
brother-in-law
right-hander
bedroom
motorcycle
rainfall
haircut
train-spotting
hanger-on
passer-by
greenhouse
software
dry cleaning
onlooker
output
over throw
bluebird
breakdown
drive-in
feedback
hold-up
makeup
high school
sister-in-law
walkover

Source: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/List_of_compound_noun

Common Nouns.

A common noun names any person, place, or thing.

These most common nouns include an example sentence to help us learn.
I hope this list become helpful for everybody.

age	The age of my daughter is three.
air	The air is quite clear today.
anger	His anger knows no limits.
animal	I'm not sure of the name of that animal over there in that cage.
answer	He provided an excellent answer to my question.
apple	I love a good red apple after dinner.
area	This area is intended for recreation
arm	He put his arm out for inspection.
art	It would be difficult to live without art.
atom	One of the smallest elements is the atom.
baby	She put her baby into its crib.
back	I turned my back on that outrageous man.
ball	He hit the ball out of the park.
band	The band played until three in the morning.
bank	The bank closes at three in the afternoon.
bar	Let's go to the bar and get a beer.
base	He works at the base on the otherside of town.
bat	If you look up there you can see a bat flying between the trees.
bear	The bear is a dangerous but playful animal.
beauty	The countryside is splendid in its beauty.
bell	He rang the bell to signal the end of class.
bird	Do you know the name of that bird on that branch?
bit	Could you hand me that bit for this drill?
block	He picked up the block of wood and began to work on it.
blood	Look at the blood on the floor! What's happened?
blow	He received a mighty blow from his opponent in the boxing match.
board	Use that board over there to cover up the window.
boat	He bought a new boat for his birthday.
body	He left the body at the side of the road.
bone	I found a prehistoric bone in the desert.
book	You should read this book!
bottom	You will find the coin at the bottom of the lake.
box	I put the extra clothes into that box.
boy	Do you see that boy over there?
branch	There is a bird on that branch.
bread	Could you get some bread when you go to the supermarket?
break	I'll take a five minute break and then get back to work.
brother	My brother lives in Seattle.
call	Give me a call when you arrive.
camp	I set up camp at the edge of the wood.
capital	The capital of Washington state is Olympia.
captain	The captain told his crew to raise the sail.
car	He drove his car very fast.

Source: http://esl.about.com/library/vocabulary/bl1000_list_noun1.htm