Concrete and Abstract Nouns Examples in Sentences have been discussed in the following that will be important in English learning.
A Concrete Noun: A concrete Noun is the name of an object of sense, that is, an object which can be seen, touched, heard, smelt, or tested:
- Boy,
- dog,
- song,
- flower,
- milk.
Thus, we can say Proper, Common or Class, Collective, Material, or Mass belong to Concrete Nouns as they either can be seen, touched, heard, smelt, or tested.
Concrete Nouns examples
(1) Proper Noun: A Proper Noun is the name of a particular person, thing, place, or event. As:
- Saurav was the captain of the Indian cricket team.
- Delhi is the capital of India.
- The Geeta is the sacred book.
- The Bay of Benga is to the south-east of India.
- The Himalayas are to the north of India.
- India is a populated country.
(2) Common or Class: A noun that is common to any and every person or thing of the same kind or class, is called Common Noun. Here Common means are shared by all. As:
- Man is mortal.
- A dog is a faithful animal.
- The ancient civilization flourished beside the river.
- Man can be perfect at reading a book.
- We should plant more trees.
- Rose is a beautiful flower.
(3) Collective Noun: A collective noun is the name of a group or collection of persons or things taken together and spoken of as one complete whole.
- The police dispersed the crowd.
- A pack of dogs was chasing him.
- A crowd of people gathered at the fair.
(4) Material or Mass: A Material Noun denotes the matter or substance of which things are made. It is also called Mass Noun. As:
- Wood
- water
- leather
- rice etc
Abstract Noun examples
(1) An Abstract Noun: An abstract noun is the name of a quality, action, or state belonging to an object:
- The softness of the clouds is nice.
- His smile is beautiful.
- Health is wealth.
- His silence proves his guilt.
Diagram of Concrete Noun & Abstract Noun
| 1. Concrete |
| Proper |
| Common or Class |
| Collective |
| Material or Mass |
| 2. Abstract | Abstract |
