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Common : words that are used to name general items rather than specific ones. They are everywhere, and we use them all the time. Examples : I´d like to be a writer. Let´s travel to the beach. Concrete : nouns which you can perceive through your five senses. Abstract : those which you can´t perceive through your five senses. Countable : anything that is countable, they might have a singular and plural form. Uncountable : opposite of countable nouns, they need to have counters to be quantified. Collective : refers to a group of people, animals or thins. Practice 1. Is the highlighted noun a common or a proper noun? 1.Lucy loves to eat at the restaurant next to the window. 2.I took Daniel to the dentist for a root canal. 3.I am having fish for dinner. 4.Her car is a Porsche. Answer Key: 1:Proper Noun, 2:Common noun, 3:Common noun, 4:Proper noun