What is a noun?
A noun is a word that refers to a person, place, or thing. The category of things may sound vague, but in this case, it means inanimate objects, abstract concepts, and activities. Phrases and other parts of speech can also behave like nouns and can be the subject in a sentence, as in jogging is a fun exercise. Here, the verb jogging acts like a noun and is the subject of the sentence.
Examples:
- Place- Goa, Taj Mahal, Sea, River, Farmhouse, etc.
- Person- John, Biographer, Cameraman, Actor, etc.
- Things- Rocks, trees, Forest, Paper, Glass, Metals, Plastic, etc.
Types of Nouns
1. Proper noun:-
The proper noun which denotes a proper person, place, or thing. These words should be capitalized. The names and titles of things are always proper nouns.
Exp: Jon, Jenny, Spain, New York, Sony.
Usage: The city of New York is known for its vibrant culture.
2. Common noun:-
The common noun which denotes a common person, place, or thing. They are used to describe general and non-specific items.
Exp: Boy, Girl, Fan, City, Town, Country, Dog, etc.
Usage: The dog barked loudly in the house.
3. Collective noun:-
The collective noun which denotes a group of a person are, other creatures, and a collection of things. A collective noun refers to a group that functions as one unit or performs the same action at the same time.
Exp:-
- A bunch of keys.
- A flock of birds.
- A jury of judges.
- A cluster of stores.
- A galaxy of stars.
- A pile of books.
- A chain of mountains.
- A swarm of bees.
- A row of trees.
- A team of horses.
4. Material noun:-
The material noun, which denotes a type of noun that refers to a raw material, physical substance, or ingredient from which things are created.
Exp:- Water, Oil, Gold, Silver, Diamond, Rice, etc.
5. Abstract noun:-
An abstract noun that denotes an idea, quality, emotion, or state that you cannot perceive with your five physical senses.
Exp:- Honesty, Happen, Childhood, Action, Bondays, Kingship, etc.
6. Countable noun:-
The countable noun, which can be counted, is know countable noun. A countable noun is changes the singular into the plural from, and articles ( A, An, The) are used before them.
Exp: Book, Friend, Table, class, Bunch, etc.
|
Singular |
Plural |
A/An |
|
Friend |
Friends |
A friend |
|
Book |
Books |
A book |
|
Leaf |
Leaves |
A leaf |
|
Class |
Classes |
A class |
|
Bunch |
Bunches |
A bunch |
|
Apple |
Apples |
An apple |
7. Uncountable noun:-
The noun that cannot be counted is an uncountable noun. An uncountable noun does not change from singular in to the plural; articles ( A, An, The) are not used before them.
Exp:- Coffee, Tea, Rice, Honey, etc.
|
Singular |
Plural
|
A/An
|
|
Coffee |
×
|
× |
|
Tea |
×
|
× |
|
Honesty |
× |
× |
|
Furniture |
× |
× |
8. Compound noun:-
A compound noun combines two or more words into one. A compound noun can be used as a single word, multiple words used separately, or words connected by hyphens.
Exp:- Dry-cleaning, Jack-in-the-box, toothpaste, haircut, etc.
9. Singular noun:-
A singular noun represents only one person, place, or thing.
Exp:- House, cat, Girl, etc.
Usage:- He has a small cat.
10. Plural noun:-
A plural noun represents more than one person, place, or thing, typically formed by adding -s or -es to the singular form.
Exp:- Houses, Dogs, Boys, Tables, etc.
Usage:- The boys were throwing baseballs back and forth between bases.
Nouns as subjects
There must be a subject in every sentence, and that subject must always be a noun. The person, place, or object that is doing or becoming the sentence's verb is known as the subject of the sentence.
Exp:- Sam left the party early.
Nouns as objects
When a noun is an object, it receives the verb.
Exp:- The plane carried the Prime Minister to India.
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