What is a Noun ?
A Noun is defined as the name of person, place , thing , material and even emotions or ideas .Here word thing includes all objects that we can see , hear , touch , taste or smell with our senses and anything which we can think of.
for example :
(a) Bhopal is a city of lakes .
(b) Mahatma Gandhi is the father of India.
(c)The candies are sweet .
(d) He play football.
Here , Bhopal , Mahatma Gandhi, candies , football are examples of Noun
Kinds of Nouns :
Nouns can be of five kinds :
1) Proper Noun :
The nouns which are names of specific persons , places or things are known as Proper Nouns.
for example :
(a) Maharana Pratap was a great king.
(b) Bhopal is a city of lakes.
(c) India is a democratic country.
(d) Siya is the second daughter of their parents.
Here , the noun Maharana Pratap refers to a specific king , therefore it is Proper Noun
Similarly , Bhopal, India , Siya are proper nouns.
Note : Proper means ones own. Hence a proper noun is person’s own name.
2) Common Noun :
The nouns which are defined in general terms , i.e., general names of places , persons or objects of the same class or kind are known as Common Nouns.
For example :
(a) Maharana Pratap was a great king.
(b) Bhopal is a city of lakes.
(c) India is a democratic country.
(d) Siya is the second daughter of their parents.
In the above examples The Noun Maharana Pratap refers to a particular king , whereas the Noun king can be applied to other king along with Maharana Pratap.
Therefore :
Maharana Pratap – proper noun
King – common noun
Similarly , City, Country, Daughter are examples of common nouns .
3) Collective Noun :
The nouns which are defined as a word used as the names of a collection or groups of persons, animals or things taken together forming a unit and spoken as one whole .
For example :
(a) A Gang of thieves.
(b)An Orchestra of Musicians.
(c) A bouquet of flowers.
(d) A crowd of people.
Here , Gang, orchestra , Bouquet , Crowd are the examples of collective nouns , which means ;
Gang – a group of people creating nuisance
Orchestra – a Collection of bands
Bouquet – a collection of flowers or decorative items.
Crowd – A group of people gathered without any particular purpose.
4)Abstract noun :
The Nouns which are defined as the names of quantities, qualities, ideas , emotions , Actions which are considered apart from the object to which it belongs .
The word Abstract means drawn off.
For example :
(a) Mohit is a handsome hunk.
(b) Sheela reward her daughter because of her honesty.
here , words handsome and honesty are examples of Abstract Nouns.
5) Material Noun:
A Noun which is defined as the name of materials or substances used in day to day life or for making something , is known as Material Noun.
For example:
(a) Bread is made up wheat flour.
(b) Steel is an alloy of copper.
Here wheat and copper are examples of Material Nouns.
On the basis of counting :Countable and Uncountable nouns –
1) Countable Nouns :
Countable Nouns or the Countables are the names of objects , people , etc , that we can count.
For example : Book , Pencil , Mango, Girl , etc.
2) Uncountable nouns :
Uncountable nouns or Uncountables are the names of things which we cannot count.
For example : Milk , Sugar , etc.
Note : There are nouns which can be Countable or uncountable depending upon the usage under context .
for example :
(a) The picture collage is made of glass ( uncountable)
(b) Please give me a glass of water .( Countable)
