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Noun

What is Noun ?

Noun is a part of speech that denotes a person, a place, a thing, an idea, a quality or an emotion. The English word noun is derived from the Latin word “nomen” which means “name”. Every language has words that are nouns. Examples :

1.       Person

2.       Place

3.       Things

4.       Idea

5.       Quality

6.       Emotions etc.

Kinds of nouns :

There are five kinds of noun

1.        Proper Noun

2.       Common Noun

3.       Collective Noun

4.       Material Noun

5.       Abstract Noun

  

1. 1. Proper Noun :

A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place or thing.

For Example :  a. Tagore

b. Delhi

c. India

d. Holi

e. Diwali

2.       Common Noun :

A Common Noun is the beings with a capital letter. Adjectives formed from Proper nouns also begin with Capital letters.

For Example :a. Man

b. Hat

c. Chair

d. Girl

e. Book

3.       Collective Noun :

A Collective Noun denotes several persons or things persons or things regarded as one group.

For Example :a. Team

b. Class

c. Friend

d. Family

e. Crowd

4.       Material Noun :

Material noun is the name of material or substance of which things are made.

For Example : a. Milk

b. Gold

c. Wheat

d. Rice

e. Silver

5.       Abstract Noun :

An Abstract Noun is the name of a quality, state, action. An art or science :

For Example :a. Quality : Truth, Beauty

b. State : Youth, Childhood

c. Action : Hatred, Theft

d. Art : Painting, Photography

e. Science : Mathematics, Physics