Lesson ON NOUN

​is a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. Nouns can be concrete or abstract, and they can play different roles in a sentence. For example, a noun can be the subject, object, or subject complement of a sentence.

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​NOUNS

Types of Nouns

Examples:

1. My name is Rose. (Name of a particular person)

   • This is my dog, Bruno. (Name of a specific pet animal owned by someone)

   • David came back from Minsk. (Name of a specific place)

   • Louis Philippe is a famous brand of men’s clothing.

1. Proper Nouns:

​Nouns that are used to name a person, place or thing specifically are called a proper noun. Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter.

​2. Common nouns:

Examples:

1. I bought a pen yesterday. (Common object)

   • I am going to school. (Common place)

   • Only ten employees showed up to work today. (Common group)

   • The car is out of fuel. (Common items)

​Common nouns are those nouns that refer to a generic item, group or place. This means that, unlike proper nouns, they are not used to identify specific people, places or objects. Common nouns are not capitalised unless they appear at the beginning of a sentence.

3. Singular nouns:

These are words that are used to name a single person, place, animal, bird or object.

Examples:

1. There is a little boy in front of our house. (Single person)

   • That is my daughter. (Single person)

   • I found a wounded sparrow in the bush. (Single bird)

   • A red van has been following us for a long time. (Single object)

4. Plural nouns:

Examples:

1. I need some apples.

   • Did you find the boxes you were looking for?

   • I bought mangoes from the market.

   • We took photos of some deer on our way.

Plural nouns refer to a number of people, places, animals or things. Nouns are made plural by adding an ‘s’ or ‘es’ or ‘ies’ or ‘ves’ to the existing root word. Nouns that end with an ‘s’ remain the same. Some nouns remain the same in both their singular and plural forms, and some others have totally different spelling.

5. Countable nouns:

Examples:

1. Tom brought ten packets of lays for the trip. (specific number – ten)

   • Mom asked me to buy a dozen eggs. (specific – dozen means twelve)

   • I saw an aeroplane around seven in the morning. (specific – an means one)

are those nouns that can be counted or measured.

6. Uncountable nouns:

Examples:

1. I have a lot of homework to do. (Not specific)

   • I have a cup of tea. (Cannot count)

   • We are facing terrible weather today. (Cannot count)

​are those nouns that cannot be counted. This category of nouns includes both concrete and abstract nouns.

7. Collective Nouns:

Examples:

1. Collective nouns for groups of animals

   • A pride of lions

   • A flock of sheep

   • Collective nouns for groups of people

     • A band of musicians

   • Collective nouns for a number of things/objects

     • A pair of shoes

A collective noun is a naming word that is used to denote a group of objects, animals or people.

Examples:

1. Love is a strong emotion.

   • Honesty is the best policy.

   • It takes a lot of courage to raise your voice and stand up against injustice.

   • You should not misuse the freedom you are given.

9. Abstract Nouns:

Any entity that cannot be perceived by the five senses of the human body are called an abstract noun.