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The noun is one of the most important chapters in Grammar’s view. It is English grammar basics like the base of a building and other chapters are like the floors in the Grammar book. You may have read types of nouns and its definition when you were a kid. You probably need a quick revision to remember it once again in case it is out of your mind completely but you need not worry about it here are both a noun definition and examples.

Here is a noun definition that you surely read in your childhood.

The name of a person, place, or thing is called a noun.                                                                  

 School (name of a thing)

London (name of a place)

Ram (name of a person)

There is another definition of noun with examples; a noun is something that can be seen, heard, felt, or touched.

Flowers

  

Happiness

 

    

Rainbow

 

Anger

                                                              

   Type of nouns

  1.     Proper noun

  2.     Common noun

  3.     Collective noun

  4.     Abstract noun

  5.     Material noun

  6      Compound noun

Proper noun

There is a very ordinary noun definition for Kids which we mistakenly call the definition of a noun. The name of a person, place, or thing is called a noun but this is for a proper noun.

Proper noun examples:
India (name of a country), Albert Einstein (name of a mathematician), and Cricket (name of
a game).

There are very simple rules for the usage of proper nouns.

which one needs to be aware of. The bold letters in the below sentences are the
proper nouns.

1.     Always
write the proper nouns in the first letter capital.

ð The name of my country is India.

ð Cricket
is one of the most joyful games all over the world.

2.     Don’t use any article with the proper nouns.

           (a ) The Mr. Jackson is a doctor. ( X )

Jackson is a doctor. (Correct)

(b) I like to play the Football with my friends at the park on Sundays.

I like to play Football with my friends at the park on Sundays.(Correct)

These Noun rules for competitive exams have maximum possibilities to have been asked in the examination therefore, do revise them once again.

Common noun

The words that do not specify any particular words are called common nouns. I have used the above examples to clarify more about the common noun.

(Singular)                                             (Plural)

 A singular common noun shows a single quantity of something.

Examples: a boy, a laptop, and a great idea.

Note:- A singular common noun always takes an article ( A, An, or The).

·  He gave me a pen and a notebook on my birthday.

·  My friend is looking for a book wherein he can
have a summary of Earth.

The Plural common noun shows a large number of something.

 Examples: Students, people, and cars.

ð The name
of my country is India. (There are a lot of names for anything as well as
countries in the world.

ð Cricket is
one of the most joyful games played all over the world. (There are many
different types of games).

ð Mr.
Jackson is a doctor. (There are specific doctors according to the diseases).

Note: Noun rules in English grammar explain that no singular common noun can come without articles.

Collective noun

When we use a single word for a group or collection that the word represents a collective noun.

Examples: a class of students, an army of soldiers, a fleet of ships, and a bunch of crooks. Some examples of Collective nouns.

1. A shower of rain

2. A stack of wood

3. A cloud of dust

4. A choir of singers

5. A group of dancers

6. A range of mountains

7. A basket of fruits

8. A group of men

9. A bevy of ladies

10. A class of students

ð The elephant saw an army of ants walking towards the river with food.

ð A bunch of crooks has plundered the bank today and run away with approximately 10 billion dollars.

ð After the rain, a herd of cattle was grazing in the field full of green grass.

*Note:- a collective noun requires an article before we use it.

Abstract Noun

There are innumerable words
that can be only felt or heard but are not counted are a part of nouns. These are
called abstract nouns.

Examples: Anger, hatred, Happiness, seriousness, hunger, and thrust.

· These nouns are uncountable so be careful to use them.

ð It is better not to talk to him because his anger is at its peak now.

ð Your work is not up to the mark hence you need to work with seriousness.

ð When she cleared her exam, the happiness could easily be seen in her beaming eyes.

Material Noun

The substance from which other things are made is called material nouns.

Examples: Silver, gold, milk, and flour.

ð I bought a bed of wood.

ð She cooked fritters with fine flour, spinach, and mustard oil while it was raining
heavily outside.

ð They love to drink a milkshake made up of cream and milk at night.

You have read the ordinary definition of nouns with examples with a lot of detailed sentences but do you think that there are only five types of nouns? The answer is no because there is one more type of noun which is a compound noun.

Compound Noun

When we use a noun with two or more two nouns together and give a relevant meaning is called a compound noun.

 Examples: Pencil colors, Swimming pool and Water cooler, etc.

ð I enjoyed myself a lot when I went to the waterpark and had a bath in the swimming
pool.

ð She uses pencils colors in her sketches which makes them more beautiful.

ð Her son-in-law work and I work in the same company.

The above bold words are examples of compound nouns. You can use them easily just another noun. 

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