✨ THE NOUN: KINDS OF NOUNS ✨
The very first word class into which the words are divided according to their functions in a sentence is the Noun.
A Noun is a word used as the name of a person, place, or thing.
The point that we all must note over here is that in ordinary language, the word thing denotes that which has no life, but here the word thing means any object or abstract idea we can think about, whether it has a real existence or not.
The Nouns are broadly of five different kinds:
1) Proper Noun
2) Common Noun
3) Collective Noun
4) Material Noun
5) Abstract Noun
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✨ PROPER NOUN ✨
A Proper Noun is the name of a particular person or place. Here, proper means one’s own, like we say a Proper Name which means a person’s own name. For example,
1. Ashoka was a wise king.
2. Swati is a beautiful girl.
3. Siddhartha is a very hardworking boy.
4. Jaipur is a beautiful city.
5. India is a populous country.
✨ COMMON NOUN ✨
A Common Noun is a name given in common to every person or thing of the same class or kind. Common, here, means shared by all. For example,
1. Ashoka was a wise king.
2. Swati is a beautiful girl.
3. Siddhartha is a very hardworking boy.
4. Jaipur is a beautiful city.
5. India is a populous country.
# Points to remember:
- Proper Nouns are always written with a capital letter at the beginning.
- Proper Nouns are sometimes used as Common Nouns. For example,
Kalidas is often called the Shakespeare (= the greatest dramatist) of India. (Here, Shakespeare, though a proper Noun, has been used as a Common Noun)
✨ COLLECTIVE NOUN ✨
A Collective Noun denotes a number of persons or things grouped together as one complete whole. For example,
Crowd, mob, team, flock, fleet, herd, army, fleet, jury, family, nation, parliament, committee, regiment, assembly, etc.
A fleet is a collection of ships or vessels.
An army is a collection / group of soldiers.
A flock is a collection of sheep.
A crowd is a collection of people.
1. The jury found him guilty.
2. The police dispersed the crowd.
3. A herd of cattle was passing by.
✨ MATERIAL NOUN ✨
A Noun of Material denotes the matter or substance of which the things are made of. For example,
Gold, silver, iron, glass, cotton, wool, clay, steel, stone, etc.
1. Ornaments are made of gold and silver.
2. Bottles are made of glass.
3. Clothes are made of cotton, wool and silk.
✨ ABSTRACT NOUN ✨
An Abstract Noun is usually the name of a quality, action, or state considered apart from the object to which it belongs. For example,
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