NOUN
Noun:
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The word noun means – a name. Nouns are naming words. They name persons, places,
animal’s things, qualities, states, actions, feelings etc. They may be used as subjects,
objects or complements in sentences.
Example:
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Anderson was the founder of cruise industry.
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Children ought to obey their teachers.
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A committee of five was appointed.
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Please give me one chart paper.
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Student’s who scores more than 75% will get scholarship.
Kinds of Noun:
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Proper Noun
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Common Noun
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Collective Noun
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Material Noun
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Abstract Noun
Proper Noun:
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A Proper Noun is the special name of a particular person or place. A Proper Noun always
begins with a Capital Letter.
Example:
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Jessica Lal murder case will going to re-open again.
2.
Mumbai city is famous for the film industry.
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Chandigarh city is famous for the rock garden.
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Vaishno Devi is the holy plimigrage of India.
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Madrid is the capital of Spain.
Common Noun:
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A Noun, which does not point out any particular person, place or thing, but is common to
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all persons, places or things of the same class or kind, is called a Common Noun.
Example:
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Europe and Africa are known as continent of the world.
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She is working as a nurse in the hospital.
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The people who live in Holland are called Dutch
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On the eve of 15th august all love to fly kites.
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Babies should be taken care with tender at early age of their birth.
Collective Noun:
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When a Noun stands for a collection of persons or things, considered as one complete
whole, it is called a Collective Noun.
Example:
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Indian team scored well in one-day match against England.
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For arranging the Durga Puja function committee was set up.
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Our Army fought with the Pakistani militants bravely.
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Parents and children together make a family.
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A crowd gathered to see film shooting.
Material Noun:
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A Noun, which stands for the matter or substance of which things are made, is called a
Material Noun.
Example:
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In the occasion of marriages people mostly buy gold jewellery
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Tea is a common beverage liked by the Indian.
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Woolen clothes are worn in winter season.
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Furniture is made of wood.
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My grandpa gifted silver tray to my sister on her wedding anniversary.
Abstract Noun:
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A Noun, which is the name of something which we can neither see nor touch, but which
we can only think of. These nouns include names of actions, feelings, qualities, states,
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arts, events etc. An abstract noun may be countable; as idea(s), situations(s). But most
abstract nouns are uncountable; as beauty, love, music.
Example:
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One cannot live in harmony in communal riots area.
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To become an airhostess one should have good height.
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She accepted our invitation.
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Beauty comes from one’s heart.
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Birbal was famous for his wisdom.
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