What is Noun ? Describe its type with example.
A noun is a word that represents a concrete or abstract thing, such as living creatures, places, actions, qualities, states of existence, and ideas1. It’s a word used to identify any class of people, places, or things, or to name a particular one of these. Nouns can act as the subject, an indirect object, a direct object, a subject complement, and an object complement.
Here are the types of nouns with examples:
1. Proper Nouns:
* A proper noun is a specific name given to a person, place, or thing.
* Proper nouns are always capitalized.
Example: Eiffel Tower (place), Michael Jordan (Baseball person), River Nile (River name)
2. Common Nouns:
* A common noun is a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea.
* Common nouns are not capitalized.
Example: teacher (person), city (place), book (thing)
3. Collective Nouns:
* A collective noun is a noun that refers to a group of people, animals, or things.
Example: flock (of birds), team (of athletes), herd (of cows)
4. Concrete Nouns:
* A concrete noun is a noun that refers to something that can be perceived by the senses (touch, taste, sight, smell, hearing).
Example: chair(you can sit on it), pizza (you can smell and taste it),flower (you can see and smell it)
5. Abstract Nouns:
* An abstract noun is a noun that refers to an idea, feeling, or quality.
Example: love (a feeling) , freedom (an idea) , kindness (a quality), happiness(a feeling)
6. Countable Nouns:- Countable nouns are those nouns that can be counted or can be measured.
Example: A dozen pen, 5 pieces of paper etc.
6. Uncountable Nouns:- Uncountable nouns are those nouns that can't be counted.
Example: A cup of tea, Rain, Waves etc.
