NOUNS
The words used to name persons, places, things, animals, feelings, etc.
are called nouns. Noun is a naming word.
EXAMPLES:
Louis Pasteur was a great scientist. (Name of a person)
The mouse is afraid of the cat. (Name of a category of
animals)
Our air cooler is not working. (Name of a thing)
The king’s army attacked the enemy. (Name of a group of
soldiers)
Silver is used to make ornaments. (Name of a matter/ material)
Honesty is the best policy. (Name of a virtue)
CONTENTS
Kinds
of Nouns
Noun
Gender
Noun
Number
Noun
Case
KINDS OF NOUNS
Proper
Noun
Common
Noun
Collective
Noun
Material
Noun
Abstract
Noun
PROPER NOUNS
A proper
noun is the name of particular person, place, or thing.
PERSON
- EXAMPLES:
Rohit
Sharma is a good
cricketer.
Riya has many best friends.
William
Shakespeare is a
doctor.
Thomas
pays
money to Philips.
Nova is coloring a picture.
PLACE
- EXAMPLES:
I reached
Manipal yesterday evening.
Rohan has
bought a plot in Bangalore.
The
principal is going to New York.
Jammu
and Kashmir is a
beautiful place.
Kerala is mesmerizing state.
THINGS
- EXAMPLES:
I read
the Times of India newspaper every day.
Apply Dettol
on wound.
He
purchased Onida TV.
My Samsung
mobile is not working properly.
Mathew
has a bicycle.
DAYS/
MONTHS - EXAMPLES:
Every Sunday
he visits the church.
She will
go to Canada in April.
I know
him from January.
Last Saturday
he went to the mall.
October is my refreshment month.
MONUMENTS
- EXAMPLES:
Mysore
Palace is a
beautiful monument to visit.
Rahul
visited Buckingham Palace.
Miraj has
booked Taj Mahal for birthday party.
Prime
Minister visited Qutub Minar.
Gol
Gumbaz has
second largest dome.
RIVERS
/ MOUNTAINS - EXAMPLES:
Nile is the longest river in the world.
He has
climbed Alps without ropes.
Mount
Everest has the
highest peak.
Ganga is the holy river of India.
I saw a
mysterious creature in Amazon River.
POINTS
TO REMEMBER
Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter.
Number and gender of proper nouns cannot be changed though we can say
Sundays, Mondays, and so on.
They can be used as the subject or an object in a sentence.
COMMON NOUNS
A common noun is a name given in common to every person, place, animal,
or thing of the same class or kind.
PERSON
- EXAMPLES:
A man
is roaming in lobby.
Mohan has
punished a boy.
Girls
were
helping needy people.
Men
and women have paid
income tax.
Karan
went to Mysore with a man.
PLACE
- EXAMPLES:
I went to
a playground yesterday.
So many
students remained absent from school.
A clean city
is essential for everyone.
The dispensary
was closed.
Today the
park was full with people.
THINGS
- EXAMPLES:
All books
I kept in a box.
He took a
television from the mall.
A car
passed rashly through jungle.
I bought
a new laptop.
He earns
a lot of money every month.
ANIMALS/
BIRDS - EXAMPLES:
A sparrow
caught a breadcrumb.
He saw a leopard
roaming in a street.
Many
people get afraid by seeing an elephant.
All
bananas were eaten by monkeys.
No one
can break speed of a leopard.
PROFESSIONALS
- EXAMPLES:
I am a teacher.
She is a
good doctor.
Rony
meets scientist.
That
building was constructed by an engineer.
No one
knows that driver.
COLLECTIVE NOUN
A collective noun is the name of a number of persons, animals, or things
taken together and spoken of as one whole.
Examples:
A herd
of buffaloes is grazing in a meadow.
The ship crew
has a lot of talent to battle waves.
He has
seen a flock of geese in his backyard.
A bunch
of grapes is so sweet.
The jury
gave good decision.
MATERIAL NOUN
The material nouns are the names of materials or substances of which
different things are made.
EXAMPLES:
He coated
whole building with cement.
Wheat
flour is
required to prepare noodles.
Steel plates are used below the car.
There is
a lot of fire wood in jungle.
He saw
good iron in the market.
POINTS
TO REMEMBER
There are
no plural forms of material nouns.
However,
if they are used in plural forms, their meanings are changed.
ABSTRACT NOUN
An abstract noun is usually the name of quality, an action, or a state.
EXAMPLES:
Honesty is the best policy.
Everyone
has to work for humanity.
It is my pleasure
to meet you.
He is not
in grief.
She gets
her wisdom.
POINTS
TO REMEMBER
Abstract nouns are formed by certain changes in the spellings of
adjectives, verbs and adverbs.
Generally, abstract nouns are treated as singular.
NOUN NUMBERS
Countable:
Singular / Plural
Uncountable:
No further classification
COUNTABLE NOUNS
These are
the nouns which can be counted.
EXAMPLES:
Houses
Pages
Mirror
Piano
Soldier
Cows
POINTS
TO REMEMBER
Countable
nouns can further be divided into two groups:
Singular
Plural
SINGULAR NOUNS
These are
nouns that represent only one in number.
EXAMPLES:
Boy, Chicken, Book, Elephant, Story, etc.
PLURAL NOUNS
These are
nouns that represent more than one in number.
EXAMPLES:
Pages, Rabbits,
Movies, Doctors, Heroes, etc.
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Nouns of
this category cannot be counted; therefore, they are uncountable nouns.
EXAMPLES:
Hair, Water,
Ground, Data, Information, Oil, etc.
NOUN GENDER
Masculine
Feminine
Common
Neuter
MASCULINE
Nouns
that denote male persons.
EXAMPLES:
Boy, King,
Lion, Servant, Dog, etc.
FEMININE
Nouns that
denote female persons.
EXAMPLES:
Girl, Queen,
Bitch, Woman, Maid, etc.
COMMON
Noun that
denotes either a male or a female person.
EXAMPLES:
Child, Cousin,
Teacher, Doctor, Parent, etc.
NEUTER
These are
nouns used to name lifeless things.
EXAMPLES:
Toy, Knife,
Book, Chair, Pencil, etc.
NOUN CASE
Nominative
Case
Objective
Case
Possessive
Case
NOMINATIVE CASE
A noun is said to be in the nominative case if it is the subject of a
verb. A noun in the nominative case carries out the action of the verb in the
sentence.
EXAMPLES:
Tina reads a book.
Monty is playing football.
Roy had broken his heart.
Students are studying late night.
Kapil is the best entertainer.
OBJECTIVE CASE
A noun is said to be in the objective case if it is the direct object of
a verb. A noun in the objective case has the action of the verb carried out
upon it.
EXAMPLES:
Marcus
reads a book.
Riya is
playing football.
Roy had
broken a glass.
Students
are studying Biology.
Tony is
the best entertainer.
POSSESSIVE CASE
The possessive case of a noun is used to show possession and ownership.
EXAMPLES:
He
plucked mangoes from Mona’s Garden.
No one
knows where is Robert’s house.
I had
taken Rahul’s tab to work.
Sonal’s bike is lost today.
He goes to Royal Palace to meet Tina’s sister.
