noun and its types with example

noun and its types with example

Noun and its types

A noun is the name of object, people, animals, event, state, feeling and idea. A noun functions as a subject or object of a verb. 

Types of Noun

•        Proper noun

•        Common 

•        Compound 

•        Abstract

•        Concrete 

•        Uncountable

•        Countable 

•        Material 

•        Collective 

Common noun

A common noun is the name that is common to every  animal, person, place or things of the same category.

Example

 

·       boy

·       Table  

·       School  

·       Chair  

 

Proper noun

A proper noun is the name of particular thing, particular person or particular place. 

It starts with a capital letter.

Examples

 

•        Shakespeare

•        Quaide-e-Azam

•        Holy Quran

•        Allama Iqbal

•        Pakistan

Collective noun

        As far as collective noun is concern it represents a collection of individuals 

Examples of Collective Noun

 

Class :     A collection of students.

Team :    A collection of players.

Crowd :  A collection of people

Glaxy :    A collection of stars.

Army :   A collection of soldiers.

 

Material noun

Material noun represents a material or a substance from which things are made. They are usually uncountable nouns.

Example

·       Milk  

·       Water

·       Gold

·       Wood

 

Countable noun

                   Anything that can be counted, whether singular or plural is called countable noun.

       Countable noun take an article a, an, the .

         Example :                

 

·       Boy

·       Girl

·       Table

·       Chair

·       Class

 

Uncountable noun

                       Anything that can not be  counted is an uncountable noun.

 Example

·       Milk

·       Water

·       Rain

·       Wood

 

Abstract noun

              Abstract noun is a noun that is not physical.

Abstract nouns are the name of things that we cannot perceive through five senses (sight, hearing, smell, touch, taste).

An abstract noun refers to concept, state, qualities, event feeling,  etc. 

Example of abstract noun

 

•        When a man dove into a lap pool to rescue a drooping child, his courage surprised the people. 

•        “courage” is an abstract noun. You can see other nouns  “man”, “swimming pool “ and  “people”. You can’t see the quality “bravery”.

•        It has no flavor, size, shape, or color. 

     

Example of abstract noun

 

•        Feelings :    fear,  pleasure, anxiety,  stress,  sympathy

•        States :        being, misery, freedom, chaos,  luxury

•        Emotions :  anger, joy,  grief,  hate, sorrow,  love

•        Concepts :  charity,  deceit, comfort,  democracy

•        Events :       birthday,  childhood,  marriage,  death,  adventure, holiday

•        Qualities :   beauty,  courage,  determination,  honesty,  trust.  

 

Abstract noun are formed in the following way:

 

•        From Adjectives:          

•        kind + ness = kindness           honest + ty = honesty

•        From verbs:                                       

•        grow + th  = growth

•        From common noun:                       

•        child + hood = childhood          friend + ship = friendship

 

Quiz   

           Circle the abstract noun given in the sentence.

•      The princess is known for her beauty.

•      Freedom is important to the American people.

•       Playing baseball fills me with happiness.

•       Mrs. Moon is full of information about how things work.

•      To win this game, we will need luck.

Answers

 

•      The princess is known for her beauty.

•      Freedom is important to the American people.

•       Playing baseball fills me with happiness.

•       Mrs. Moon is full of information about how things work.

•      To win this game, we will need luck.

 

Concrete noun

A concrete noun represents something that can be tasted, heard, seen, smelt or touched. In other words, a concrete noun is a noun that can be recognized through one of the five senses (sight, hearing, touch, smell or taste).

Example

 

·       Pencil

·       Money

·       Student

·       Road

     

Quiz   

 

Circle the concrete noun given in the sentence.

•      The teacher was late this morning.

•      I used the pen to write down my thoughts.

•      The light is blinding us, so will you turn it down?

•      The teddy bear was soft.

•      The dolphins are very playful.

•      I am sure we will find some trash to pick up.

 

Answers

 

•      The teacher was late this morning.

•      I used the pen to write down my thoughts.

•      The light is blinding us, so will you turn it down?

•      The teddy bear was soft.

•      The dolphins are very playful.

•      I am sure we will find some trash to pick up.

 

Compound noun

 

A compound noun consists of two or more words. Normally, they are divided into two sections. The first section describes the type of object or person it is, or who it is ( police, boy, water, dining, bed ).

The thing or person in question is identified in the second section (table, man, room, friend, tank,).

 

There are several ways to write the two parts.

 

With space                  

Ice cream                               

Swimming pool                   

Bus stop                        

 

Without space 

Greenhouse 

Classmate

Grasshopper

 

With hyphens

         Mother-in-law                        

Self-confidence

Dry-cleaning                                                  

Quiz

Circle the compound noun given in the sentence.

•       My aunt is my mother’s sister-in-law.

•       I dropped my bookmark on the floor.

•      At the store, we bought a six-pack of drinks.

•       I think there will be a full moon tonight.

•       You should not eat in the living room because you might spill.

•       I need to mail a letter at the post office.

•      Could we have some ice cream for dessert?

•       This morning, I saw a rainbow arching over the school.

 

Answers

 

•      My aunt is my mother’s sister-in-law.

•       I dropped my bookmark on the floor.

•      At the store, we bought a six-pack of drinks.

•       I think there will be a full moon tonight.

•       You should not eat in the living room because you might spill.

•       I need to mail a letter at the post office.

•      Could we have some ice cream for dessert?

•       This morning, I saw a rainbow arching over the school.