๐ธ What is a Noun?
A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
It answers the question Who? or What?
๐ข Examples:
- Person: teacher, doctor, Rahul
- Place: school, city, garden
- Thing: book, car, pen
- Idea: love, honesty, happiness
๐งฉ Types of Nouns
1. Proper Nouns
Names of specific people, places, or things.
- Always start with a capital letter.
๐ฃ Examples: Anjali, India, Ganga River, Monday
2. Common Nouns
Names of general people, places, or things.
๐ต Examples: girl, country, river, day
3. Collective Nouns
Names of a group or collection of people, animals, or things considered as one.
๐ข Examples: team, bunch, herd, class, flock
4. Abstract Nouns
Names of ideas, qualities, or emotions — things we cannot see or touch.
๐ก Examples: beauty, courage, anger, freedom, honesty
5. Concrete Nouns
Names of things we can see, touch, taste, hear, or smell.
๐ด Examples: apple, table, dog, music, perfume
6. Countable Nouns
Things that can be counted (have singular and plural forms).
๐ข Examples: one apple, two apples; a book, many books
7. Uncountable Nouns
Things that cannot be counted individually.
๐ฃ Examples: water, milk, sugar, rice, air
8. Compound Nouns
Nouns made by joining two or more words.
๐ต Examples: toothpaste, mother-in-law, basketball
⚖️ Singular and Plural Nouns
- Singular → one (dog, book, child)
- Plural → more than one (dogs, books, children)
๐ง Possessive Nouns
Show ownership or possession.
๐ข Examples:
- The girl’s bag.
- The dog’s tail.
- The teachers’ room.
✍️ Examples in Sentences
- Rahul (Proper) is reading a book (Common).
- The team (Collective) won the match.
- Honesty (Abstract) is the best policy.
- I bought some milk (Uncountable) and apples (Countable).
- The teacher’s (Possessive) pen is red