What is Noun:
A Noun is a word that names living things, non-living things, and places in the universe.
Examples:
- Gandhiji is the Father of the Nation.
- The soldier of India attacked the enemy at the border.
- The camel is the ship of the desert.
- The pen is mightier than the sword.
- The students sit on the benches in the class.
Types of Nouns:
Nouns are classified into two types : 1. Concrete Noun 2. Abstract Nouns
1. Concrete Noun:
A concrete noun is a noun that can be seen and touched because it has a physical shape and size. Concrete nouns are divided into four types:
1. Proper Noun:
Specific names of particular things, non-living things, and places.
- Places:
- Agra
- Lakshadweep Islands
- Sudhartha Higher Secondary School
- People:
- Krishna
- Radha
- Dr. Abhishek
- Things: The Moon
- The Galaxy
- The Earth
2. Material Nouns:
The raw material appearance of any man-made product.
3. Common Noun:
General terms for people, places, things, or ideas are known as common nouns. They are only capitalized when used at the beginning of a sentence. In contrast to proper nouns that identify specific entities, common nouns represent general items within a category or group.
4. Collective Noun:
Any word representing a group or collection without the letter “s” or “es.”
Examples:
- Priya invited Prabhas to her college.
- Vamshi wrote a letter to his parents.
- The ring is made of gold.
- A herd of elephants came into the fields from Nallamala forest.
- Harish lost a bunch of keys on the road at Hitechcity.
2.Abstract Noun:
An abstract noun is a noun that cannot be seen or touched but can be felt because it has no physical shape or size. Abstract nouns are derived from adjectives and verbs by adding suffixes like -ness, -ty, -ry, -ce, -ence, -sion, -ion, -tion, -hood, and -ment.
NESS:
- Good – Goodness
- Kind – Kindness
- Dark – Darkness
- Weak – Weakness
- Thick – Thickness
- Great – Greatness
- Happy – Happiness
- Lazy – Laziness
- Rich – Richness
- Bright – Brightness
TY:
- Poor – Poverty
- Honest – Honesty
- Beautiful – Beauty
- Sincere – Sincerity
- Divine – Divinity
- Tranquil – Tranquility
RY:
- Brave – Bravery
- Treacherous – Treachery
- Forge – Forgery
- Rob – Robbery
- Machine – Machinery
- Confection – Confectionery
- Poetic – Poetry
- Scenic – Scenery
ENCE:
- Silent – Silence
- Obedient – Obedience
- Refer – Reference
- Prefer – Preference
- Present – Presence
- Absent – Absence
ANCE:
- Important – Importance
- Brilliant – Brilliance
- Arrogant – Arrogance
- Disturb – Disturbance
- Perform – Performance
- Appear – Appearance
- Clear – Clearance
- Ensure – Assurance
- Attend – Attendance
MENT:
- Enroll – Enrollment
- Apart – Apartment
- Engage – Engagement
- Encourage – Encouragement
- Achieve – Achievement
- Agree – Agreement
- Employ – Employment
- Embezzle – Embezzlement
URE:
- Furnish – Furniture
- Depart – Departure
- Proceed – Procedure
- Create – Creature
- Press – Pressure
- Enclose – Enclosure
- Sign – Signature
- Natural – Nature
ION, TION, SION:
- Attract – Attraction
- Prepare – Preparation
- Declare – Declaration
- Examine – Examination
- Suggest – Suggestion
- Intend – Intention
- Discuss – Discussion
- Conclude – Conclusion
- Possess – Possession
HOOD:
- Child – Childhood
- Boy – Boyhood
- Brother – Brotherhood
- Mother – Motherhood
Words without Suffixes:
- Wise – Wisdom
- Joyful – Joy
- Truthful – Truth
- Painful – Pain
- Proud – Pride
- Strong – Strength
- Courageous – Courage
- Young – Youth
- Wide – Width
- Long – Length
- Broad – Breadth
- Receive – Receipt
Common nouns can be written in singular and plural forms. Proper nouns, material nouns, collective nouns, and abstract nouns should be written only in singular form as they do not have plural forms. In English, some words appear the same in both singular and plural forms.
Singular and Plural Examples::
A piece of work – Pieces of work
A piece of information – Pieces of information
A piece of paper – Pieces of paper
A piece of chalk – Pieces of chalk
A piece of chicken – Pieces of chicken
A piece of advice – Pieces of advice
A loaf of bread – Loaves of bread
A glass of water (juice, etc.) – Glasses of water (juice, etc.)
A cup of coffee/tea – Cups of coffee/tea
A tube of toothpaste – Tubes of toothpaste
A bottle of honey – Bottles of honey