Noun

Noun is a name of a person, place or thing.

Noun is divided into two parts.
They are
Concrete Noun (Which we can see, feel and touch)
Abstract Noun (Which we can feel)
Concrete Noun is again divided into four parts.
They are
Proper noun
Common noun
Collective noun
Material noun

Noun

Concrete Noun Abstract Noun

Proper Noun Common Noun Collective Noun Material Noun




Proper nouns
Fixed names of person, places and things are called proper nouns.
Proper noun will always begin with a capital letter no matter where it occurs in a
sentence.
Example: London, India, Sony, Oreo
He is Raju.
She is from India.
He has Samsung mobile.
Common nouns
The nouns which we use commonly are called Common nouns.
Example: Man, Woman, Boy, Animal, Fan
Tiger is an animal.
Proper noun Common noun
Sita is a good girl.
Proper noun Common noun
Collective nouns
Names of the groups are called Collective nouns.
Example: Class, Auditorium, Theatre, School, College, Temple, Mosque, Church,
Parliament, Library, Bus station, Office, Army, Institute, Academy, Association, Council,
Corporation, Committee, Hotel, Hospital, Firm, Organization
Material nouns
Names of metals and materials are called Material nouns.
Example:
Metals: Gold, Silver, Platinum, Copper, Iron
Materials: Cement, Plastic, Wood, Cotton
Grocery: Rice, Sugar, Oil

Abstract nouns
Name of the feelings or emotions are called Abstract nouns.
We can form abstract noun nouns from common nouns, Verbs, Adjectives and Adverbs.
Example:
Child - Childhood
Good - Goodness
Kind - Kindness
Foolish - Foolishness
Beautiful - Beauty
Detect - Detection
Lovely - Loveliness
Virtue, vice, action, boldness, achievement, hatred, patience, Tolerance, Honesty,
Badness
Nouns

Singular Plural
Mango Mangoes
Photo Photos
Wife Wives
Knife Knives
Sheep Sheep
Deer Deer
Leaf Leaves
Stadium Stadia
Medium Media