Noun Definition

A noun is a word which is used to refer to a person, item, thing or place. In every
sentence in English, there must be a subject and that subject will always be a
noun. However, the noun can also play other parts within a sentence such as the
indirect or direct object, object or subject complement, adjective or appositive.
This means that every sentence you create will feature a noun, making this one
of the most important aspects within English grammar.

Examples of a Common Noun

 People: mother, father, baby, child, toddler, teenager, grandmother, student, teacher,
minister, businessperson, salesclerk, woman, man.
 Animals: lion, tiger, bear, dog, cat, alligator, cricket, bird, wolf.
 Things: table, truck, book, pencil, iPad, computer, coat, boots,
 Places: hospital, railway station, canteen, swimming pool, library

Common nouns can be countable (bottle, dollar) or uncountable (milk, money);

singular (desk, pencil) or plural (desks, pencils); concrete (piano, bed) or abstract
(music, happiness). And they follow all the usual rules of countable/uncountable,
singular/plural, concrete/abstract nouns. But there is ONE rule that ALL
common nouns need to follow: they don't start with a capital letter!

The common nouns are in bold:

 People should go to Mars this century.
 Have any people been to the Moon?
 The planet Jupiter has more than seventy-five moons.
 The car I'd like to buy is a Toyota.
 Water is essential for life.
 Without water, we would all die.
Read the sentences and circle the nouns.
Categorize the following nouns to : Animals /people/ things and places

Write them in your Comprehension Exercise book ( Pink)

People Things Places Animals