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PARTS OF
SPEECH
NOUN
DEFINITION OF NOUN:
A noun is a naming word. It is a word
used to name a person place animal or
thing.
For example: John, Fatima, America,
China, Car, Hat, Lion, Elephant etc
IMPORTANCE OF NOUN:
Nouns are the most essential. A noun is a word that
recognizes a man, creature, spot, thing, or thought.
Here, we’ll investigate what makes a noun a noun,
and we’ll give something samples, alongside some
guidance for utilizing things as a part of your
sentences.
Without nouns, you will be left with verbs, adjectives
and adverbs. The lack of nouns will eradicate any
subject or object from your sentence which is as
good as communication essentially nothing.
EXAMPLE:
Consider these two sentences. First with nouns and second without
nouns.
1. The ball rolled quickly down the steep hill.
2. Rolled quickly down
With nouns, sentences are given more clarity as Listeners would
know what is the object or thing and what is happening to that
object or thing in relation to the verb which is exerting an action.
The second sentence: rolled quickly down - that can refer to a
plethora of meanings and ambiguity. What is rolling down quickly?
From where is this mysterious object rolling down quickly? Could
the mysterious subject be a person? A ball? Something round?
CLASSIFICATION OF NOUN
PROPER NOUN:
A proper noun is word (or name) used to refer to a
specific person,organization,place,religious or other
thing specific in nature.
FOR EXAMPLE:
United Nations, Lahore, IMRAN KHAN,TAYAB
ERDOGAN,COCACOLA
TITLE NOUN:
Titlenoun labels given to or earned by
people.
FOR EXAMPLE:
EARNED:President,Professor
GIVEN:MR,MISS,MRS
COMMON NOUN:
Common noun refers to all other things
including living organisms, inanimate objects.
FOR EXAMPLE:
Car, book, cats, boy, girl
TYPES OF COMMON NOUN
ABSTRACT NOUN:
These are common noun that refers to things that
are intangible (cannot be touched) including ideas,
qualities and concepts.
FOR EXAMPLE:
Anger, bravery,love,kindness,peace, truth
CONCRETE NOUN:
UNCOUNTABLE NOUN:
Uncountable noun describe things that cannot be counted. They
refer to substances, qualities etc.
FOR EXAMPLE:
SUBSTANCES: Butter ,milk, water
QUALITIES: Happiness, skill
USES OF NOUN: