NOUN

(English Grammar)

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

Examples:-
Ram, Mohan, Tuffy, Delhi,
Amritsar, Mobile, Pen etc.

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 Types of Noun
1. Proper Noun
Name of a person (creature), place or thing.
Example: -
Ram (Name of a Person)
Tuffy (Name of the Creature)
Amritsar (Name of a Place)
Parker Pen (Name of a Thing)
Usha Fan (Name of a Thing)
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 Types of Noun
2. Common Noun
Class of a person (creature), place or thing.

Example: -
Pen, Fan, Mobile, Boy,
Girl, Man, Woman, Toy,
Bag, Bag, Brother, State,
City etc.
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 Types of Noun
3. Collection Noun
Group of creature, place or thing.
Example: -
People (Group of persons)
Crowd (Group of persons)
Batch (Group of students)
Team (Group of players)
Army (Group of soldiers)
Class (Group
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 Types of Noun
4. Material Noun
Material Noun denotes the name of a material.

Example: -
Gold Silver Copper
Wood Glass Stone

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 Types of Noun
5. Abstract Noun
A noun that refers to a thing that does not exist
as a material object.
An abstract noun=
We can’t see, touch, hear, smell or taste these
nouns.
Example: -
Honesty Love Theft Hate
Time Feeling Mathematics
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There are a few words, that can function as
nouns in some cases and verbs in other cases.

Example: -
Love {as an abstract noun}= “Love is Life.”
Love {as an verb}= “I love you.”

Shop {as an abstract noun}= “Where is your shop?”

Shop {as an verb}= “I will shop on Sunday.”

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Few of such words differ in pronunciation when
used as a verb.

Example: -
Address (ਏਡ੍ਰਸ) {as an abstract noun}=
“May I have your address?”

Address (ਅਡ੍ਰੈਸ) {as a verb}=

“How do I address?”
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Identify the type of Noun in the following words:

Life Friend Salman

Audience Society Water
Public Science

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Identify the type of Noun in the following words:

Life = Abstract Noun

Friend = Common Noun
Salman = Proper Noun
Audience = Collective Noun
Society = Collective Noun
Water = Material Noun
Public = Collective Noun
Science = Abstract Noun
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 Other Types of Noun
Compound Noun
Concrete Noun
Gerung Noun (Verbal Noun)
Infinitive Noun
Gender Noun
Number Noun
Countable & Uncountable Noun
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