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NOUNS
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Noun: Section
A noun is a word that names a
person, place, thing, idea, or
quality. It serves as the subject or
object in a sentence, representing
entities or concepts.

Examples:

● Person: teacher, doctor

● Place: park, city
● Thing: book, chair
● Idea/Quality: freedom,
happiness

2 Types Of Noun
There are five main types of
nouns. Here they are:

1. Proper Nouns: Specific

names of people, places, or
things.
○ Examples: Alice,
Paris, Mount
Everest
2. Common Nouns: General
names for people, places,
or things.
○ Examples: girl, city,
mountain

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 3. Collective Nouns: Words
for groups of people or
things.
○ Examples: team,
herd, jury
4. Abstract Nouns: Names
for ideas, qualities, or
emotions that cannot be
seen or touched.
○ Examples: freedom,
love, bravery
5. Concrete Nouns: Names
for physical objects that can
be touched or seen.
○ Examples: book,
apple, table

3 Proper Noun
A proper noun is a specific name ● Persons:
given to an individual person, Albert
place, organization, or object.
Unlike common nouns, it Einstein,
identifies unique entities and is William
always capitalized, regardless of Shakespeare
where it appears in a sentence. ● Places: New
York, Mount
Explanation:
Proper nouns help differentiate Everest
specific items from general ● Things: The
categories. They are often used to Bible, The
denote names of people, places, Mona Lisa
historical events, days of the week,
● Organizations
months, or titles. For example,
“river” is a common noun, but “Nile : Google,
River” is a proper noun. NASA

4 Common Noun
Definition: A common noun is a ● Persons:
general term used to describe a doctor,
person, place, thing, or idea, rather
than a specific one. Unlike proper teacher,
nouns, they are not capitalized artist
unless they begin a sentence. ● Places: city,
park, school
Explanation:
● Things: chair,

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 Common nouns are broad and do pen, building
not refer to any particular individual ● Ideas: love,
or item. They allow us to talk about
categories or types of things, strength,
making them the most frequently democracy
used nouns in everyday language.
For instance, while “dog” is a
common noun, “Golden Retriever”
would be a more specific term.

5 Collective Noun
Definition: A collective noun is a ● People
word that denotes a group of Groups: team,
individuals, animals, or things
considered as one single entity. committee,
audience
Explanation: ● Animal
Though it refers to multiple Groups: flock
members, a collective noun is
(birds), herd
usually treated as singular when
the group acts as a unit. However, (cattle),
it can also be treated as plural if swarm (bees)
the individual members of the ● Object
group are acting independently Groups: bunch
(keys),
bouquet
(flowers),
stack (books)

Usage Examples:

● Singular: The
team is
practicing for
the finals.
● Plural: The
team are
wearing their
individual
jerseys.

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6 Abstract Noun
Definition: An abstract noun ● Emotions:
represents intangible ideas, happiness,
emotions, states, or qualities that
cannot be perceived through the sadness,
senses (sight, sound, touch, taste, anger
smell). ● States:
poverty,
Explanation:
success,
These nouns describe concepts or
feelings that are experienced peace
internally rather than physically. ● Qualities:
They often refer to emotions, bravery,
attributes, philosophies, or honesty,
time-related concepts. For
wisdom
example, “beauty” is an abstract
noun because it describes a quality ● Concepts:
that cannot be touched or held. time,
freedom,
justice

Usage Example:

● Courage is the
most
important
quality for a
leader.

7 Concrete/ Material
Noun Definition: A concrete noun refers Examples:
to a physical entity that can be
perceived through one or more of ● Living Beings:
the five senses: sight, hearing,
dog, human,
smell, taste, and touch.
tree
Explanation: ● Objects:
Concrete nouns are tangible, table, phone,
meaning they exist in the physical book
world and can be observed. They
cover a wide range of things, from ● Substances:
living beings to objects and water, air,
substances. For example, “flower” sand
is a concrete noun because you
can see, touch, and smell it.

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