A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. Nouns are one of the basic building blocks of a sentence. They can be the subject or object of a sentence and help us identify what we are talking about.
Types of Nouns:
- Proper Nouns: These are the names of specific people, places, or things.
- Example: Delhi, Ravi, Ganga
- Common Nouns: These refer to general names of things, people, or places, not specific ones.
- Example: city, boy, river
- Collective Nouns: These refer to a group or collection of people, animals, or things.
- Example: team, family, flock
- Abstract Nouns: These refer to things we cannot see or touch, such as feelings, qualities, or ideas.
- Example: happiness, bravery, freedom
- Concrete Nouns: These refer to things that we can see, touch, or measure.
- Example: book, dog, house
- Countable Nouns: These are nouns that can be counted and have singular and plural forms.
- Example: apple (singular), apples (plural)
- Uncountable Nouns: These refer to things that cannot be counted individually.
- Example: water, sand, milk
Examples of Nouns in Sentences:
- Ravi is reading a book. (Proper Noun: Ravi, Common Noun: book)
- The team is playing a game. (Collective Noun: team, Common Noun: game)
- She felt a lot of happiness when she won the prize. (Abstract Noun: happiness)
- There is water in the bottle. (Uncountable Noun: water)