What is a Noun | Define What is Noun

What is a Noun?

Definition

In simple words, the name of a place, person or thing is called a noun.

In other words, a noun is a word that functions as a name of an object or objects like living creatures, places, ideas, actions or qualities.

Nouns can be a subject, object (direct or indirect), subject complement, object complement, or adjective.

Examples of noun as a person

• Muhammad Ali
• a boy
• a doctor

Examples of noun as a place

• a hospital
• a mosque
• New York City

Examples of noun as a thing

Although, the names of the things are nouns. However, in some cases they are intangible things like ideas, actions, or qualities.

• pencil (tangible)
• celebration (intangible, action)
• color (intangible, quality)
• philosophy (intangible, idea)

Identification of the nouns

    a) The pen is lying on the book.

    b) We cannot live without oxygen.

    c) Smoking is injurious to health. (When verbs are added with ing, it                forms a gerund and acts as a noun in a sentence.)

    d) Sun rises in the east.

    e) I love cats.

    f) Margaret loves the landscapes in the country.

    g) The glass fell and broke.

    h) Can you watch the hole in the wall?

    i) Love and friendship both are important.

    j) The dogs are barking in the street.

    k) Ali is a nice boy.

 

Answers:

    e) cats

    f) Margaret, landscapes, country

    g) Glass

    h) Hole, wall

    i) Love, friendship

    j) Dogs, street

    k) Ali, boy

Types of Noun

    1) Common Nouns

    2) Proper Nouns

    3) Concrete Nouns

    4) Abstract Nouns

    5) Compound Nouns

    6) Collective Nouns

    7) Material Nouns

    8) Possessive Nouns

    9) Countable Nouns

    10) Uncountable Nouns