ESC 24X7- Noun and its types

 

ENGLISH SPOKEN CLASSES 24X7 

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NOUN

Naming word= noun

Noun is a naming word that tells us name of anything. It may be name of person, animal, place or anything.

Person – A name for a person: - Mansi, Yash, Pinki etc.

Animal – A name for an animal: - dog, cat, tiger etc.

Place – A name for a place: - London, India, Delhi etc.

Thing – A name for a thing: - bat, ball, chair, window etc.

Idea – A name for an idea: - devotion, superstition, happiness, excitement, etc.

Types of noun:- There are four types of noun.

·       Proper noun

·       Common noun

·       Collective noun

·       Abstract noun

 

Proper Noun

A proper noun is a naming word that tells us only about a single person, place, or thing. In written English, a proper noun always begins with capital letters.

Example:-  Aradhaya, Africa, London, Monday, January, Delhi.

Common Noun

A common noun is a naming word that tells us about a common name for many things, person, or places.

Example:- girl, country, city, week, month.

Common-              Proper

Father-                    Raju

Mother -                  Pinki

Teacher-                 Vikram

Doctor-                   Mr. Ram

Brother-                  Akhil

Friend-                    Kinjal

Month-                    March

City-                        Delhi

Country-                 India

Abstract Noun

An abstract noun is a word for something that cannot be seen. It has no physical existence. Generally, it refers to ideas, qualities, and conditions.

Example- creativity, confusion, kindness, friendship, patience, joy, fear, anxiety, hope, dedication, cruelty, justice etc.

Collective Noun

A collective noun is a word for a group of things, people, or animals, etc.

Example: family, team, jury, cattle, etc.

·       A band of musicians

·       A loaf of bread

·       A class of students

·       A bunch of grapes

·       A troop of soldiers

·       A crew of sailors

·       A colony of ants

·       A gang of thieves

·       A fleet of ships

·       A herd of cows

·       A team of players

·       A troupe of dancers

·       A pack of wolves

·       A school of fish

·       A pride of lions

 

Note:- Every naming word except from proper noun may singular or plural.

Example:-

Boy- boys

City- cities

Singular Noun:

Singular means single in number (only one).

Example:- boy, girl, city, week, team

 

Plural Noun:

The plural means more than one. These nouns determine more than one element.

Example:- boys, girls, cities, weeks, teams

Boy- boys

City- cities 

Baby-babies

We can make a noun plural by adding “s/es/ies” at the end of that naming word.

1.  Boy- boys

2.  Girl- girls

3.  Branch- Branches

4.  Boss- Bosses

5.  Baby- Babies

Note: -

·       We add “es” at the end of those naming words which ends with “ss, sh, ch, x, o”.

·       We add “ies” at the end of those naming words which ends with “y” but it has a condition.

 

There is a condition to replace “Y” with “ies” to make that word plural.

Condition: That word must have consonant before “y”.

Boy- Boys (here “o” is not a consonant)

Baby- Babies (here “b” is not a consonant)