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In our English Grammar Class today we are going to discuss about Kinds of a Noun. As we know that, Noun is a name of any person, place or thing. It has five (5) kinds.
1. Proper Noun
2. Abstract Noun
3. Collective Noun
4. Common Noun
5. Countable and Uncountable Nouns.
Let's examine each one of them with simple and easy examples.
1. Proper Noun--------------- The word, 'proper' means, 'one's own'. Therefore, a Proper Noun is the name of some particular person, place or thing. Such a person place or thing is unique within it self.
For example:
1. Marilyn has two daughters and a son.
2. Eiffel tower is famous round the world.
In the first example, 'Marilyn' is a Proper Noun. Because there might be tens of hundreds of Marilyns in the world but here we are talking about a particular Marilyn in a given time who has two daughters and a son.
In the second example, 'Eiffel' is a Proper Noun. Because there might be tens of hundreds of towers in the world but here we are talking about a particular tower which is 'Eiffel'.
Other examples might include: Philippines, Taj Mahal, Peter, God, Taj Mahal etc.
-Proper Nouns are always written with a Capital letter in the beginning.
2. Abstract Noun----------------- The word, 'Abstract' means something that does not exist in a 'physical form'. Something that we can only think of or feel for. Therefore, an Abstract Noun is usually the name of a quality, action, or state which has no physical existence itself.
Let's understand this situation with easy and simple examples.
(a) Quality: Goodness, whiteness, darkness, hardness, honesty, wisdom etc.
(b) Action: Laughter, movement, judgment, hatred, etc.
(c) State: Childhood, youth, slavery, sickness, death, poverty etc.
Other examples might include: Kindness, theft, sleep etc.
-The names of the Arts and Sciences (e.g. grammar, music, chemistry, etc. are also Abstract Nouns.
3. Collective Noun------------- The word, 'Collective' means 'something taken as a whole'. Therefore, a Collective Noun is the name of a number (or collection) of persons or things taken together as one whole.
For example, look at the following collections.
-A fleet------------- a collection of ships and vessels.
-An army----------- a collection of soldiers
-A crowd---------- a collection of people etc.
Other examples might include: Herd, flock, pack etc.
4. Common Noun-------------- The word 'common' means 'shared by all'. Therefore, a Common Noun is a name given in common to every person or thing of the same class or kind.
Let's understand this situation with easy and simple examples.
For example:
1. Dhaka is a busy city.
2. Little Josephine is a princess to her father.
In the first example above, 'Dhaka' is a Proper Noun because it is the name a particular city, while 'city' is a Common Noun because it can be applied to all the other cities of the world also.
In the second example, 'Josephine' is a Proper Noun because it is a particular name of a Person, while 'princess' is a Common Noun which can be applied to all the other kids of the world.
Other examples might include: king, queen, boy, girl, child, tower etc.
-Common Nouns include what are called Collective Nouns and Abstract Nouns.
5. Countable and Uncountable Nouns---------The word 'countable' means ' that can be counted in the numbers one, two, three so on. And the word ' uncountable' means 'something that cannot be counted in the numbers one, two, three so on.
For example:
(a) Countable Nouns: Book, pen, apple, boy, sister, etc.
(b) Uncountable Nouns: Milk, oil, sugar, honesty, truth.
-Countable Nouns have plural forms i.e books, pens, apples etc.
-Uncountable Nouns have no plural forms i.e you cannot say, milks, golds, honesties etc.
We hope that the above tutorial provides you with a handy learning about Kinds of a Noun. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us in our inbox of our Facebook page English Speaking Club
Best of luck.
Dear friends!
In our English Grammar Class today we are going to discuss about Kinds of a Noun. As we know that, Noun is a name of any person, place or thing. It has five (5) kinds.
1. Proper Noun
2. Abstract Noun
3. Collective Noun
4. Common Noun
5. Countable and Uncountable Nouns.
Let's examine each one of them with simple and easy examples.
1. Proper Noun--------------- The word, 'proper' means, 'one's own'. Therefore, a Proper Noun is the name of some particular person, place or thing. Such a person place or thing is unique within it self.
For example:
1. Marilyn has two daughters and a son.
2. Eiffel tower is famous round the world.
In the first example, 'Marilyn' is a Proper Noun. Because there might be tens of hundreds of Marilyns in the world but here we are talking about a particular Marilyn in a given time who has two daughters and a son.
In the second example, 'Eiffel' is a Proper Noun. Because there might be tens of hundreds of towers in the world but here we are talking about a particular tower which is 'Eiffel'.
Other examples might include: Philippines, Taj Mahal, Peter, God, Taj Mahal etc.
-Proper Nouns are always written with a Capital letter in the beginning.
2. Abstract Noun----------------- The word, 'Abstract' means something that does not exist in a 'physical form'. Something that we can only think of or feel for. Therefore, an Abstract Noun is usually the name of a quality, action, or state which has no physical existence itself.
Let's understand this situation with easy and simple examples.
(a) Quality: Goodness, whiteness, darkness, hardness, honesty, wisdom etc.
(b) Action: Laughter, movement, judgment, hatred, etc.
(c) State: Childhood, youth, slavery, sickness, death, poverty etc.
Other examples might include: Kindness, theft, sleep etc.
-The names of the Arts and Sciences (e.g. grammar, music, chemistry, etc. are also Abstract Nouns.
3. Collective Noun------------- The word, 'Collective' means 'something taken as a whole'. Therefore, a Collective Noun is the name of a number (or collection) of persons or things taken together as one whole.
For example, look at the following collections.
-A fleet------------- a collection of ships and vessels.
-An army----------- a collection of soldiers
-A crowd---------- a collection of people etc.
Other examples might include: Herd, flock, pack etc.
4. Common Noun-------------- The word 'common' means 'shared by all'. Therefore, a Common Noun is a name given in common to every person or thing of the same class or kind.
Let's understand this situation with easy and simple examples.
For example:
1. Dhaka is a busy city.
2. Little Josephine is a princess to her father.
In the first example above, 'Dhaka' is a Proper Noun because it is the name a particular city, while 'city' is a Common Noun because it can be applied to all the other cities of the world also.
In the second example, 'Josephine' is a Proper Noun because it is a particular name of a Person, while 'princess' is a Common Noun which can be applied to all the other kids of the world.
Other examples might include: king, queen, boy, girl, child, tower etc.
-Common Nouns include what are called Collective Nouns and Abstract Nouns.
5. Countable and Uncountable Nouns---------The word 'countable' means ' that can be counted in the numbers one, two, three so on. And the word ' uncountable' means 'something that cannot be counted in the numbers one, two, three so on.
For example:
(a) Countable Nouns: Book, pen, apple, boy, sister, etc.
(b) Uncountable Nouns: Milk, oil, sugar, honesty, truth.
-Countable Nouns have plural forms i.e books, pens, apples etc.
-Uncountable Nouns have no plural forms i.e you cannot say, milks, golds, honesties etc.
We hope that the above tutorial provides you with a handy learning about Kinds of a Noun. If you have any questions, feel free to contact us in our inbox of our Facebook page English Speaking Club
Best of luck.
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