Table of contents
1. Definition of noun
2. Noun examples
3. Noun types
4. Noun cases
5. Noun questions
Do you know how to identify each word in a sentence? It may be
quite difficult for you because you can’t specify each word as per the part of
speech. It is very important if you wish to take your English
beyond C2 level. In this
article, you are going to learn one of the most important parts of speech
concepts, Nouns with definitions, examples, and rules.
What are a noun
definitions and examples?
A noun is a part of speech that refers to the name of a person,
place, thing, idea, or concept.
What is a simple
definition of the noun?
A noun is referred to
something that you can see, touch, feel, and hear.
Here are some underlined noun
examples sentences given below.
1. Romeo likes
to watch movies.
2. She
speaks English and German.
3. They will
move to California.
4. Students go
to school.
5. She
likes Ice-cream, chocolates, and water balls.
Types of noun
Although there are
multiple types of noun, we can categorize them into three
categories in order to learn easily. Nouns in Traditional English, nouns in modern
English, and additional types of nouns with examples.
Traditional English; according to traditional English grammar, there are 5 types of nouns.
1. Proper nouns;
are nouns that refer to specific people, places, things, or ideas and are
capitalized. For example, "John", "London", "Eiffel
Tower", "Starbucks", and "The Beatles".
1. India is a
democratic country.
2. The USA
(United States of America) is a developed country.
2. Common nouns; are nouns that are general and non-specific in terms of place, person,
or idea. For example, “pen”, “boy”, “teacher”, and “friend”.
1. Every boy
does his best in life.
2. A mother
sacrifices her life for her children.
3. Collective nouns:
these are nouns that refer to a group of people or things as a single unit. For
example, "family", "team", "herd",
"swarm", and "jury".
1. The army
of ants works from day to night unstoppably.
2. The fleet
of ships brings us spices, vegetables, and other materials.
4. Abstract nouns;
are nouns that refer to concepts, ideas, or emotions that cannot be touched or
seen. For example, "love", "happiness",
"justice", "freedom", and "beauty".
1. Her
affection for me is indescribable.
2. Real
happiness lies in gratitude.
5. Material
nouns; these nouns refer to substances or materials from which things are
made. These nouns are often uncountable and do not have a plural form. For
example, “wood”, “steel”, and “plastic”.
1. We prepare
different items of furniture with wood.
2. The
engineers use steel to make railing and bridges.
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Modern English; there are two types of nouns as per modern English; countable
and uncountable nouns.
Countable nouns; refer to the nouns that we can count like, pens, children,
classrooms, etc.
These are nouns that can be
counted and have singular and plural nouns. For example,
"book" (singular), "books" (plural), "apple"
(singular), and "apples" (plural).
Proper nouns, common nouns,
and collective nouns come under countable nouns in Modern English.
Uncountable nouns; refer to the nouns that we cannot count like milk, knowledge,
emotions, etc. For example, "water", "music",
"money", "furniture", and "knowledge".
Collective nouns and abstract nouns fall under this category.
Additional types of nouns; we also have some additional types of nouns in English that do
not fall into any category.
1) Concrete Nouns:
These are nouns that refer to physical objects that can be touched, seen, or
heard. For example, "car", "chair", "music",
"rain", and "house".
He drives a car.
The laborers construct a
house every time.
2) Compound
Nouns: these are nouns that are made up of two or more words. For
example, "toothbrush", "sunglasses", "football",
and "bedroom".
I will buy pencil colors
for my sister.
There is a swimming pool
in this school.
What is Noun Case?
In English, noun case refers to the grammatical category that
indicates the relationship of a noun to other words in a sentence. There are
three primary noun cases in English.
Nominative case:
Genitive case: it is the possessive
case of noun. This is the
case used to show possession or relationship. For example, in the sentence
"This is John's book," "John's" is in the genitive case
because it shows the relationship of possession between John and the book.
1) I use Kundan’s idea to
complete a lengthy task in a shortcut.
2) Neha’s choice is
wonderful in terms of keywords.
Objective case; there are
two types of objective cases in English.
Dative case: it is used
to indicate the indirect object of a verb, or the recipient of an action. An
indirect object is a living object in a sentence. You can ask a question with
“whom” to get it. For example,
1) My mother loves me.
Whom does my mother love? (Here “me” is an indirect or dative
object)
2) I had wanted to meet
APJ Abdul Kamal once.
Whom had I wanted to
meet? (APJ Abdul Kamal is an indirect object)
Accusative case: it is used
to indicate the direct object (non-living things) of a verb, or the object of a
preposition. You can ask questions with “what” to get it. For example,
1) She bought a book.
What did she buy? (Here the book is a direct object or accusative
case)
2) I am learning German
these days.
What am I learning these
days? (German is a direct object or accusative case)
We can have both dative and accusative objects in a single
sentence. For example,
1. I want to teach them
English. (Whom – them and what --- English)
2. They gave him a
bouquet of flowers. (Whom – him and what a bouquet of flowers)
FAQs
What is noun definition and types?
A noun is a part of speech that refers to the name of a person,
place, thing, idea, or concept.
There are 5 general types of nouns; proper noun, common noun,
abstract noun, material noun, and collective noun.
What is the noun case?
In English, noun case refers to the grammatical category that
indicates the relationship of a noun to other words in a sentence. There are three
primary noun cases in English.
1. Nominative case
2. Genitive case
3. Objective case; dative
and accusative case.
What are 8 types of nouns in English?
1. Proper noun
2. Common noun
3. Abstract noun
4. Material noun
5. Collective noun.
6. Compound noun
7. Concrete noun
8. Countable and
uncountable nouns.
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