Definition of Noun:
Nouns are used to name people, animals, events, objects, and places. qualities etc
Name of person: Naina, Raju, Seema, Elizabeth, Ratan, Rabindranath, etc
Name of Animals: Dog, Cat
Name of Place: Mumbai, Kolkata, Rajgir, Delhi, Gopalpur, Digha, etc
Name of Objects: Book, Pen, Chair, Box, Spoon, Television, Mobile, etc
Kinds of Noun:
There are five kinds of noun
- Proper Noun
- Common Noun
- Collective Noun
- Material Noun
- Abstract Noun
Proper Noun: A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place, book, river, etc.
Example- Sanju, The Ganga, the Bible, March, Monday
Common Noun: A common noun is the name of a class of persons, things or animals
Example- Man, newspaper, flower, animal, pen, school, doctor, etc.
Collective Noun: It is the name of a collection of people, things or animals
Example- a crowd of people, a herd of cattle, a bundle of sticks, a swarm of bees, a bunch of flowers, a group of workers, etc.
Material Noun: It is the name of some material or substance from which things are made
Example: wood, silver, stone, rice, milk, iron. water, etc.
Abstract Noun: It is the name of qualities, feeling or actions
example- honesty, cruelty, childhood, beauty, kindness, etc.