Noun

Types of Noun

• Common Noun

A common noun is a general term for a person, place, or object that belongs to a class or category. Common in this context means ‘shared by everyone.’

1. We will catch you there after some time. 
2. She has been studying abroad for years.
3. I will throw a rope at you.
4. Some people are only looking to take advantage of strangers.

• Proper Noun

Generally speaking, a proper noun is a name that refers to a specific person, place, organization, or item. Proper nouns are those that start with a capital letter.

1. Agatha Christie wrote many books.
2. Cleopatra is the cutest kitten ever.
3. Mr Bell seems to understand what students need.
4. I can see Jupiter tonight.

•  Collective Noun

 A collective noun refers to a group of people who act in a single manner. Because the members of a group are functioning or reacting in unison, collective nouns operate grammatically as if they are a single entity. “Choir,” “gaggle of geese,” and “galaxy of stars” are all examples of collective nouns that might be used.

1. Britney has a pile of money.
2. She saw a flock of sheep.
3. An army of photographers was outside his home.
4. He has bought an anthology of Indian poetry.

• Abstract Noun

In the dictionary, an abstract noun is described as a form of a noun that cannot be immediately seen, touched, or otherwise experienced by any of the human senses. These nouns indicate an aspect, concept, idea, experience, state of being, characteristic, quality, sensation, or other things that cannot be felt or perceived with the five senses and so cannot be represented by the five senses. For example, even though freedom is a noun, it cannot be immediately experienced by any of the five senses, despite the fact that it is a verb.

1. I love my husband. 
2. Send them my love.
3. Sarah could taste cilantro in the salsa.
4. Sarah has great taste in clothes.

• Material Nouns

These are the terms that are used to refer to the substances, objects, or things that are composed of material. Silver, gold, metal, cotton, and other materials are examples.

• Countable Nouns

The number one pen, two women, one chair, and so on are examples of Countable Nouns (nouns that can be counted). These nouns are accompanied by the articles (a, an, and the).

• Uncountable Nouns

Nouns that are incapable of being counted. For instance, water, dirt, sugar, and salt. While abstract and proper nouns are always uncountable, common and concrete nouns may be both countable and uncountable.

In English, nouns are further divided according to their number, gender, case, and apposition.

Nouns with a Number

Singular Nouns – When a single person or item is specified, such as a pen, a cow, a boy, or a chair, a singular noun is used.

Plural Nouns – When a noun refers to more than one person or object, it is a multiple nouns.

For example, pens, cows, boys, and chairs are all examples of plural nouns.

Genders of Nouns

Masculine Nouns– nouns that refer to a person, animal, or object as being masculine, for example, man, lion, moon, etc.

Feminine Nouns– Nouns signify a feminine class of a person, animal, or object, such as nature, tigress, or woman.

Neuter Nouns– nouns that refer to an object that lacks life, whether female or male, for example, a pen, a room, or a book.

Cases of Nouns

Nouns grouped according to their cases indicate the noun’s location in a sentence. In English, nouns have four cases.

• Possessive Case- When a term implies ownership or possession, as in – That is my garment. ‘My’ is a possessive case.
• Vocative case- When a noun is used to address someone, it is in the vocative case (to get attention). For instance, Ms Ria, instructors await your arrival in the staffroom. (Ms Ria is speaking in the vocative case.)
• Dative Case- When a noun is the indirect object of a verb, it is in the dative case, as in Rohan brought me chocolates.
• Nominative Case- A noun is considered to be in the Nominative case if it is the subject of a verb. For instance, Radha is a bright young lady. The objective case is used when the noun is the direct object of the verb or preposition. For instance – Kindly provide the fruits.

Rules For Nouns 

Rule 1. Certain nouns, like people, cattle, and police, are singular in meaning but are always employed as plural nouns and always accept plural verbs.

Rule 2. The second rule is that certain nouns are always used in Plural Form and are always followed by Plural verbs. For example, scissors, premises, thanks, spectacles, and so on.

Rule 3. Some nouns, such as news, ethics, machinery, advice, stationery, physics, mathematics, and so on, always take the Singular Verb form. Examples include news, ethics, machinery, advice, stationery, physics, and mathematics.

Rule 4. Some words denote a number, a measure, money, length, or weight, among other things. When a definite number precedes these nouns, they retain their original meaning.

Rule 5. Collective nouns are utilized in both the singular and plural forms of the sentence.

Rule 6. There are several nouns that have various meanings when used as a single noun and another meaning when used as a plural noun.

Rule 7. The material nouns generally do not have an or the before them.

Rule 8. When we want to make a Neuter Gender Noun into a person, we use –.

People use Masculine to show strength or power, and they use feminine genders to show beauty and grace.

Rule 9. The work of art, the title of books, and so on, even if they sound like a group, are always single.

Rule 10. Small animals, insects, and very young children are all neutered.

Conclusion

English grammar is one of the most important subjects when it comes to preparing for any competitive exam. Nouns are an important sector of English grammar.