Introduction To Noun

A sentence is a combination of words put together in a coherent manner. Sentences can be categorized into various parts of speech. The following are the many parts of speech:

• Nouns
• Pronouns
• Adjectives
• Verb
• Adverbs
• Preposition
• Interjection
• Conjunction

Noun Definition

A noun is a word that describes a name of a person, place, animal, or thing. This is the noun definition. People, places, and things are described by nouns. A word reflects everything that we can see or talk about. That word is known as a “noun.” You may think of a noun as a “naming word” if that assists. 

A noun is typically the name of something that we can touch (Noun example, “animal,” “pizza pie,” or “computer”), but can also be the name of something we can’t touch (Noun Example “strong,” “mile,” “happiness”). 

Simple Noun Examples 

Here are some noun examples.  

• Location: House, London, industry, and sanctuary are some of the places where you can find a shelter
• Objects: a table, the London Bridge, a scalpel, nitrogen, the month, the inch, and the act of cooking
• Animals: Mickey Mouse, rat, shark 
• Ideas: Confusion, compassion, trust, the Theory of Relativity, and pleasure are some of the concepts that come to mind

Number Nouns

Singular Nouns – A singular noun denotes only one person or things, such as a pen, a cow, a boy, or a set of chairs.

Plural Nouns – A plural noun is one that refers to more than one person or thing, such as pens, cows, boys, chairs, and so on.

Genders of Nouns 

Masculine – words that relate to a person’s, animal’s, or thing’s masculine classification, such as man, lion, moon, and so on.

Feminine – Nature, tigress, woman, and other nouns expressing a female class of a person, animal, or thing are examples of feminine nouns.

Neuter – nouns that signify a lifeless object, whether female or male, such as a pen, a room, or a book.

Cases of Nouns

The position of a noun in a sentence is controlled by its case classification. In English, there are five cases for nouns.

When a noun expresses possession or possession, such as That is my dress, the possessive case is used. The possessive case is ‘my’.

When a noun is used to call anything, it is in the vocative case (to get attention). Managers are expecting you in the conference room, Ms. Amy. (Ms. Amy’s case is vocative.)

Dative Case – A noun is in the Dative case when it is the indirect object of a verb, for example, Stephen brought me apple pies (‘Me’ is in the dative case).

Nominative Case – A noun is regarded to be in the Nominative case if it is the subject of a verb. Adhi is a bright young kid.

When a noun is the main object of a verb or a preposition, it is said to be in the objective case. Please give the apples, for example. 

The Nouns’ Rules 

Rule 1: Some nouns, like humans, animals, and police, have singular meanings but are employed as plural nouns and always take plural verbs. 

Noun Examples: 

The cows are grazing on the grass in the field. 

In new cities, people are unconcerned about you.

 Rule 2: Some nouns are always in the plural form and require a plural verb. Scissors, Premises, Thank You, Spectacles, and so on. 

Noun Examples: 

‘I can’t seem to locate my pants; where are they?’ 

She bought a pair of shoes online, and they are very stylish. 

Rule 3: Some nouns, such as news, ethics, machinery, advice, stationery, physics, and mathematics, always accept the singular verb. 

Noun Examples: 

My favorite subject is Science. 

It is not true that he committed suicide. 

Rule 4 – Some words denote a number, measure, amount of money, length, weight, and so on. When these nouns are preceded by a definite numeral, they stay intact. 

Noun Examples: 

She went to the store and bought two dozen eggs. (As opposed to dozens)

My office is just 5 kilometers away from my home. (Instead of a kilometer) 

Rule 5: Singular and plural forms of collective nouns are used. 

Noun Examples: 

Civilization’s greatest achievement is the government.

The jury was split down the middle.

Conclusion

Nouns are basically naming words.They are used to name objects, places, persons, qualities etc. There are different types of nouns. One should learn about the differences, purposes and their uses not to mistake them in spoken or written communication.