SESSION-15

“LEARN SPOKEN ENGLISH FROM HOME”. – By MaddaliSwetha

PART OF SPEECH: (1. NOUN)

Noun (Naming Word)

Today we are going to learn all about nouns. Nouns are the most common things in our life. Any name is a noun. Any place is a noun. Anything is a noun.

Look at some examples of nouns:

Names = Gandhi, Kishore, Sita etc.

Places = Delhi, Hospital, Police station etc.

Things = Computer, Pen, Table etc.

Animals = Horse, Cat, Dog, etc.

KINDS OF NOUNS:

Nouns are divided into five categories. These are

1. Proper noun,

2. Common Noun,

3. Collective Noun,

4. Abstract Noun,

5. Material Noun.

1. PROPER NOUN:

Proper nouns are noun, which refers to the names of people, organisations or places. When you write a proper noun you have to use capital letters in the beginning of the word.

E.g. Kishore, Delhi, Onida etc.

2. COMMON NOUN:

Common nouns are nouns mentioning certain types of things. This name will be applicable to a group or class.

E.g. Child, Dog, Cat, Student, Horse, Car, Train etc.

3. COLLECTION NOUN:

Collective noun refers to a group of people or things.

E.g. Crowd, Mob, Committee, Assembly, Fleet, etc.

4. ABSTRACT NOUN:

Abstract nouns are used to describe qualities, ideas, mentality, concept and attitude.

E.g. Honesty, Cruelty, Knowledge, Freedom, Happiness, Boldness, Greatness etc.

5. MATERIAL NOUN:

Material nouns are the names of materials.

E.g. Wood, Paper, Gold, Silver, Iron etc.

FURTHER CLASSIFICATION OF NOUNS:

Apart from the five normal classifications, Nouns are further classified into two types:

1. Countable Nouns

2. Uncountable Nouns

1. COUNTABLE NOUNS:

Countable nouns are the nouns which you can count in terms of numbers.

E.g. Student – Two students,

        Ball – Five balls.

2. UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS:

Uncountable nouns are nouns, which cannot be counted.

E.g. Sugar, Water, Oil, Sand, Rice, etc.

Friends let’s have a small exercise that helps to know the usage of nouns. While writing a sentence:

1. I live in Hyderabad.

2. Reema is a beautiful girl.

3. He goes to his office by walk.

4. The computer is a machine.

5. The sunrises in the east.

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