Noun

Noun:

Noun refers to words that are used to name persons, things, animals, places, ideas, or events. Nouns are the simplest among the 8 parts of speech which is why they are the first ones taught to students in primary school.

Examples:
⦁ Tom Hanks is very versatile. 
Name of a person.

⦁ Dogs can be extremely cute. 
Name of an animal.

⦁ It is my birthday. 
The word “birthday” is a noun which refers to an event.

There are different types of nouns namely:
⦁ Proper: proper nouns always start with a capital letter and refers to specific names of persons, places or things. 
Examples: Volkswagen Beetle, Shakey’s Pizza, Game of Thrones

⦁ Common: common nouns are the opposite of proper nouns. These are just generic names of persons, things, or places. 
Examples: car, pizza parlor, TV series

⦁ Concrete: This kind refers to nouns which you can perceive through your five senses. 
Examples: folder, sand, board

⦁ Abstract: unlike concrete nouns, abstract nouns are those which you can’t perceive through your five senses. 
Examples: happiness, grudge, bravery

⦁ Count: It refers to anything that is countable, and has a singular and plural form. 
Examples: kitten, video, ball

⦁ Mass: this is the opposite of count nouns. Mass nouns are also called non-countable nouns, and they need to have “counters” to quantify them. 
Examples of Counters: kilo, cup, meter 
Examples of Mass Nouns: rice, flour, garter

⦁ Collective: refers to a group of persons, animals, or things. 
Example: faculty (group of teachers), class (group of students), pride (group of lions)