English Grammar – Nouns
What are Nouns?
Noun is the part of speech, which names a Person, Place or a Thing. It means the words, which are used to tell the name of a Person, Place or Thing are called Nouns. Following are some examples of nouns:
Names of Persons:
Albert Einstein, Thomas Alva Edison, Ram, Sunil, Geeta, Seema, Narender, Subhash etc.
Names of Places:
College, Office, Hotel, Library, Hostel, Hospital, etc.
Name of Things:
Computer, Pen, Radio, Phone, Car, Train etc.
Kinds of Nouns: Nouns are of 5 types:
- Common Noun
- Proper Noun
- Collective Noun
- Material Noun
- Abstract Noun