Noun: A noun is the name of any human,
object, place, or action.
Kinds of noun:
1.
Abstract
Noun.
2.
Concrete
Noun.
A. Proper Noun.
B. Common Noun.
C. Collective Noun.
D. Material Noun.
3.
Countable
Noun.
4.
Uncountable
Noun.
Functions of a noun:
a.
As
a subject of a verb.
b.
As
an object of a verb.
c.
As
an object of a preposition.
d.
As
a complement of a verb.
e.
As
noun or pronoun of apposition.
Examples:
That
he has much money
is known to all (As a subject of a verb)
I
know
that he has done the work
(As an object of a verb)
Do
not think about what he said (As an object of a preposition)
This
is what
he said (As a complement of a verb)
The
fact that
he is a thief is clear to all
(As noun or pronoun of apposition)
Details on Noun:
Abstract Noun:
Abstract Noun is that noun which indicates some abstract idea or quality which
has no physical existence and cannot be touched, smelt, heard, or perceived
through the sense; but can only be imagine.
Examples:
Youth is our best time.
I
don’t want his friendship.
Every
man hates poverty.
Childhood is the golden time of a man’s
life.
Concrete Noun:
A Concrete Noun is the name of something which has external physical existence
and can be perceived through senses, that mean it can be seen, smelt, touch, or
tasted.
Examples:
I
have a cow.
Read
the book.
Air is important for our life.
Gas
is essential.
Proper Noun:
A Proper Noun is the name of a particular person, thing, place, or any other
thing.
Examples:
Name of human: Jerry, Tom, David, Lina, John.
Name of object: book, pen, table, bamboo,
calculator.
Name of place: Dhaka, London, India, Khulna.
Name of action: hesitation, purification,
functions.
Common Noun:
A Common Noun is one which is common to each number of a class of person or
things.
Examples:
Milton (proper noun) is a poet
(common noun).
Rose (proper noun) is a name of flower
(common noun).
The
earth
(proper noun) is a planet (common noun).
Shirt
(proper noun) is
a kind of dress (common noun).
Collective Noun: A Collective Noun is the name of a group or
collection of persons or things of the same kind thought of as one undivided
whole.
Examples:
A flock
of birds is flying.
A band
of robbers has come here.
A team
of players goes.
The army
is formed with discipline.
Material Noun:
A Material Noun is a name which indicates a matter or substance as a mass and
does not indicate any part or number of it.
Examples:
He
drinks milk.
They
want some gold.
Iron is an important metal.
Water
has no colour.
Countable Noun: A Countable Noun is the name of anything which can
be counted by number.
Examples:
Flower,
child, book, pen, star, river, cow, girl, etc.
Uncountable Noun: An Uncountable Noun is the name of anything which
cannot be counted by numbers and may be measured by some other units only.
Examples:
Water,
salt, virtue, honesty, air, beauty, rich, milk, etc.
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