NOUN & IT’S TYPES WITH EXAMPLES IN DETAIL
NOUN & IT’S TYPES WITH EXAMPLES IN DETAIL 1. WHAT IS NOUN? All names are nouns. It may be the name of anything. For example Sun, river, bird, water, love, iron, happiness, book, tree, orange, red, sky, India, party, residence, school etc. Hence, the names of persons, places, animals, things, feelings or ideas are called noun. 2. THEORIES OF NOUN:- Gramaticians have classified nouns on the basis of two theories- Traditional theory Modern theory. 3. TRADITIONAL THEORY Traditional Gramaticians have divided nouns into five types. These are- 1. Proper noun 2. Common noun 3. Collective noun 4. Material noun 5. Abstract noun A. Proper noun:- Proper nouns are the special names of persons, places, things or animals. The particular names of persons, places, things or animals are called proper noun. For example Ludhiana, Mt. Abu, Brussels, Moon, Asia, Cambridge University, Mahatma Gandhi, President, Dr Sandra etc. N.B. Proper nouns always begins with a capital