THE NOUN (A COMPLETE EXPLANATION)

NOUN

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Introduction to Parts of Speech click here

Noun: A noun is a naming word in a sentence, naming word of a person,                  place, thing or an idea.

For example:

Shivani is a student. (Shivani and student are names of people - noun)

Hyderabad is a big city. (Hyderabad and city are names of places - noun)

This is a teak wooden table. (Table is the name of a thing – noun)

Friendship lasts forever. (Friendship is the name of an idea – noun)

According to the nature, number and gender of the nouns, they are classified into deferent groups. To rescue from confusion flow chart is not given.

They are . . .

1.      Concrete Noun

2.      Abstract Noun

3.      Proper Noun

4.      Common Noun

5.      Material Noun

6.      Collective Noun

7.      Countable Noun

8.      Uncountable Noun

9.      Singular Noun

10.  Plural Noun

11.  Feminine gender Noun

12.  Masculine gender Noun

13.  Neuter gender Noun

14.  Common gender Noun

Let’s find how they are named like that with some examples and explanation. Keep the fundamental rule in mind that the ‘Noun’ is a naming word in a sentence.

1.      Concrete Noun: The word that names something which can be seen or touched is called ‘Concrete Noun’

a.     A hen is a bird. (You can see or touch hen and bird.)

b.     Gold is a metal. (You can see or touch gold and metal.)

c.      Look! A flock of birds are flying over there. (You can see or touch flock and birds.)

d.     The Indian elephants are famous around the globe. (You can see or touch elephants and globe.)

2.      Abstract Noun: The word that names something which cannot be seen and touched is called ‘Abstract Noun.’

a.     Honesty is the best policy. (You cannot see or touch honesty and policy)

b.     Parents love on children cannot be compared. (You cannot see or touch love.)

c.      Teachers like the cleverness and sincerity of the students. (You cannot see or touch cleverness and sincerity.)    

d.     Confidence leads you towards success. (You cannot see or touch confidence and success.)

Contrast between concrete and abstract nouns in a table.

Concrete Noun (can see or touch)	Abstract Noun (cannot see or touch)
friend	friendship
lover	love
ruler	ruling
philosopher	philosophy
psychologist	psychology
student	study
teacher	teaching

3.      Proper Noun: The word that names a particular person, place or thing. A proper noun always begins with a capital letter.

a.     Rajendra Prasad is a comedian and character artiste. (There are many comedians and artistes but Rejendra Prasad is a particular one.)

b.     Hyderabad is the capital city of Telangana state. (There are many cities and states but Hyderabad and Telangana are the particular ones.)

c.      Titanic is the greatest ship ever floated on the sea. (There are many ships but Titanic is a particular one.)

d.     Hanuman is my favourite god. (There are many gods according to the Hinduism but Hanuman is a particular one.)

4.      Common Noun: It is a naming word that is common to many of its kind.

a.     A doctor is a person who treats diseases. (Any person who treats diseases is called a doctor. It is common to all who treats diseases.)

b.     Kohli is a great cricketer. (Any person who plays cricket is called a cricketer. It is common to all who play cricket.)

c.      What is the capital city of Australia? (Many places are called cities. It is common to all.)

d.     Have you ever travelled on a ship? (There are many ships. It is common to all.)

Contrast between common and proper nouns in a table.

Common Noun (common to its kind)	Proper Noun (Particular one)
Pranab Mukharjee, Venkatraman, Prathibha Patil, Radhakrishnan etc	president
Hyderabad, Sidney, New Delhi, Canberra, Johannesburg, London etc	city
Telangana express Janatha express Jammutavi express	train
Dr. Rajan Dr. Vishal Dr. Manogna	doctor

5.      Material Noun: It is a naming word that names materials.

a.     India women love to have gold as ornaments.

b.     Platinum is costlier than gold.

c.      Copper is used in electrical cables.

d.     Most Indian kitchens bear aluminium vessels.

6.      Collective Noun: It is a naming word which names a group of people or things as a unit.

a.     We can see cattle in villages. (A group of animals as a unit)

b.     A bunch of grapes is enough for my dinner. (A group of grapes as a unit)

c.      We proud to be Indian nation. (A group of people as a unit)

d.     A gang sneaked and robbed us last night. (A group of thieves as a unit)

7.      Countable Noun: It is a naming word for which we can count.

a.     I have just bought a book for my notes. (You can count books as one book, two books, and three books and so on.)

b.     Egg is a healthy food. (You can count egg as one egg, two eggs, and three eggs and so on.)

c.      We have forty students in our class.

d.     Man is mortal.

8.      Uncountable Noun: It is a naming word for that we cannot count.

a.     Humanity is immortal. (You cannot count humanity. You cannot say a humanity or ten humanity)

b.     Milk is good for all. (You cannot count milk. You cannot say one milk or five milk)

c.      Gold is a precious metal. (You cannot count gold. You cannot say one gold or thirty three gold)

d.     Consumption of more sugar damages health. (You cannot count sugar. You cannot say one sugar or hundred sugar)

Contrast between countable and uncountable nouns in a table.

Countable Noun (can be counted)	Uncountable Noun (cannot be counted)
book	milk
egg	ink
shirt	sugar
pencil	oil
house	gold
rat	honesty
staples	butter
tables	bread
keys	sand
bag	salt
letter	water

9.      Singular Noun: It is a naming word of a person, place, or thing that one in counting.

10.  Plural Noun: It is a naming word of persons, places, or things which can be more than one in counting.

Contrast between singular and plural nouns in a table.

Singular Noun (can be one in counting)	Plural Noun (can be more than one in counting)
book	books
tomato	tomatoes
friend	friends
pen	pens
computer	computers
bicycle	bicycles
rupee	rupees
foot	feet
man	men
mouse	mice
tooth	teeth

11.  Feminine gender Noun: It is a naming word of a female of its kind.

12.  Masculine gender Noun: It is a naming word of a male of its kind.

13.  Neuter gender Noun: It is a naming word of something that we cannot say whether male or female.

14.  Common gender Noun: It is a naming word of something that can be male or female of its kind.

Contrast among the four different nouns in a table.

Feminine gender noun	Masculine gender noun	Common gender noun	Neuter gender noun
girl	boy	child	tree
Shivani	Swagath	teacher	coffee
hen	cock	bird	computer
lioness	lion	animal	book
heroine	hero	artist	road

Note: While reading the article you might have observed that a noun may belong to many groups according to its nature, number and gender.

For example:

1.      A girl is a female child.

common noun, feminine gender noun, countable noun, concrete and singular noun

2.      A computer can do many things faster than human being.

common noun, neuter gender noun, countable noun, concrete noun and plural noun

Now try these:

3.      The lioness is the real hunter of the forest. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
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4.      A bird is the mother air bus invention. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
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5.      Every household has a television. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………

6.      Soft drinks can be sold in bottles. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………….

7.      An apple keeps the doctor away. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………

8.      Every child can play with a ball. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………….

9.      Jump over the wall! ………………………………………………………………………………………………
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10.  I have black hair. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
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NOUN

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Introduction to Parts of Speech click here

Noun: A noun is a naming word in a sentence, naming word of a person,                  place, thing or an idea.

For example:

Shivani is a student. (Shivani and student are names of people - noun)

Hyderabad is a big city. (Hyderabad and city are names of places - noun)

This is a teak wooden table. (Table is the name of a thing – noun)

Friendship lasts forever. (Friendship is the name of an idea – noun)

According to the nature, number and gender of the nouns, they are classified into deferent groups. To rescue from confusion flow chart is not given.

They are . . .

1.      Concrete Noun

2.      Abstract Noun

3.      Proper Noun

4.      Common Noun

5.      Material Noun

6.      Collective Noun

7.      Countable Noun

8.      Uncountable Noun

9.      Singular Noun

10.  Plural Noun

11.  Feminine gender Noun

12.  Masculine gender Noun

13.  Neuter gender Noun

14.  Common gender Noun

Let’s find how they are named like that with some examples and explanation. Keep the fundamental rule in mind that the ‘Noun’ is a naming word in a sentence.

1.      Concrete Noun: The word that names something which can be seen or touched is called ‘Concrete Noun’

a.     A hen is a bird. (You can see or touch hen and bird.)

b.     Gold is a metal. (You can see or touch gold and metal.)

c.      Look! A flock of birds are flying over there. (You can see or touch flock and birds.)

d.     The Indian elephants are famous around the globe. (You can see or touch elephants and globe.)

2.      Abstract Noun: The word that names something which cannot be seen and touched is called ‘Abstract Noun.’

a.     Honesty is the best policy. (You cannot see or touch honesty and policy)

b.     Parents love on children cannot be compared. (You cannot see or touch love.)

c.      Teachers like the cleverness and sincerity of the students. (You cannot see or touch cleverness and sincerity.)    

d.     Confidence leads you towards success. (You cannot see or touch confidence and success.)

Contrast between concrete and abstract nouns in a table.

Concrete Noun (can see or touch)	Abstract Noun (cannot see or touch)
friend	friendship
lover	love
ruler	ruling
philosopher	philosophy
psychologist	psychology
student	study
teacher	teaching

3.      Proper Noun: The word that names a particular person, place or thing. A proper noun always begins with a capital letter.

a.     Rajendra Prasad is a comedian and character artiste. (There are many comedians and artistes but Rejendra Prasad is a particular one.)

b.     Hyderabad is the capital city of Telangana state. (There are many cities and states but Hyderabad and Telangana are the particular ones.)

c.      Titanic is the greatest ship ever floated on the sea. (There are many ships but Titanic is a particular one.)

d.     Hanuman is my favourite god. (There are many gods according to the Hinduism but Hanuman is a particular one.)

4.      Common Noun: It is a naming word that is common to many of its kind.

a.     A doctor is a person who treats diseases. (Any person who treats diseases is called a doctor. It is common to all who treats diseases.)

b.     Kohli is a great cricketer. (Any person who plays cricket is called a cricketer. It is common to all who play cricket.)

c.      What is the capital city of Australia? (Many places are called cities. It is common to all.)

d.     Have you ever travelled on a ship? (There are many ships. It is common to all.)

Contrast between common and proper nouns in a table.

Common Noun (common to its kind)	Proper Noun (Particular one)
Pranab Mukharjee, Venkatraman, Prathibha Patil, Radhakrishnan etc	president
Hyderabad, Sidney, New Delhi, Canberra, Johannesburg, London etc	city
Telangana express Janatha express Jammutavi express	train
Dr. Rajan Dr. Vishal Dr. Manogna	doctor

5.      Material Noun: It is a naming word that names materials.

a.     India women love to have gold as ornaments.

b.     Platinum is costlier than gold.

c.      Copper is used in electrical cables.

d.     Most Indian kitchens bear aluminium vessels.

6.      Collective Noun: It is a naming word which names a group of people or things as a unit.

a.     We can see cattle in villages. (A group of animals as a unit)

b.     A bunch of grapes is enough for my dinner. (A group of grapes as a unit)

c.      We proud to be Indian nation. (A group of people as a unit)

d.     A gang sneaked and robbed us last night. (A group of thieves as a unit)

7.      Countable Noun: It is a naming word for which we can count.

a.     I have just bought a book for my notes. (You can count books as one book, two books, and three books and so on.)

b.     Egg is a healthy food. (You can count egg as one egg, two eggs, and three eggs and so on.)

c.      We have forty students in our class.

d.     Man is mortal.

8.      Uncountable Noun: It is a naming word for that we cannot count.

a.     Humanity is immortal. (You cannot count humanity. You cannot say a humanity or ten humanity)

b.     Milk is good for all. (You cannot count milk. You cannot say one milk or five milk)

c.      Gold is a precious metal. (You cannot count gold. You cannot say one gold or thirty three gold)

d.     Consumption of more sugar damages health. (You cannot count sugar. You cannot say one sugar or hundred sugar)

Contrast between countable and uncountable nouns in a table.

Countable Noun (can be counted)	Uncountable Noun (cannot be counted)
book	milk
egg	ink
shirt	sugar
pencil	oil
house	gold
rat	honesty
staples	butter
tables	bread
keys	sand
bag	salt
letter	water

9.      Singular Noun: It is a naming word of a person, place, or thing that one in counting.

10.  Plural Noun: It is a naming word of persons, places, or things which can be more than one in counting.

Contrast between singular and plural nouns in a table.

Singular Noun (can be one in counting)	Plural Noun (can be more than one in counting)
book	books
tomato	tomatoes
friend	friends
pen	pens
computer	computers
bicycle	bicycles
rupee	rupees
foot	feet
man	men
mouse	mice
tooth	teeth

11.  Feminine gender Noun: It is a naming word of a female of its kind.

12.  Masculine gender Noun: It is a naming word of a male of its kind.

13.  Neuter gender Noun: It is a naming word of something that we cannot say whether male or female.

14.  Common gender Noun: It is a naming word of something that can be male or female of its kind.

Contrast among the four different nouns in a table.

Feminine gender noun	Masculine gender noun	Common gender noun	Neuter gender noun
girl	boy	child	tree
Shivani	Swagath	teacher	coffee
hen	cock	bird	computer
lioness	lion	animal	book
heroine	hero	artist	road

Note: While reading the article you might have observed that a noun may belong to many groups according to its nature, number and gender.

For example:

1.      A girl is a female child.

common noun, feminine gender noun, countable noun, concrete and singular noun

2.      A computer can do many things faster than human being.

common noun, neuter gender noun, countable noun, concrete noun and plural noun

Now try these:

3.      The lioness is the real hunter of the forest. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………

4.      A bird is the mother air bus invention. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………

5.      Every household has a television. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………

6.      Soft drinks can be sold in bottles. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………….

7.      An apple keeps the doctor away. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………

8.      Every child can play with a ball. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………….

9.      Jump over the wall! ………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………….

10.  I have black hair. ………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………….

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Parts of Speech

Introduction to Parts of Speech

If we observe the title of the lesson ‘Parts of Speech’, we could understand that there are two important words to be understood. They are ‘Parts’ and ‘Speech.” As we know the word ‘part’ i.e., ‘some but not all of a thing’ and the word ‘Speech’ i.e., sentence. Hence ‘Parts of Speech’ is to be understood that ‘Parts of Sentence.’

So when we think of parts of speech we must think of parts of sentence. We know a sentence is constructed by two major parts: the subject and the predicate. The subject is built by one or more words or a phrase. In the same manner a predicate is also built by a word (verb) or more words along with a verb. (To read more about Subject and Predicate click here)

Finally we come to a conclusion that a sentence consists of one or more words; actually they are the parts of sentence. (Remember it is an introductory article on Parts of Speech. Search this site for detailed individual parts of speech later or follow us for updates.)

For instance:

1.     Srikanth is a very good runner. (6 words of a sentence)

2.     Silence! (1 word of a sentence)

3.     May god bless you! (4 words of a sentence)

4.     This is the article that you are eagerly studying to learn something about the parts of speech of English grammar. (20 words of a sentence)

Note: We’ve to keep it in mind that any isolated word that is not part of a sentence doesn’t belong to any kind of part of speech.

In English grammar the words of a sentence are grouped into eight (8) according to its function.

They are:

1.     Noun

2.     Pronoun

3.     Adjective

4.     Verb

5.     Adverb

6.     Preposition

7.     Conjunction and

8.     Interjection

1.      Noun: A noun is a naming word in a sentence, naming word of a person, place, thing or an idea.

For example:

Shivani is a student. (Shivani and student are names of a people - noun)

Hyderabad is a big city. (Hyderabad and city are names of places - noun)

This is a teak wooden table. (Table is the name of a thing – noun)

Friendship lasts forever. (Friendship is the name of an idea – noun)

2.      Pronoun: A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun in a sentence.

For example:

Anil is a teacher of Mathematics. He teaches well. Students love his teaching. They prefer to stay more time in his class.

He and his are used instead of Anil. They is used instead of students.

3.      Adjective: An adjective is a word that says something about a noun i.e. the noun’s quality, quantity, colour, number, size, shape, origin etc.

For example:

This is a rose. (noun)

It is a beautiful rose.

It is a beautiful red rose.

It is a beautiful red Arabian rose.

A, beautiful, red and Arabian are the words that tells the number, quality, colour, and origin of the rose. Hence they are adjectives in those sentences.

4.      Verb: A verb is the heart of a sentence. It tells the action or state of the subject in the sentence.

For example:

You are reading ‘Parts of Speech’ article now.

Let’s learn the parts of speech in detail in the next individual articles.

This is an introductory article about ‘Parts of Speech.’

5.      Adverb: An adverb is a word that qualifies or says something about a verb or an adjective or another adverb.

For example:

He runs fast. (Qualifies the verb run)

You are very smart student. (Qualifies the adjective smart)

He runs too fast. (Qualifies the adverb fast)

6.      Preposition: The preposition is a word that connects a noun or noun phrase or a pronoun with another word in a sentence.

For example:

The cat is on the table.

You sat in an arm chair.

They quarreled among themselves.

7.      Conjunction: It is a word that connects words, phrases or clauses in a sentence.

For example:

Shivani reads and writes English. (Connects two words)

There is fight between a beautiful rose and an adventurous ant. (Connects two phrases)

Someone knocked at the door while we were having our lunch. (Connects two clauses)

8.      Interjection: An interjection is word that is used to show a sudden feeling or emotion in a sentence. It doesn’t mean anything but emotion or feeling.

For example:

Hey! How are you?

Alas! He was injured severely.

Hurrah! India won the match.

Each part of speech is separately discussed in detail in individual articles here after.  

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Introduction to Parts of Speech

If we observe the title of the lesson ‘Parts of Speech’, we could understand that there are two important words to be understood. They are ‘Parts’ and ‘Speech.” As we know the word ‘part’ i.e., ‘some but not all of a thing’ and the word ‘Speech’ i.e., sentence. Hence ‘Parts of Speech’ is to be understood that ‘Parts of Sentence.’

So when we think of parts of speech we must think of parts of sentence. We know a sentence is constructed by two major parts: the subject and the predicate. The subject is built by one or more words or a phrase. In the same manner a predicate is also built by a word (verb) or more words along with a verb. (To read more about Subject and Predicate click here)

Finally we come to a conclusion that a sentence consists of one or more words; actually they are the parts of sentence. (Remember it is an introductory article on Parts of Speech. Search this site for detailed individual parts of speech later or follow us for updates.)

For instance:

1.     Srikanth is a very good runner. (6 words of a sentence)

2.     Silence! (1 word of a sentence)

3.     May god bless you! (4 words of a sentence)

4.     This is the article that you are eagerly studying to learn something about the parts of speech of English grammar. (20 words of a sentence)

Note: We’ve to keep it in mind that any isolated word that is not part of a sentence doesn’t belong to any kind of part of speech.

In English grammar the words of a sentence are grouped into eight (8) according to its function.

They are:

1.     Noun

2.     Pronoun

3.     Adjective

4.     Verb

5.     Adverb

6.     Preposition

7.     Conjunction and

8.     Interjection

1.      Noun: A noun is a naming word in a sentence, naming word of a person, place, thing or an idea.

For example:

Shivani is a student. (Shivani and student are names of a people - noun)

Hyderabad is a big city. (Hyderabad and city are names of places - noun)

This is a teak wooden table. (Table is the name of a thing – noun)

Friendship lasts forever. (Friendship is the name of an idea – noun)

2.      Pronoun: A pronoun is a word used instead of a noun in a sentence.

For example:

Anil is a teacher of Mathematics. He teaches well. Students love his teaching. They prefer to stay more time in his class.

He and his are used instead of Anil. They is used instead of students.

3.      Adjective: An adjective is a word that says something about a noun i.e. the noun’s quality, quantity, colour, number, size, shape, origin etc.

For example:

This is a rose. (noun)

It is a beautiful rose.

It is a beautiful red rose.

It is a beautiful red Arabian rose.

A, beautiful, red and Arabian are the words that tells the number, quality, colour, and origin of the rose. Hence they are adjectives in those sentences.

4.      Verb: A verb is the heart of a sentence. It tells the action or state of the subject in the sentence.

For example:

You are reading ‘Parts of Speech’ article now.

Let’s learn the parts of speech in detail in the next individual articles.

This is an introductory article about ‘Parts of Speech.’

5.      Adverb: An adverb is a word that qualifies or says something about a verb or an adjective or another adverb.

For example:

He runs fast. (Qualifies the verb run)

You are very smart student. (Qualifies the adjective smart)

He runs too fast. (Qualifies the adverb fast)

6.      Preposition: The preposition is a word that connects a noun or noun phrase or a pronoun with another word in a sentence.

For example:

The cat is on the table.

You sat in an arm chair.

They quarreled among themselves.

7.      Conjunction: It is a word that connects words, phrases or clauses in a sentence.

For example:

Shivani reads and writes English. (Connects two words)

There is fight between a beautiful rose and an adventurous ant. (Connects two phrases)

Someone knocked at the door while we were having our lunch. (Connects two clauses)

8.      Interjection: An interjection is word that is used to show a sudden feeling or emotion in a sentence. It doesn’t mean anything but emotion or feeling.

For example:

Hey! How are you?

Alas! He was injured severely.

Hurrah! India won the match.

Each part of speech is separately discussed in detail in individual articles here after.  

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