What is a Noun?
A noun is a part of speech that is used to name a person, place, animal, thing, quality, or action.
Nouns can be singular or plural. The plural form of a noun is usually formed by adding s at the end of the noun. But this is not always the case. There are exceptions to the rule.
For example: The plural of 'fish' is 'fish' , child is children, etc.
There are different types of nouns:
1. An abstract noun names an idea, event, quality, or concept (freedom, love, courage. . . ) Concrete nouns name something recognizable through the sense (table, dog, house. . . )
2. Animate (living) nouns refer to a person, animal, or other creature (man, elephant, chicken. . . ) An inanimate (non - living) noun refers to a material object (stone, wood, table. . . )
3. A collective noun describes a group of things or people as a unit (family, herd, army. . . )
4. Common noun is the name of a group of similar things (table, hospital, college. . . ) Proper nouns, however, refer to the name of a single person, place or thing (John, Joseph, London. . . )
5. Compound nouns refer to two or more nouns combined to form a single noun (sister - in - law, toothbrush, bath tub)
6. Countable nouns have a singular and a plural form. In plural, these nouns can be used with a number - they can be counted. (friends, chairs, houses, boys. . . ) Uncountable nouns, however, can only be used in singular. They can't be counted. (money, bread, water, coffee. . . )