What is a noun and what are its kinds?



 Noun and its kinds: 


What is a noun and what are its kinds?

Noun: 

Every naming word is called a noun

or

Every English word that stands to function as noun in a sentence, is called a noun.


e.g:

             Aslam, boy, cat, school, girl, etc


Kinds of noun:


Common Nouns
Proper nouns
Abstract nouns
Concrete nouns
Countable nouns
Uncountable nouns
Collective nouns
Compound nouns



Common noun:
A kind of noun that refers to things, peoples, or places in general. 

e.g:
boy, mobile, girl, city, etc


Proper noun:
It is the exact opposite of a common noun and is always used for something specific. 

e.g:
Aslam, peshawer, Pakistan, India, etc


Abstract noun: 
A name for something that has no physical exsistence, and can't even be seen but can be felt 100%.
It generally refers to three things which are quality, state of being, and emotions.

e.g:
   State of being:   ill, happy, sad, etc 
     Quality:   honesty, loyalty, bravery, etc
     Emotions:   pain, love, hate, etc

Concrete noun: 
It is the exact opposite of concrete noun and can be seen 100%. All the things that we see with our eyes are concrete nouns.

e.g:
table, pan, mobile, car, stone, etc


Countable noun
A name for something that can be counted, is called countable noun. There is always a plural form of a countable noun.

e.g:
Pen -------> its plural (Pens)
Mobile -------> its plural (Mobiles)
Watch --------> its plural (Watches)


Uncountable noun: 
A name for something that can never be counted and has no plural form either.

e.g:
Water ( We can't say "Waters" )
Rice  ( We can't say "Rices" )





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