Class 8 English- Noun

A Noun is a word used to name a person, animal, thing and place. There are five kinds of noun in English.

1) Common Noun

2) Proper Noun

3) Abstract Noun

4) Collective Noun

5) Material Noun

1. Common Noun is a name which is given in common to everyone (person, thing, animal…..). Example: Teacher, doctor, dog, cat, house, man, student, chair…

2,Proper Noun is a name of particular thing, person, animal and place. Proper noun is always written with a capital letter at the beginning of the word.

Example:India, Tom, New York, Rakesh, Monday.

3.Abstract Noun is the name of idea, quality and action that is the name of something we can’t touch, see, smell and taste.

Example:

Advice, strength, wish., Goodness, kindness, darkness, laughter, childhood, wisdom, honesty

4.Collective Noun is a name of number or collection of person, thing and animal taken together and spoken as a whole.

Example:Army, committee, family, nation, association, community, herd, pile, bunch etc.,

5.Material Noun is the name of particular object.

Example: Chair, table, car, book, pen, house, radio…