Pacific University – Faculty Of Computer Application

A Presentation on

NOUN

SUBMITTED BY:Deepak Kansara

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NOUN• It is a part of speech• Typically denotes:

Person

THING

IDEA

PLACE

EXAMPLESPERSON

A noun can name a person by name:MANJU ROHAN

Mrs. Singh

A noun can name a kind of a person:

STUDENT

TEACHER

Place

A noun can name a place:

AGRA DELHIUDAIPU

R

EXAMPLES

A noun can name a kind of place:

CLASSROOM

HOME

PARK

thing A noun can name a thing:

EXAMPLES

PLAYSTATION

NOKIA LUMIA

520

A noun can name a kind of thing:

BURGER

MOBILE

IdeaEXAMPLES

Some nouns don’t name objects-they name ideas… SUCH AS: LOVE

FREEDOM

NOUN

Proper noun

Common noun

Collective Noun

Material noun

Countable

Uncountable

Abstract Noun

Concrete noun

Abstract noun

An abstract noun is a type of noun that refers to something with which a person cannot physically interact.  A noun that is abstract is an aspect, concept, idea, experience, state of being, trait, quality, feeling, or other entity that cannot be experienced with the five senses. EXAMPLE

Love

Dream Education

Honesty

CONCRETE nounObjects and substances that can be experienced

through our senses are referred to as concrete nouns.  That means we can touch, feel, smell, taste or hear them.

EXAMPLES

Rain

Flowers

Animals

Cookies

Concrete nouns are further classified as--

Proper noun Common noun Material noun Collective noun

1) it will name a specific [usually a one-of-a-kind] person,palce or thing.

2) it will begin with a capital letter no matter where it occurs in a sentence.

PROPER noun

EXAMPLE

Taj Mahal Deepak UDAIPUR

COmmon noun1)Common Nouns are any person,place, or

thing. 2)Common nouns are not capitalized.

EXAMPLE

The city A policeman

That newspaper

COMMON NOUN

COUNTABLE NOUNUNCOUNTABLE

NOUN A countable noun is a

noun with both singular and plural

form. It names anything that can be counted

Example:Bear(bears),tooth(teeth),man(men),

grass(grasses)

Uncountable nouns are substance ,

concept etc that we cannot divide into

separate elements. It names anything

that cannot be counted.Example:

Money,Music,Furniture,Rice etc

Material nounA material noun is a word for a material, a

substance, or an ingredient that other things are made from.

EXAMPLES

EGG

BRASSCALSIU

M

CEMENT

collective noun It is the name of a number (or collection) of

people or things taken together and spoken of as one whole. For example,

A pride of lion An army of soldiers A band of musicians A gang of thieves A team of players

NUMBER OF NOUN noun-number

SINGULAR

PLURAL

When we speak about one person &

thing,we use noun in singular form

When we speak about more than one person & thing,we use noun

in pluralr form

EXAMPLE:Momento

GlassMan etc

EXAMPLE:Momentos

GlassesMen

GENDER OF NOUN

The gender form of noun determines wheather the object is masculine or

feminine or common or neuter.EXAMPLE:

MASCULINE FEMININE

prince princess

fox vixen

bull cow

(cat)tomcat tobby

lion lioness

GENDER OF NOUN

COMMON GENDER

BABYlawyer

Teacher

NEUTER GENDERChair Book

Street