Noun And Its Kinds
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What is Noun?A word that stands for some thing, person, place or an idea is called Noun.
It can be a name of a person like (Amna, Ali, Saima etc)
A job title ) doctor, engineer(
It can be a name of a thing like
( radio, computer, desk, tower etc)
Name of a quality
( courage, bravery, sympathy, etc)
Name of an action
( laughter, sleep, work etc)
Some nouns only function as NOUNS
For example ,
desk, computer, etc
Some nouns function as NOUN & VERB
For example ,
water, work, face, etc
Some Nouns function as NOUNS & Adjective
Cold, hot, Mild etc
How to Distinguish NOUN from VERB?
When the stress falls on the first syllable then the word is a noun
water
When second syllable is stressed then the word is verb
Water
Many Verbs & Nouns have same spellings
For example ,
Answer, Change, Dream, End, Hope, Offer, Trouble etc
Compound Nouns A noun that is made up of TWO or THREE parts or more is called Compound Noun For example ,
Classroom, washroom, son-in-law, drawing room
Single Word Compound Nouns
Many nouns are made up of two words clearly but they are no longer thought as compound Nouns such nouns are called single word compound nouns .For example ,
cupboard, raincoat, seaside, typewriter
Nouns formed with Adjective + Noun
Nouns made up of adjective and nouns are called Adjective nouns .
For example ,
greenhouse, heavyweight, longhand, redhead
A heavyweight ) = a boxer(
A heavy weight )= a weight that is heavy(
Nouns formed with Gerund + Noun
For example ,
drinking water, a frying pan ,
walking stick
Dancing Master = )a master who teaches dancing (
Master Dancing = )a master who is dancing (
Nouns formed with Noun + Gerund
Horse riding )= the action of riding horse(
Sight seeing )= the action of seeing sight(
Sunbathing ) = the action of bathing in the sun(
These compound nouns are the combination of VERBS & Adverb Participles
For example ,
breakdown, income, make up
Nouns formed with adverb Participle
Compound Noun in Place of Phrases with “ Of ”
When we want to say that one ) non-living( thing is a part of another, we can use
“Of”For example ,
a car key )= a key of car(
Door knob )= a knob of door(
Compound Nouns referring to place
In such compound nouns the first word refers to a place and the second word to something that is in that place .For example ,
the bank safe ,
A personal computer
A kitchen sink
Compound Nouns referring to streets & Road
Compound nouns of streets or Roads are not hyphenated
For example ,
“ Oxford Street”, “ Multan airport”
“ Multan Stadium”, “ Multan Fort ”
Compound Nouns Telling Purpose
For example,
A can-opener ) = a device for opening cans(
A meeting-point
A Sheep-dog
Compound Nouns telling material or substances
For example ,
Cotton plug ,
Gold watch
Plastic raincoat
Compound Nouns classifying Types
In such kinds of compound nouns the first words answer the question
What kind of?..…For example ,
horror film, headlamp, sea belt
factory worker, bookseller, taxi driver
Compound Nouns referring to containers
Such compound nouns describe that the second item is designed to contain the
first one .
For example ,
biscuit tin, coffee cup, teapot ,
sugar bowl
Compound Nouns referring to Time
These nouns relate specifically to the time at which an activity takes place or to its duration .For example ,
Sunday lunch, Two hour walk ,
Evening dress, Night nurse
morning coffee
Compound Nouns formed with “Self”, “Man”, “Woman”, Person”
Compound nouns with “self” have stress on the second part of the word
For example ,
“ Self control”, “Self respect”, “ Self denial”
Compound nouns with “man” have stress on the first word
For example ,
“ airman”, “cameraman” “ man eater ”
Some people replace man by “Person” when the reference is to either sexes
For example ,
Chairman / Chairperson
Salesman / Salesperson