Noun
Words ave divided into dittenent kinds. or classes. acooeding bo ihe work they
doin a sentence These kinds of classes are known as Parts of Speech
They are eight in number:
4. Noun
Noun is a word used fa name a person, place or thing.
For example:
Fama was an epic King.
Kinds of Moun
1. Commen Noun
4A. commen noun is aname gen in common to eve person of thing of the
same class of kind. For exampie;
1 erie wih 2 pen
The student aed me a few questions.
2. Proper Moun
4 [foper noun is the name of 2 parfoular person or peace,
For euample:
Fram bs a wise fellow.
Patna lacks basic chic amenies.
Fide: Proper nouns ae always eritien with a caplal letier of fhe beginning,
Incorrect Earlier ite capital of nd was in caicu=a
Correct Enrier the capital of India was in Coicuta.
Auf: Proper nouns ane sometimes used 2s common nouns.
Innorect LK Award is Goday reganied as Sania
Patel of india.
Corect: UX Achani ts today eegacded as the Gander Faiel of India.
Rude: in this case proper nouns ae aways preceded by articies.
Ghe 6 a Lata Mangeshkar.
Katidas is the Ehakespeare of india.
3. Collective Noun
& Collective noun is fhe narre of a group of persons of things. For eaampie
anmy, committes_ crowd, feet flock, herd jury, mob, pariamert, team.
Aude: A collective noun wruaity takes a singular vert and is subsiiiuted by a
singular pronoun.
Incorrect: The jury were unanimous in their opinion.
Gorect The juny wat unanimous, in ths opinion.
Rude: A codective noun fakes a plural ved and & subsifuted by a plural
Pronoun when the individuals of which & i composed are though! of met
behaving as a single unit
Incorrect The jury wat divides? In fis: opinions.
Correct: The jury were divided in (heir opinions.
4. Abstract Noun
An abstract noun Lilly he name of 2 Quay, aclion oF Sale coreiderec
apart from the object (which is usually a common noun and often quaified by
@n adjective) to which it belongs. For exampic
Innocence is integral fo 2 chic.
Love knows: no bound,
5. Material Nowe
4 mate noun is the name of a material | matter from which a thing is
Made). For example:
Cotton ts fhe source of natural fen.
Mit consifues @ muffilious: food
Rute: A male moun does not ize an article (a. an, the) before iCoW-CoW,
Charchairs:
schocl-schoos
MangodMangoes:
On the surface some nouns appear io be singular bul in meaning they ame
treated as pura.
For cumple,
Catie. clergy, people, chikdhen, police, pouwiry
Incerect The peasantry has ateways stood as rockstar for the Gewelopment
of a country.
Corect The peasantry have always stood as rockstars for the develooment
of a country
ome nouns look Ike plural bul are atways used 22 sinquiar. For example,
Subjects - Mathemalics, economics. physics, ethics, pollics, dassics
Ride: When these subiects denote qualities or foperty, fhey are used in
plural senae. For example,
Incorrect: His mathematics i: weal
Correct His mathematics am weak
Diseases -Fickets, AS, Gabetes. murps, measles. Some other nouns: -
News, gallows, summons, innings.
Gomme nouns are plural in fon and in meaning, normaly they ane brestruments.
OF dress articles which hawt two parts and make a find of pair Do mot use
atin befor: these noures.
For miampe,
Gpectacies, tongs, scissors. pincers, befows, trousers, drawers, breaches,
Panis, Grickers, pantaioons.
Certain other nouns - caves, riches (valuaties) aims. funds. proceeds
Ape, anmais (record)
Innorect = | bought a fouser yesierday.
Correct -1 bought a pair of trousers yesterday.
Some nouns are always singular and used 26 singua ony. For moarple
Poetry, formation, machinery. dust. fursfure, dirt. trafic, money, music.
Some nouns have one meaning in singular form and another in plural.
Grutz based on above concepts
4. When he retumed Gif from America, he informed me gay that he had come
hens (eV to do ungent work. (dW Mo error ge}
2.1 do my best fa bot f con) understand (by why | donot get expected (cv
Tarks iin ine examinatom fd’ Wo error fe)
3, The petty woman [ay sting in the car @V is the dawghler of one of (cv
the Readman of the village. (dW Mo error ie}
a, You will not be (a alloged fo go (by! anywhere else io (ov play outdoor
Games. (No error fe)
5, The Deautiful Sunrnuring jay Of the pokece (ey attracted 2 lage number of
fey boursts coming from abroad. pd’ Bo error fe)
6. He did nol know [ay fal the headquarter (by of the amy (ei wos In Dein
(gy Peo enor fed
T. Ubermisaiion of economy jay has given bith to [bw many uecommon joy¥
phenomenon in fhe society. dy No enor fel
6. Thousand of poung {al protesters: wane standing (bat Janiar Mantar anc
fev supporting Anna Harare. [dW No enor je}
8. Ho very diPicuk fav bo chase (i a huge score in fhe do} fourth ining.
(gy Pio enor je)
TO. He gave me fal 2 fvesrupees: note (bY and asked me to get [ov him 2
few cigareties. jf Mo enor je)
1 Moeror
2s, Mo ror
3.0: Replace “headman” with “headmes”
4. Mo eror
5. a, Replace “serounding” with “sunoundings”
6. b: Replace “headquarter” with “headquarters”
7. d; Replace “phenomenon” with “phenomena”
8. a; Riegiace “thousand” wet “fousands”
8. 0; Replace “iming™ with “innings”
‘WO b; Replace “rupees” wilh “rupee”
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