Noun | English Grammar for Junior Classes - Class 1 PDF Download

A noun is a word that describes the names of a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. A noun can know who or what.

Example:

• Names of a person – John, Tom, Elisa, etc.
  Tom
• Names of place –  US, India, etc.
  India
• Names of things – table, chair, pen, etc
  Chair

5 Types of Nouns
Mainly we have 5 types of nouns for kids. In many places, you will see more than 5 but mainly there are 5 types lets understand what they are.

• Common Noun:- Common nouns are those nouns that refer to a generic item, group or place. This means that, unlike proper nouns, they are not used to identify specific people, places or objects. Common nouns are not capitalised unless they appear at the beginning of a sentence.
  Example: Boy, Girl, River, Book, Mountains, etc.

• Proper Noun:- Nouns that are used to name a person, place or thing specifically are called a proper noun. Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter.
  Example: John, Riya, Amazon, etc.
• Collective Noun:– A collective noun is a word for a group of things, people, or animals, etc.
  Example: Bunch of grapes, Army, etc.
• Material Noun:- Substances made out of tangible materials are usually Material Nouns. These are Common Uncountable Nouns by nature since they mostly determine a certain sector type of product.
  Example: Sugar, gold, silver, iron, etc
• Abstract Noun:- An abstract noun is a word for something that cannot be seen but is there. It has no physical existence. Generally, it refers to ideas, qualities, and conditions.
  Example: Knowledge, happiness, sadness, etc.