INTRODUCTION TO NOUNS
Nouns are important in constructing a sentence. They are a part of speech. Without a noun, the sentence will not be complete.
Let us start discussing NOUNS.
A noun is a word that refers to a place, thing, idea, or person. A sentence contains one or more nouns. They act as a subject, adjective, or verb in a sentence.
Examples:
- The cat ran into the house.
- The doctors are always in the hospital for the patients.
- September is my birth month.
- Milk is beneficial for babies.
- Pencil is a requirement for Grade 1 students.
We should take note that there are 10 types of nouns.
The following are the types of nouns and their examples:
1. Common Noun – not specific; places, things, ideas, or people
Examples:
- The supermarket is crowded today.
- My religion is not famous, unlike the others.
2. Proper Noun – specific; places, things, ideas, or people
Examples:
- Kuala Lumpur has a lot of tourist spots.
- Mark Zuckerberg is known as one of the richest men in the world.
3. Abstract Noun – cannot be perceived by the five senses (see, hear, taste, touch, and smell)
Examples:
- Pride ruins everything in a relationship.
- Love moves in mysterious ways and surprises us.
4. Concrete Noun – can be perceived by the five senses (see, hear, taste, touch, and smell)
Examples:
- The door is brown.
- The flower smells like perfume.
5. Countable Noun – can be counted
Examples:
- I want to pick up the ripe mangoes I ordered yesterday.
- My father has five sisters.
6. Uncountable Noun – cannot be counted
Examples:
- Music relieves a broken soul.
- I put the rice on the table.
7. Compound Noun – made up of two or more connected words
Examples:
- My family will eat seafood for dinner.
- The textbook has a stain on its back.
8. Collective Noun – a group of things as a whole (children, team, etc.)
Examples:
- The flock moves to the other side of the river.
- The audience did not respond to the hosts tonight.
9. Singular Noun – one place, thing, idea, or person
Examples:
- The dog ate the meat on the floor.
- The tree withered on its own.
10. Plural Noun – more than one place, thing, idea, or people
Examples:
- The kids did not say goodbye to their grandparents.
- I want to eat apples
Another thing to remember is that nouns can be direct or indirect objects, phrases in sentences, and subjects.
Do not get confused between a noun and a pronoun. A pronoun refers to someone or something like he, she, I, etc. It will be discussed in another article.
