Definition of a Noun “The name of a person, place, or thing is called a noun.” We divide the things in this world into persons, places, or things. Everything in this world is either a person (living body), place, or things, names of these things are called nouns.. Due to vast names, a noun is divided into different types. These types are as under: 1. Common Noun 2. Proper Noun 3. Collective Noun 4. Abstract Noun 5. Material Noun 6. Countable Noun 7. Uncountable Noun Common Noun: “It is a common name given to a person, place, or thing.” Examples: 6 A city, game, plant, YouTube channel, etc Proper Noun: “A proper name of a person, place, or thing.” Examples: Proper name of cities………………….. Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Quetta, etc Proper name of games………................. Cricket, Football, Hockey, etc. Q.6) Proper name of plants………….... ……. Rose, Apple tree, Jasmine, Sunflower, et Point to be noted: Dear students, you must remember that: We write a common noun with a small letter except it comes at the start of a sentence. We write a proper noun with a capital letter either it comes at the start of a sentence or in the middle or end of a sentence. Whenever we have to write a proper noun with a start with a capital letter. Many same things have the same common name. Like boys ( many boys) But every proper noun has a different name. Like Ammar, Haider, Abbas Collective Noun: What is the meaning of the collection? “Group of people, places, or things is called a collective noun.” Note: When we call many same things by one name we use a collective noun. Examples: Bunch, class, team, etc Abstract Noun: “Abstract noun refers to name of quality, action, and state of being.” Example: Kindness………….quality Laughter…………action Sad…………..state of being “Name of anything which cannot see, taste, touch, or hears. They can only thought of or felt” Examples: Idea ………….thought Happiness …………..feeling Love, hate, joy, desire, agree, happy, honesty, etc. Some abstract noun ends with (ion, tion, ation) Collection, distraction admiration Methods of making abstract noun: Some abstract nouns are made by adding suffixes; Dry+ ness = dryness mother+hood = motherhood Favorite+ism = favoritism Some abstract noun ends with; y, ty, ity joy, beauty, responsibility Point to be noted: An abstract noun can only feel. These are our concepts. Many uncountable nouns are abstract noun Material Noun: “These are names which are given to substance from which things are made.” Examples: Silver, Gold, Iron, etc. Countable Noun: Anything which you can count is called a countable noun. Examples: Apple, people, cows, mobiles, etc Uncountable Noun: “Anything which cannot count is called uncountable noun.” Note: Anything which is in liquid form, powder form, small grains, natural phenomena, states of being, feeling, gases, etc.