What is a Noun?
Noun is an important part of speech which is used a lot in written as well as spoken English.
A noun is a word that names a place, a person, a thing, an animal or an idea.
Examples: “table, chair, New York, Lahore, book, cup, boy, computer, Newton, hospital, garden, room, man, doctor, engineer, glass, dog, cat, rabbit, hen, Saleem” are all nouns because each of them is a name of a person, a place, a thing or an animal.
A noun can also be a name of an abstract feeling or an idea such as ‘love, anger, happiness etc’.
Examples:
Names of things: Book, table, chair, camera, cup, picture, bottle, computer
Names of places: London, Paris, New York, Toronto, college, cinema, hospital, garden,
Names of persons: David, Newton, Stephen, Einstein, girl, boy, man engineer, teacher, doctor
Names of animals: Cat, dog, hen, rabbit, penguin, bird, horse, peacock, nightingale
Nouns in Sentences
Names of things:
- I bought a book.
- He repaired his camera.
- I have two computers.
- She opened a bottle.
- He made a chair.
Names of places:
- He lives in London.
- They were playing in a garden.
- She works in a hospital.
- The shop opens at 10 A.M.
- They are sitting in a room.
- We will go to a zoo.
Names of persons:
- Ali will come today.
- He is laughing.
- This woman has three sons.
- My brother never tells a lie.
- My father is a decent man.
- The dog is barking at a stranger.
Names of animals:
- He is riding a horse.
- She has two cats.
- The dog is barking at a stranger.
- A parrot is flying in the air.
- I saw an elephant in the zoo.
Names of idea:
- Sincerity in friendship leads to happiness.
- Never go against the law.
- Frustration is usually the cause of anger.
- His love for his country was remarkable.
Nouns can be divided into following types: Click to read.
Common and Proper Nouns Countable and Uncountable Nouns