3. Noun & Kinds of Noun, 9th/10th 12/2nd MDCAT (Entry Test) English by AG Ahmad

 

KINDS OF NOUN

1.    Proper Noun

The name of a particular person, place or thing is called “proper” noun, such as, Ali, Alia, Allama Iqbal, Lahore, Ravi, The Holy Quran.

(It always begins with a capital letter.)

2.    Common (Improper) Noun

The name of any common person, place or thing is called “common (improper) noun” such as, man, city, river, book, forest.

3.    Collective Noun

The name of any group of persons, places or things which is spoken of as a whole is called “collective” noun, such as, army, class, team and flock. (It generally takes as singular)

4.    Material Noun:-

The name of matter or substance of which anything is made is called “material” noun, such as, gold, silver, wood, iron, cotton, milk, water

5.    Abstract Noun

The name of any quality, state or action is called “abstract” noun, such as, (honesty, truth, kindness, wisdom,) (death, birth, child hood, poverty, (love, hatred, theft)

6.    Countable Nouns

The name of any person, thing or place which we can count is called “countable” noun, such as, book, man, pen, apple, and city.

7.    Uncountable Nouns

The name of any person thing or place which we can not count is called “uncountable” noun, such as, milk, oil, sugar, honesty, love, wisdom.

 Exercise in Grammar-3

Point out the Nouns in the following sentences and say whether they are Common, Proper, Collective, Abstract, Countable, and Uncountable:--

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Sr	INCORRECT SENTENCES	CORRECT SENTENCES
1	The crowd was very big.	Crowd ----- Collective
2	Always speak the truth.	Truth -------Abstract
3	We all love honesty.	Honesty --- Abstract
4	Our class consists of twenty pupils.	Class -------Collective
5	The elephant has great strength.	Elephant---Common, Strength---Abstract
6	Solomon was famous for his wisdom.	Solomon—Proper,   Wisdom--- Abstract
7	Cleanliness is next to godliness.	Cleanliness, Godliness---- Abstract
8	We saw a fleet of ships in the harbour.	Fleet---- Collective, harbour---Common
9	The class is studying grammar.	Class---Collective, Grammar--- Abstract
10	A committee of five was appointed.	Committee--- Collective
11	Without health there is no happiness.	Health, happiness--- Abstract
12	He gave me a bunch of grapes.	Bunch--- Collective, Grapes---- Common
13	I recognized your voice at once.	Voice----Common
14	Our team is better than theirs.	Team------ Collective
15	Never tell a lie.	Lie------ Abstract
16	Wisdom is better than strength.	Wisdom, Strength----- Abstract
17	He sets a high value on his time.	Value , Time----Abstract
18	I believe in his innocence.	Innocence ----Abstract
19	This room is thirty feet in length.	Room---Common,   Length---- Abstract
20	The soldiers were rewarded for their bravery.	Soldiers---Common, Bravery--- Abstract