Noun

Noun

Noun is a naming word. It refers to the name of any person, place or thing.

Noun is of two types:   1) Concrete Noun    2) Abstract Noun

Concrete noun is again of four types:

1) Proper Noun

2) Common Noun

3) Collective Noun

4) Material Noun

Concrete Noun: A Concrete noun is the name of an object of sense. In other words, it denotes a thing that can be seen, touched, felt or tasted.

Example: The man is coming here.

                The cow gives us milk.

                 Honey tastes sweet.

                 Wind is blowing.

Proper Noun: Proper is the name of a particular person, place or a country.

Example:

Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh. (Here Dhaka is the name of a place and Bangladesh is the name of a country.)

John is the best boy in the class.

I read the Quran every day.

Common Noun: A common noun is the name of person animal or thing. It does not include the particular person or thing.

Example:

The boy reads in class five.

This girl is my sister.

The goat is eating grass in the field.

The bird is flying in the sky.

Collective Noun: Collective is the name of a group of person, thing or animal and it refers to be as one complete whole.

Example:

A gang of dacoits attacked us on the road.

A flock of sheep are grazing in the field.

A crowd of people chased the police officer.

Material Noun: Material noun is the name of a matter or substance from which things are made of. Things which can be measured is material noun.

Example:

Gold is a precious metal.

We eat rice.

Water is liquid.

Abstract Noun: Abstract noun is the name of a quality, state or action of a person or thing.

Example:

Honesty is the best policy.

Pardon is a noble virtue.

Prophet Mohammad (SM) was the most famous for his truthfulness.

Truth is beauty.