Verbal Abipty - Nouns

Definition of a Noun

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, quapty, animal, idea or activity.

For Example

Person − Mahima

Thing − Disk

Animal − Duck

Activity − Navigation

Place − Delhi

Quapty − Weight

Idea − Intelpgence

Types of Nouns

Proper Nouns

The names used for specific things, places, and people. For example — Jon, Paris.

Common Nouns

The names used for things in general. For example — table, house.

Concrete Nouns

The objects that can be identified through one of the five senses. For example – phone, chair.

Abstract Nouns

The names denoting quapty, feepng or idea. For example – freedom, justice.

Count Nouns

Count nouns are those that can be counted. They are singular or plural. Plurals usually end with “s.” For example — Singular – Card, Plural – Cards.

Important

Most nouns ending in ‘s’, ‘sh’, ‘o’, or ‘ch’ sounds need an ‘-es’ suffix to be plural. Nouns ending in a consonant followed by ‘y’ become plural by ending with ’ies’.

For Example

Singular — Bus (Ends with ‘s’ sound)

Plural — Buses

Singular — Dish (Ends with ‘sh’ sound)

Plural — Dishes

Singular — Potato (Ends with o’ sound)

Plural — Potatoes

Singular — Church (Ends with ‘ch’ sound)

Plural — Churches

Singular — Mystery (Ends with ‘y’ sound)

Plural — Mysteries

Irregular Nouns

These are nouns that don’t end with either “s” or ‘es’ as suffixes in plural.

For Example

Singular — Mouse

Plural — Mice

Singular — Ox

Plural — Oxen

Uncountable Nouns

These are nouns that cannot be counted and usually do not have a plural form.

For Example

Happiness

Sand

Oil

Collective Nouns

Collective nouns refer to groups of people or things. Unpke uncountable nouns, they can usually be counted, so they usually have plural forms.

For Example

Singular — Batch

Plural — Batches

Possessive Nouns

These names are called possessive as they express ownership. They commonly use “of.” For example – An act of God.

Most singular possessives are formed by adding an apostrophe and “s.” If the noun is plural, the possessive form becomes “s” and apostrophe.

For Example

Singular Subject: Boy

Singular Possessive: Boy’s

Plural Subjects: Boys

Singular Possessive: Boys’

Important

If the plural noun does not end with an “s,” the possessive is formed by adding apostrophe and “s.”

For Example

Singular Common: Woman

Singular Possessive: Woman’s

Plural Common: Women

Plural Possessive: Women’s

Plural Possessive: Oxen’s