What is NOUN?

NOUN

A noun is an important term in English. 

A noun is a name of any place, any object, a person, an animal or an idea. 

NOUN and its types

Examples:

chair, , , hospital, cup, room, man, doctor, book ,engineer, dog, cat, man, Jasmine, Muneeb, ASAD, Lahore, London, New York. Each of these nouns is a name of a person, a place, a thing or an animal.

A noun may also be a name of an abstract feeling or an idea such as love, happiness, anger, frustration, etc.

Examples.

Names of things: Book, table, camera, cup, chair, mobile, picture, bottle, key, computer.

Names of places: Lahore, Paris, New York, University, cinema, hospital, school, Faisal mosque.

Names of persons: Muneeb, Sarfaraz, ASAD, Zahid, boy, man engineer, teacher, doctor,

Names of animals: Cat, peacock, dog, rabbit, hen,  penguin, bird, horse, nightingale.

Name of a feeling or idea: love, Sincerity, anger, frustration, happiness etc.

Nouns in Sentences

• Jasmine is studying a novel.
• Asad repaired his camera.
• I have two Laptops.
• He opened the bottle.
• She bought a pen.

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Names of places:

1. ASLAM lives in Lahore.
2. They were studying in a garden.
3. She works as a nurse in a hospital.
4. The shop closes at 10 0'clock.
5. They were sitting in a room.
6. They will go to a zoo.

Names of persons:

1. Muneeb is going to college.
2. Asad is laughing.
3. This woman has two sons.
4. Her brother never tells a lie.
5. Her father is a nice man.
6. The dog was barking at a stranger.

Names of animals:

1. Sarfaraz is riding a horse.
2. Jasmine has two cats.
3. The dog is barking at a him.
4. A sparrow is flying in the air.
5. I saw a lion in the zoo.

Names of a feeling or idea:

1. Sincerity in friendship leads to happiness.
2. Frustration is usually a cause of anger.
3. Never go against the law.
4. His love for his country was undefinable.

Types of NOUNS

• Common Noun
• Proper Noun
• Countable and
• Uncountable Nouns

For its Types visit next article.