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What Is A Noun?

PARTS OF SPEECH

 

What Is A Noun?

 

 

DEFINITIONS AND KINDS PARTS OF SPEECH

What Is A Noun?

 

 

DEFINITIONS

 

Words are divided into different kinds or classes according to the purpose that they are used for These different kinds of words are called Parts of speech. 

 

Parts Of Speech

 

 
  Nouns

  Pronoun

  Verb

   Adjective

   Adverb

    Preposition

   Conjunction

  Interjection

  Article or Determiner

 

 

 

     Nouns

 

What Is A Noun?

A Noun is a word used for giving a  name  some. Person  place  or. thing

 

Examples

 

1. Muharram is my favorite month.

2. Teachers emphasize the importance of grammar.

3. This is my mother.

4. We are from Pakistan.

5. I have two books.

6. On this holiday we celebrate our independence.

 

    Pronouns

  

A. Pronoun. is a word used. instead of  a noun

 

Examples

 

v Hassan is taller than me.

v It's been a cold morning.

v The thermometer reached its highest reading.

v Please give it Hassan or me.

v My brother and I did it.

v I worked myself to the social media.

v Keeping oneself ready is important.

v The women each gave their approval.

v He himself finished the whole job.

v You saw me being myself.

 



 

    Verbs

 

A  verb is a  word used for saying something about the activity of a person or a thing

 

 

Examples

 

v 
  I am writing articles on different topics.

v Hassan is reading various kinds of books.

v They are playing football now.

v Shahir is drinking coffee.

v Mehdi is going to the library.

v We are coming to shopping in this market.

v We are watching a movie.

v You are shopping in that market.

v I am reciting Noohas.

v I am listening to Syed Raza Abbas Shah Naqvi.

v He is traveling around the world.

v They are playing cricket on that field.

v The poet is writing romantic poems.

v I am writing realistic stories.

v Are you listening to Syed Raza Abbas Shah Naqvi?

v I am not quarreling with you.

v is Shahir coming to our home?

v I am helping him to do the task.

v My mom is cooking beef with cabbage.

v Are they watching cricket on television?

Adjectives

 

An Adjective is a word used for qualifying the meanings of a noun or pronoun

Examples

v We live in a beautiful house.

v Hassan is wearing a sleeveless shirt today.

v This soup is not edible.

v Shehr wore a beautiful dress.

v Hassan writes meaningless letters.

v This book is much nicer.

v She wore a beautiful shoes.

v Mehdi is an adorable baby.

v Shehr ’s hair is gorgeous.

v This mobile is breakable.

v A mathematical puzzle.

v A biological experiment.

v A wooden boat.

v Mehdi has a collection of expensive Persian Books.

v In the winter you must wear heavy woollen clothes.

v The polar bear is listed as threatened.

v This house is bigger than that one.

v This flower is more beautiful than that.

v He is taller than Mr. Hassan.

v Hassan is more intelligent than this boy.

v Hassan is the most handsome man on campus.

v This is the prettiest dress in the window.

v I lost my most comfortable shoes.

v My job is worse than yours.

v This is a four-foot table.

v He is a part-time worker.

v This is an all-too-common error.

v Beware of the green-eyed monster.

v Hassan is a cold-blooded man.

v We saw a man-eating apples!

v You have to be open-minded about things.

v Shehr is really clever.

v The doctor is very late.

v Shehr is fond of reading and teaching.

v I am happy to meet you.

v The kids are ready to go.

v Don’t be afraid of the dark.

v Hassan lost his dark brown briefcase.

v Hassan’s an extraordinary-looking man.

v Hassan is a good boy.

v I like Karbala very much.

v Quran Majeed is my favorite book.

 


 

     Adverbs

 

An Adverb is a word used for qualifying the meaning of a verb, adjective or other adverbs

 

 

Examples

 

 

² Hassan played very aggressively.

² Mehdi is a very brave baby.

² Luckily, I got selected for that job.

 v I go to school every day.

v I came my friend`s home yesterday.

v We went to the clinic last week.

v Shehr will go to Karbala next month.

v We are going to see an Islamic movie tomorrow.

v The food we ordered will be here soon.

v Will you come along with me to the store the day after tomorrow?

v Last year, we visited our relatives in Persia.

v Shehr came home late.

v Come and have breakfast now.

v Shehr was walking slowly.

v My friend and I ran quickly to get the bus.

v Hassan stopped the car abruptly.

v Mehdi smiled cheerfully.

v Shehr spoke boldly in front of a huge audience.

v The little boy smiled awkwardly after having pushed down a rack of toys.

v Shehr drove cautiously as the road was steep.

v They got here easily.

v Little Fatima had dressed elegantly for her fifth birthday party.

v Bano waited eagerly to see what was inside the biggest box.

v I would like to go somewhere to free my mind.

v Shehr had to go downstairs to collect the mail.

v I carried my umbrella with me when I went outside.

v Shehr searched everywhere for the missing key.

v They opened a shop nearby.

v She took her brother inside when it started raining.

v The baby girl crawled towards her mother.

v What are you doing here?

v We have to keep walking downhill till we find a place to rest.

v We had been waiting for them for a long time.

v Here they are.

v I was completely satisfied with the end result.

v The doctor was not fully aware of the patient’s previous medical history.

v Mom arrived home late, and she was extremely tired.

v Hassan regretted deeply for her mistake.

v Rubab barely knew the guy next door.

v How far did you go to find this?

v The teacher was highly appreciated for her constant efforts to produce good results.

v The doctors did not think it would be nearly possible to save him.

v The dress fit Shehr perfectly well.

v I take the mangoes daily.

v She seldom finds it difficult to finish her work on time.

v I have always wanted to go on a roller coaster.

v Hassan often goes to work on his motorcycle.

v Batool and Fatima take this bus regularly.

v Bano, Batool and Fatima never liked to go swimming.

v The teacher rarely found students running around in the ground.

v Hassan hardly ever found the right answer.

v He got caught frequently.

v The lady wore traditional clothes occasionally.

 

 

 

     Prepositions

 

 

A preposition is a word used before a noun or pronoun to show its relation with another person or thing

 

Examples

There are lots of prepositions. Here are some common ones:

above, about, below, for, from, in, inside, into, of, to, until, with

 

The cat is setting on the table.

The meeting on Saturday

The bell will ring at 7 o'clock.

I get up early in the morning.

I am going to Karbla

 

    Conjunctions

 

 

 A Conjunction is a word used for joining one word to another or one sentence to another sentence

 List Of Conjunctions

 

 

v And

v As

v Because

v But

v For

v Just as

v Or

v Neither

v Nor

v Not only

v So

v Whether

v Yet

 

Examples

 

Hassan and his brother came.

I, went there but he was absent.

I tried to hit the nail but hit my thumb instead.

 

I have two mobiles and a charger.

I bought a new bag for going Karbla.

 

You can have ice cream or a bottle.

 

Neither the black dress nor the gray one looks right on me.

 

I always worked hard so I could afford the things I wanted.

 

Hassan try very hard in school yet he cannot receiving good grades.

 

     Interjections

 

An Interjection is a word in a sentence to express some feeling of the mind

 Examples

 

 

Wow, I'm so tired.

Ouch! I cut my finger.

       Articles Or Determines

 

 

'A', 'An' and 'The' are called Articles Or Determines.                                                                                                                     

As a matter of fact they are Demonstrative Adjectives.

They introduce the noun before which they are placed.

'A' is used before singular countable nouns which begin with a consonant.          'An' is used before singular uncountable nouns which begin with a vowel. ( a,e,I,o,u are vowels and the remaining letters are consonants, For example:

(1) This is a pen.

(2) I like an elephant

'A' and 'An' are Indefinite Articles because they do not point to any particular noun the noun remains indefinite.

'The' is called Definite Article because it points to some particular or definite noun.

 

 

 

Examples

 v The English teacher is absent today.

v I saw a bird sitting on the tree in front of my house.

v Hassan has a mobile.

v You are going to buy a dress for your daughter.

v I am eating an apple.

v He is walking on the road.

v Muharram is my favorite month.

v Teachers emphasize the importance of grammar.

v A good boy.

v An interesting book.

v The Holy Quran.

What Is a Noun?

What Is A Noun?

A Noun is a word used for giving a  name  some. Person  place  or. thing

Examples of Nouns:

People:

Shahir Bano, Hassan Raza, Man, Person, Bani, Women, Girl, The Prime Minister

Places:

Pakistn, Iraq, Karbla, D.G.Khan, Daira Shah, The Nile River, The Indus River Classroom, Bedroom, Court, Mosque, School

Animals/Birds/Aquatic Animals/Reptiles:

Lion, Zebra, Snake, Ostrich, Flamingo, Bear, Cat, Fish, Shark, Cow, Dog 

 

Ideas:

 Evolution, Invention, Extinction, Argument, Destruction

Objects/Things:

Mobile, Car, Chalk, Paper, Bag, Blackboard, Cupboard

 

THE  KINDS OF NOUNS OR Types of Nouns

 

Nouns are of  different kinds:

 

v Proper Noun

v Common Noun

v Singular nouns

v Plural nouns

v Uncountable nouns

v Uncountable nouns

v Concrete Nouns

v Collective Noun

v Material Noun 

v Abstract Noun

 

Proper Noun

 

A Proper Noun is a noun that denotes one Particular person or thing as distinct from every other.

 

Examples:

 

 

My name is Shahir Bano (Name of a particular person)

Sajjad came back from Taunsa. (Name of a specific place)

 

Common Noun

 

A Common Noun is a noun that denotes a general or common person or a thing.

 

Examples:

 

 

I bought a pen yesterday. (Common object)

I am going to school. (Common place)

Only ten students showed up to work today. (Common group)

The bus is out of fuel (ایندھن) . (Common items)

                  Singular nouns: 

These are words that are used to name a single person, place, animal, bird or object.

Examples:

 

 

There is a little boy in front of our house. (Single person)

That is my book. (Single person)

I found a wounded sparrow in the bush. (Single bird)

A red van has been following us for a long time. (Single object)

                 Plural nouns:

 Plural nouns refer to a number of people, places, animals or things. Nouns are made plural by adding an ‘s’ or ‘es’ or ‘ies’ or ‘ves’ to the existing root word. Nouns that end with an ‘s’ remain the same. Some nouns remain the same in both their singular and plural forms, and some others have totally different spelling.

Examples:

 

 

I need some social workers.

Did you find the boxes you were looking for?

I bought mangoes from the market.

We took photos of some deer on our way.

 

                  Countable nouns

Countable nouns are those nouns that can be counted or measured.

Examples:

 

 

Hassan brought ten packets of lays for the trip. (specific number – ten)

I  asked Hassan to buy a dozen eggs. (specific – dozen means twelve)

I saw an aeroplane around seven in the morning. (specific – an means one)

                  Uncountable nouns

 

Uncountable nouns  are those nouns that cannot be counted. This category of nouns includes both concrete and abstract nouns.

Examples:

 

 

I have a lot of homework to do. (Not specific)

I have a cup of tea. (Cannot count)

We are facing terrible weather today. (Cannot count)

Collective Noun

 

A Collective Noun is a noun that denotes a group, collection or  multitude of similar things considered as one complete whole.

 

Examples:

 

 

Collective nouns for groups of animals

A pride of lions

A flock of sheep

A swarm of bees

A herd of elephants

Collective nouns for groups of people

A band of musicians

A board of directors

A crew of sailors

A company of actors

Collective nouns for a number of things/objects

A pair of shoes

A chain of mountains

A fleet of ships

A bunch of grapes

           Concrete Nouns: 

A concrete noun refers to objects that are material and can be perceived by the human senses.

Examples:

 

 

The book is on the table.

I had a cup of coffee.

Shahir Bano opened the windows.

I  go to school by bus.

 

Material Noun

 

A Material Noun is a noun that denotes the matter or substance of Which things are made

 

Water, Milk, Silver,Gold, Cotton, Wheat

 

Abstract Noun

 

An Abstract Noun is a noun that denotes some quality,state,or action

 

Quality: Cleverness, height,colour

 

State: Poverty, Manhood, youth

 

Action: Laughter, Movement, Revenge

Examples:

 

Love is a strong emotion.

Honesty is the best policy.

It takes a lot of courage to raise your voice and stand up against injustice.

You should not misuse the freedom you are given.

Also Explore: Compound Nouns | Possessive Nouns | Noun Phrases | Noun Exercises

Nouns Used as Different Components of a Sentence

Nouns Used as a Subject

What Is A Noun?

 

When used as a subject, noun mostly appears at the beginning of a sentence. It can be identified by asking the question ‘who’.

Examples:

Bano went to the Zoo.

The teacher asked the students to submit their assignments.

 

Nouns Used as an Object

When nouns are used as objects, they appear in the latter part of a sentence. It can be identified by asking the question ‘what’.

Examples:

I bought a pen.

Where is your book?

I cannot find today’s newspaper.

 

Nouns Used as a Direct Object

Nouns can be used as a direct object and an indirect object.

 

You can identify a noun used as a direct object by asking the question ‘what’.

Examples:

Do you want a lollipop? (What do you want? – a lollipop)

I loved my dress. (What did you love? – my dress)

Nouns Used as an Indirect Object

You can ask the question ‘for whom’ to identify a noun used as an indirect object.

Examples:

Hassan bought his sister a Mini Cooper. (For whom did Hassan buy a Mini Cooper? – his sister)

Hassan  baked Raza a cake. (For whom did Hassan bake a cake? – Raza)

Nouns Used as a Complement

When a noun is used to modify or describe another noun, it acts as a complement.

Nouns Used as a Subject

Complement

Professions and positions can perform the role of a subject complement.

Examples:

I am a teacher.

Parvaiz Musharaf was the  Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Nouns Used as an Object Complement

Object complements are nouns that follow the noun they modify. Names, professions and positions can perform the role of an object complement.

Examples:

The teacher made Hassan, the class leader.

Multifunctional Nouns

Nouns Used as Verbs

There are some nouns which can also be used as a verb. Some nouns can be used as verbs with a slight change in the spelling of the original word.

Examples:

Do you like my new dress? (Used as a noun)

I am dressed and ready to go. (Used as a verb)

Hassan  had come to collect some ice. (Used as a noun)

My mother iced the fish so that it did not stink. (Used as a verb)

I have Nooha practice today. (Used as a noun)

Did you practise the Nooha? (Used as an adjective)

Nouns Used as Adjectives

With a slight change in the spelling or adding a suffix to the root word, nouns can sometimes be used as adjectives.

Examples:

I have no money. (Used as a noun)

There has been a change in the monetary policy of the country. (Used as an adjective)

He sensed some danger. (Used as a noun)

What you are trying to do is dangerous. (Used as an adjective)

She is excited about magic. (Used as a noun)

The experience was completely magical. (Used as an adjective)

Speaking against another religion is a legal offence. (Used as a noun)

What you did was offensive. (Used as an adjective)

Frequently Asked Questions on Nouns

What is a noun?

A noun is a part of speech that is used to name or identify a person, place, thing or idea. There are different types of nouns like common nouns, proper nouns, abstract nouns, collective nouns, concrete nouns and so on.

What are the different functions of nouns?

Nouns can also function as verbs and adjectives with a slight change of spelling or by adding a suffix. For example, divorce can be used as a noun and a verb; money is a noun, while monetary is the adjective form of the verb. Nouns can also function as different components of the sentence as well.

 

 

What Is A Noun?

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