what do you mean by noun? definition of noun?

DEFINITION OF NOUN AND THEIR KINDS

A noun is the name of the person, place, animal or thing.

Example: Ram, Agra, Lion, Chair etc.

There are different kinds of noun:

PROPER NOUN

It refers to a specific, unique person, place, or thing. It always start with a capitalized letter.

Example: Sarah, London, Monday etc.

COMMON NOUN

It refers to a general, non-specific item, person, or place.

Example: singer, city, day etc.

CONCRETE NOUN

It represents physical, tangible objects that can be perceived by the senses(sight, touch etc).

Example: desk, perfume, apple etc.

ABSTRACT NOUN

It represents intangible ideas, emotions, qualities, or concepts.

Example: friendship, courage, happiness etc.

COLLECTIVE NOUN

It represents the name of group of individuals or things regarded as a single unit.

Example: family, team, flock etc.

MATERIAL NOUN

It refers to raw materials or substances used to make things.

Example: gold, water, cotton etc.

COUNTABLE NOUN

It represents the items that can be counted and have plural forms.

Example: book/books, apple/apples

UNCOUNTABLE NOUN

It refers to the items that cannot be counted individually and usually lack plural forms.

Example: water, knowledge, information etc.

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