Nouns

June 23, 2019

A noun is a word that names something: either a person, place, or thing. In a sentence, nouns can play the role of subject, direct object, indirect object, subject complement, object complement, appositive, or adjective.

Nouns can name a person:

  • Albert Einstein
  • the president
  • my mother
  • a girl

Nouns can also name a place:

  • Mount Vesuvius
  • Disneyland
  • my bedroom

Nouns can also name an idea:

  • Love
  • Fear
  • Anger
  • Joy
noun rules in grammar

Types of Nouns in English Grammar

  • Common Nouns
  • Proper Nouns
  • Concrete Nouns
  • Abstract Nouns
  • Countable Nouns
  • Uncountable Nouns
  • Collective Nouns

Types of Nouns with Example

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