Sunday, August 21, 2011

Noun

A noun is a name of a person, place, thing, event or idea.

Examples:
Persons – girl, boy, baby, president, John Smith
Places – park, mall, office, Asia, America
Things – laptop, pencil, plants, fan, mirror
Events – graduation, birthday, anniversary, Labor Day, Independence Day
Ideas – honesty, liberty, wisdom, perseverance, integrity


Types of Nouns
A noun can be proper or common, abstract or concrete, and countable (count noun) or non-countable (mass noun) or collective. Click here to view the Types of Nouns.


Singular and Plural Nouns
Most nouns form their plural form by adding s while others follow certain rules to form their plural. Click here to view the guidelines if forming the Plural of Nouns.


Gender of Nouns
Nouns can be masculine (male), feminine (female), common (male or female) or neuter (not male nor female). Click here to view the Gender of Nouns.


Possessive Case of Nouns
The possessive case of a noun is used to show ownership or possession. Forming the possessive case of a noun can be done by adding an apostrophe and/or letter s depending on the rule where it falls. Click here to view the guidelines in forming the Possessive Case of Nouns.