Noun
NOUN
Noun is refers to the name of a person, place, animal, idea or thing.
Classification of Noun
Conventional Approach
1. Proper Noun
Proper Noun refers to the name of a particular person, place, animal or thing.
e.g. :- Rohit, Gopalganj, Tommy, Moon etc
2. Common Noun
Common Noun refers to the name of the whole class of person, place, animal or thing.
e.g. :- Man, City, Dog, Book etc
3. Collective Noun
Collective noun refers to the collection of the same kind of person or thing.
e.g. :- Family, Team, Flock, Bunch etc
4. Material Noun
Material noun refers to the thing(s) which can be measured or weighed but can not be counted.
e. g. :- Gold, Petrol, Rice, Cement etc
5. Abstract Noun
e.g. :- Honesty, Mercy, Wisdom, Death etc
Modern Classification of Noun
1. Proper Noun
2. Countable Noun
Noun that can be counted is called the "Countable Noun".
(a) Common Noun
(b) Collective Noun
3. Uncountable Noun
Noun that can not be counted is called the "Uncountable Noun".
(a) Material Noun
(b) Abstract Noun
Current Classification of Noun
1. Concrete Noun
Noun that can be touched of felt is called the Concrete Noun.
(i) Proper Noun
(ii) Common Noun
(iii) Collective Noun
(iv) Material Noun
2. Abstract Noun