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NOUN, Definition:, ● A noun is a part of speech that is used to name a person, place, thing, quality,, or action. Examples: Mango, girl, boy, cat, etc., ● Any name given to a person, thing, animal or place is called a noun., ● Nouns are words used to refer to objects, places and living things. Some, nouns also refer to feelings and emotions. Nouns can be divided into several, categories:, ● Proper and Common Nouns, ● Countable and Uncountable Nouns, ● Abstract and Concrete Nouns, ● Collective Nouns, , Fundamentals: A noun is a naming word. It is the name of a person, place, thing or a, state of being., , There are different kinds of nouns:, Common Noun:, A common noun is a general, ordinary name of a person, place, animal, thing or, event. A list of Common Noun, ●, ●, ●, ●, ●, , Girl, boy, sister, brother, player, singer (Person), Hospital, country, town, park, garden (Thing), Bird, lion, elephant, hen, rabbit (animals and birds), Cartoon show, concert, Football match (Animal), Ship, book, house, bag, pen (things), , Proper Noun:, A name used for an individual person, place, or organisation, spelled with an initial, capital letter.
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●, ●, ●, ●, , Arun, Akbar, Rajan, Mary (persons), Sony Television, Lipton Tea (things), Agra, Paris, Singapore (places), Commonwealth Games, Olympic Games (Events), , Collective Nouns:, Used for a collection of people or things., A list of Collective Noun, ● a bunch of flowers, ● a flock of sheeps, ● a library of books., , Abstract Nouns:, Describes a concept, feeling or emotion., A list of Abstract Noun, ●, ●, ●, ●, , Childhood (the state of being a child), Fighting (the action being involved in fight), Richness (the state of being rich), Flight (the action being involved in flying), , There are two numbers for nouns in the English language., ● Singular Number: A noun is said to be in the singular number, if it refers, to one person, place or thing., ● Plural Number: A noun is said to be in the plural number, if it refers to, more than one person, place or thing, , Formation of Plurals:
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There are certain rules to change singular nouns to plural. Let us learn about them., Example:, Train, , Trains, , House, , Houses, , Gas, , Gases, , Dress, , Dress, , Fly, , Flies, , Baby, , Babies, , Toy, , Toys, , Valley, , Valleys
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Shelf, , Shelves, , Leaf, , Leaves, , Noun Exercises With Answers, A. Underline the Common Nouns in the following sentences., 1. They arrived early but at the wrong station., 2. We counted only six different colours in the rainbow., 3. The man was trying to steal a horse with a cart full of apples., 4. They have gone to the zoo to see the black bear., B. Underline the nouns in the following sentences., Questions:, 1. The book was lying on the table., 2. Love begets love., 3. We cannot live without water., 4. Alcohol is injurious to health., 5. Smoking is a bad habit., 6. Wild animals live in forests., 7. All the girls were singing.
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8. Gold is a precious metal., 9. Rice is the staple food of South Indians, 10. Mankind should love nature., 11. We get wool from sheep., C. Form Abstract Nouns from the following words. The first one has been done for, you., 1. man, manhood, 2. know, 3. long, 4. brother, 5. scholar, 6. sell, 7. strong, 8. lose, 9. king, 10. think, 11. wise, 12. great, D. Fill in the blanks with Abstract nouns.
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1. The library is a completely silent place. The library is a place of complete, _______________, 2. The attic is a dirty room. The attic is filled with _______________, 3. She was a famous singer. She first won _______________ as a singer., 4. I heard the joyful news. I could have shouted with _______________, 5. The lake is deep. What is the _______________ of the lake?, E. Fill in each blank with the correct collective noun., 1. A _______________ of birds flew over our heads., 2. He saw a _______________ of roaring lions in his dream., 3. The farmer thinks he has the biggest _______________ of cattle in his farm., 4. He ate a _______________ of grapes all by himself., 5. Our friend likes to show off his _______________ of stamps., F. Rewrite the following sentences in plural form., 1. A passerby stops to watch a dwarf perform a dance., _____________________________________________, 2. She likes to cook spicy octopus with tomato., _____________________________________________, 3. My mother-in-law owns a buffalo., _____________________________________________, 4. The trio has been playing the piano for an hour.
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_____________________________________________, 5. The child’s pet is a goldfish., _____________________________________________, G.Choose the correct noun the given option and fill in the blank., 1. The cat is sitting on my _______ (bed/beds), 2. There are five _______ on my desk. (pencil pencils), 3. I have two _______ (sister/sisters), 4. They are riding their _______ (bike/bikes), 5. We have a _______ (dog/dogs), 6. How many _______ do you have in your bag? (book/books), 7. My mother has a new _______ (computer/computers), 8. There are three windows in the _______ (room/rooms), 9. Susan has four _______ on the floor. (pen/pens), 10. There is one _______ (poster/posters), Answer:, 1. bed, 2. pencils, 3. sisters, 4. bikes
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5. dog, 6. books, 7. computer, 8. room, 9. posters, 10. pen, H. Change the nouns in bold from the masculine to feminine. The first one has been, done for you., 1. The manager is still a bachelor., The manager is still a spinster., 2. In the movie, the tiger was killed by the hero., __________________________________, 3. His son-in-law is a steward., __________________________________, 4. The count has one brother., __________________________________, 5. The author is writing a book about the emperor., __________________________________, Question 1:, In the sentences given below identify nouns and state what type of noun it is.
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1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6., 7., 8., 9., 10., , A dog likes to eat bread., Police have given a grand party to the public., The monitor told the class to keep mum., Hari always likes to read Indian stories., The Ganga flows from the Himalayas., A Bengal tiger looks great., A man was standing there., Players were playing football., Oranges are a costly fruit., Eggs were broken by a boy., , Solution:, 1. Noun dog, Common noun, Noun bread, Common noun, 2. Noun police, Collective, Common noun, Noun public, Collective noun, 3. Noun monitor, Common noun, Noun class, Collective noun, Noun mum, Abstract noun, 4. Noun Hari, Proper noun, Noun Indian story, Proper noun, 5. Noun Ganga, Himalaya, Proper Noun, 6. Noun Bengal tiger, Proper noun, 7. Noun Man, Common noun, 8. Noun Players, Common noun, Noun Football, Proper noun, 9. Noun Oranges, Proper noun, Noun Fruit, Common noun, 10. Noun Eggs, Common noun, (Countable), Noun Boy, Common noun, , Question 2:, In the sentences given below some nouns are countable and some are uncountable., Find the noun and state what type it is.
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1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6., 7., 8., 9., 10., , Hari bought rice and pulses for himself., Maruti is selling a number of cars., The forest has many trees to cut., Cow gives us milk to drink., Labourer works hard to finish the work., I love the sweets that are attractive., Water is a very precious mineral., The apples he bought were very raw., There are many ways to solve a question., A stampede occurred yesterday due to the crowd., , Solution:, 1., 2., 3., 4., , Uncountable pulse, rice (Material noun), Countable car (Common noun), Countable trees (Common noun), Countable cow (Common noun), Uncountable milk (Material noun), 5. Countable laborer (Common noun), Uncountable work, 6. Uncountable sweets (Common noun), 7. Uncountable water (Material noun), 8. Countable apples (Proper noun), 9. Countable many ways, question (Common noun), 10. Countable crowd (Collective noun), , Question 3:, Fill in the blanks with suitable words., 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6., 7., 8., , A swarm of ………… are flying all around., A …………… of musicians were performing., Farmers keep a ……….. of buffaloes., A …………. of girls could be seen here always., The house was targeted by a gang of ……………, The board of ………….. decided to postpone it., Mr Arora booked ………….. of rooms in a hotel., A troop of ………….. looks elegant on the go.
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9. Forests show you a clump of ………….., 10. The minister crossed with a heavy fleet of ………….., , Solution:, 1. bees, 2. band, 3. herd, 4. bevy, 5. thieves, 6. directors, 7. a suite, 8. lions, 9. trees, 10. cars, , Question 4:, Make the plurals of the nouns given below., 1. Owl, 2. Prime Minister, 3. Goat, 4. Brush, 5. Key, 6. Negro, 7. Kiss, 8. Dish, 9. Lady, 10. Dwarf, 11. Farmer, 12. Queen, 13. Step-son, 14. Louse, 15. Cargo, , Solution:
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1. Owls, 2. Prime Ministers, 3. Goats, 4. Brushes, 5. Keys, 6. Negroes, 7. Kisses, 8. Dishes, 9. Ladies, 10. Dwarfs, 11. Farmers, 12. Queens, 13. Step-sons, 14. Lice, 15. Cargoes, , Question 5:, Fill in the blanks using the opposite gender of the noun given in the bracket., 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6., 7., 8., 9., 10., , She likes the ………… of this movie. (hero), It is a ritual to ride a ………….. during the wedding procession. (horse), Farmers keep the …………. for the production of eggs. (cock), The …………. didn’t respond to the call, (waitress), The …………. killed the wild beast easily. (huntress), A …………… can give birth to four puppies, (dog), Life for a ………….. is luxurious. (queen), The ………….. presented his poems. (poetess), Katrina is a beautiful …………… (actor), The …………. delivers milk to us daily, (milkman), , Solution:, 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., , heroine, mare, hen, waiter, hunter
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6., 7., 8., 9., 10., , bitch, king, poet, actress, milkmaid, , Question 6:, In the given sentences identify the case of the noun., 1. The Prime Minister is going to Japan today., 2. Flowers smell so good., 3. Father teaches the child at night., 4. Mohit is busy with school’s work., 5. The judge will sentence the thief later., 6. Anshu refused this on conscience’s call., 7. Vijay decorates the house beautifully., 8. Jenifer’s decision can’t be changed now., 9. Sadhna is listening to Rahman’s music., 10. Umpire declared the batsman out now., , Solution:, 1. Subject – Prime Minister, 2. Subject – Flowers, 3. Subject – Father, Object, – Child, 4. Subject – Mohit, Possession – School’s, 5. Subject, – The judge, Object, – The thief, 6. Subject – Anshu, Possession – Conscience’s, 7. Subject – Vijay, Object, – House, 8. Possession – Jenifer’s, 9. Subject – Sadhna, Possession – Rahman’s
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10. Subject – Umpire, Object – Batsman
