Nouns

 Noun

• A noun is referred to as a word which names or defines a place, person, or thing.
• Some examples are – India, John, class, friend, river, etc.
• A noun is said to be a part of speech.
• Nouns have a classification of either Common noun or proper noun.
• Common noun name in general for places, people, ideas and things.
• Proper nouns tell about specific places, people, ideas and things.

Nominalization

• It basically refers to the usage of a word that is not a noun.
• Like an adjective, a verb or an adverb used as a noun.
• These nouns are also called as zombie nouns

From Adjectives to Nouns

1. Difficulty from difficult
2. Usability of usage
3. Applicability from applicable
4. From adjectives to nouns

From Verbs to Nouns

1. Confusion from confuse
2. Movement from move
3. Failure from fail

 Countable Nouns

• Countable nouns are those which can be counted.
• It can be singular like a house, a boy, a cat, etc.
• It can also be plural like Lots of apples, a few notebooks, etc.
• With singular countable nouns, we use singular verbs
• With plural countable nouns we use plural verbs.

Examples –

1. How many dogs are there in the garden?
2. Your pen is on the dining table.
3. How many dishes have you prepared for the party?

Uncountable nouns

• Uncountable nouns are those which cannot be counted.
• These nouns are not individual or single objects but singular verbs must be used in conjunction.

Examples-

1. There is no milk in the bucket.
2. I have to find information about artificial intelligence.
3. It seems that you have a high and good level of intelligence

Recap

• A noun is referred to as a word which names or defines a place, person, or thing.
• Some examples are – India, John, class, friend, river, etc.
• A noun is said to be a part of speech.
• Nouns have a classification of either Common noun or proper noun.
• Common noun name in general for places, people, ideas and things.
• Proper nouns tell about specific places, people, ideas and things.