The Noun:
Explanation: i) it is a naming word.
ii) it is the name of a person, place or thing.
iii) it is a word used as a name of a person,place or thing.
Function of a Noun: It can function as,
1) Subject 2) Object 3) After a preposition 4) Complement 5) Possession
Kinds of a Noun: There are five kinds of a Noun:
1.Common Noun: It is the name of any common person,place or thing, i.e. City,Book,etc.
2.Proper Noun: It is the name of some particular or specific person or place, i.e. Thul, Farrukh,etc.
3.Collective Noun: It is the name of a collection of persons or things which is called as one whole.
For instance: Army,Family,etc.
4.Material Noun: It’s the name of material,i.e. Milk,food,etc.
5.Abstract Noun: It’s the name of feelings,states,emotions,etc.We can only think of them are unable to see or touch. For example: Love,Hatred,childhood,Honesty,etc.
The names of arts and sciences are also abstract nouns. > Physics,Biology,Grammar,etc.
Countable & Uncountable Nouns:
Such nouns that can be counted are referred to as “Countable Nouns”. A pen,two pens,three pens,etc.
Such nouns that can not be counted are Non-count or uncountable nouns. Hair,Milk,Water,etc.
Concrete Nouns: Such nouns physically exist and can be seen or touched.They’re opposite to Abstract Nouns.
The Noun Gender:
It shows the difference of sex. There’re four genders which are as follows:
Masculine: It refers to a male person or animal.
Feminine: It refers to a female person or animal.
Common: It refers to either a male or a female. Student,Teacher,Doctor,etc
Neuter: It refers to neither a male nor a female. Pen,Book.etc.
The Noun Number: There are two numbers.
i.Singular: It shows just one person or thing.
ii.Plural: It shows more than one person or thing.
The Noun Case:
(1)Subjective Case: It’s also called Nominative Case. It is used as a subject Of a verb. Surhan is my sister.
(2) Objective Case: In this case, a noun is used as a object. Surhan beat Aas.
(3) Accusative Case: A noun comes ater a preposition. I gave a pen to Umar.
(4) Possessive Case: A noun shows possession,ownership or authorship.
(5) Vocative Case: When a noun is directly called out as, Noor,Come here.
(6) Causative Case: The case of indirect subject.
The Noun in Apposition: It implies that something that is near or it means “Placing Near”. When one noun follows another to describe it, the noun which follows is said to be in*apposition*to the noun which comes before it.Commas are used after both nouns. For example:
Noor Fatima, my sister, loves me very much.
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