Question

What us a noun ?????​

Answer 1

Noun is a name of a place, person, animal or a thing.

Answer 2

Anything the name of person, place, animal and things is known as noun.

Examples : pen, cycle, ram, india, Narendra Modi.

There are several different types of nouns.

These include:

Common Nouns (e.g., abstract nouns, collective nouns, compound nouns, concrete nouns, non-countable nouns, gender-specific nouns, verbal nouns)

Proper Nouns

Pronouns (despite pronouns being classified as a different part of speech)

Common nouns are further classified into:

Abstract nouns – things you cannot see or touch (e.g., bravery, joy)

Collective nouns – words to describe groups (e.g., team, choir)

Compound nouns – nouns made up of more than one word (e.g., court-martial, pickpocket, water bottle)

Concrete nouns – things you can see or touch (e.g., tree, cloud)

Non-countable nouns (mass nouns) – things you cannot count (e.g., food, music)

Gender-specific nouns – words which are definitely male or female (e.g., vixen, actress)

Verbal nouns – nouns derived from verbs (e.g., a building, an attack)

Gerunds – nouns that represent actions (e.g., running fast, guessing a number).