#2 Noun - Parts Of Speech | English Grammar - English Free Test
Word used as name of a person, place or thing.
Example
- Everest, London, Mumbai, New york
Type of Nouns
PROPER NOUNS
Word used as name of a particular person, place or thing.
Example
- Everest, London, Mumbai, New york
COMMON NOUNS
Name given in common to every person or thing of same class or kind.
Example
- boy, tree, horse, king, town
COLLECTIVE NOUNS
Name of a group of person or things taken as a single whole.
Example
- crowd, army, team, family, assembly, committee
ABSTRACT NOUNS
Name of quality, state or action of a person or thing.
Example
- Goodness, kindness, slavery, poverty, laughter, theft, childhood
MATERIAL NOUNS
Name of materials out of which things are made.
Example
- gold, wood, stone, iron, wool, bronze, clay.