Grammar : Nouns
Types of Nouns for CAT and other MBA exams preparation.
A noun is a name. The moment we name something that exists or does not exist, that name becomes a
noun. A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or an idea.
A Proper Noun names a specific person, place, or thing. A proper noun almost always begins with a capital letter.
E.g. Sachin, King Asoka, Far East, Delhi, India, God, Hindi, Hinduism, the Bharatiya Janata Party
.
Common Nouns name everything else. Common nouns usually are not capitalized.
E.g. man, city, nation, pen
.
Abstract Nouns These are names of ideas and are theoretical and intangible.
E.g. information, anger, education, melancholy, softness, violence
.
Compound Nouns These are combinations of different nouns.
E.g. girl friend, fish merchant, play ground
Collective Nouns These are nouns which can take a singular form but are composed of more than one individual person or items.
E.g. jury, team, class, committee, herd, flock
A Noun Phrase A Noun phrase is frequently a noun accompanied by modifiers, is a group of related
words acting as a noun.
E.g. the fee reduction proposal, the oil depletion allowance, the abnormal behaviour, hideously enlarged
nose
A Noun Clause A group of related words can act as a single noun-like entity within a sentence. A Noun clause contains a subject and verb and can do anything that a noun can do:
What he does to the street children is a blessing.
Take a closer look at the following categories of nouns, as situations in competitive exams test your
awareness of these.
Count Nouns Simply, these can be counted
E.g. six books, a dozen eggs, many players, a few mistakes, some coins
Non-Count Nouns Sometimes these are called Mass Nouns as it is not always possible to count them. E.g. wood, cloth, ice, etc.
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