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WHAT IS NOUN
Noun is the part of speech (or word class) that is used to name or identify a person, place, thing, quality, or action. Adjective: nominal.

Most nouns have both a singular and plural form, can be preceded by an article and/or one or more adjectives, and can serve as the head of a noun phrase.

A noun or noun phrase can function as a subject, direct object, indirect object, complement, appositive, or object of a preposition. In addition, nouns sometimes modify other nouns to form compound nouns.

Types of Nouns:

  •     Abstract Noun and Concrete Noun
  • Animate Noun and Inanimate Noun
  • Attributive Noun
  • Collective Noun
  • Common Noun and Proper Noun
  • Compound Noun
  • Count Noun and Mass Noun
  • Denominal Noun
  • Verbal Noun