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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ADJECTIVE AND NOUNS
Nouns are words that name a person, a place, a thing or even an idea. Examples of which are person, place, thing, idea and many more. Everything that came into being and even those that didn’t have names and these names are grouped and called as nouns. There are two main types of noun— the proper noun and the common noun.
Adjective, on the other hand, are words basically used to describe or modify the noun. It usually precedes a noun in the sentence although in some cases it goes after it.
1. Both adjectives and nouns belong to the eight parts of speech.

2. Nouns are names for people, places, things, and ideas, while adjectives are words used to describe these nouns.

3. Nouns have two main types— the common noun and the proper noun and other sub types such as collective, concrete, abstract, and mass or uncountable nouns. Adjectives on the other hand have descriptive, personal titles, and possessive adjectives.


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