Verbal Ability - Nouns

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Definition of a Noun

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, quality, animal, idea or activity.

For Example

• Person − Mahima

• Thing − Disk

• Animal − Duck

• Activity − Navigation

• Place − Delhi

• Quality − Weight

• Idea − Intelligence

Types of Nouns

Proper Nouns

The names used for specific things, places, and people. For example Jon, Paris.

Common Nouns

The names used for things in general. For example table, house.

Concrete Nouns

The objects that can be identified through one of the five senses. For example phone, chair.

Abstract Nouns

The names denoting quality, feeling or idea. For example freedom, justice.

Count Nouns

Count nouns are those that can be counted. They are singular or plural. Plurals usually end with s. For example Singular Card, Plural Cards.

Important

Most nouns ending in s, sh, o, or ch sounds need an -es suffix to be plural. Nouns ending in a consonant followed by y become plural by ending with ies.

For Example

• Singular Bus (Ends with s sound)

  Plural Buses

• Singular Dish (Ends with sh sound)

  Plural Dishes

• Singular Potato (Ends with o sound)

  Plural Potatoes

• Singular Church (Ends with ch sound)

  Plural Churches

• Singular Mystery (Ends with y sound)

  Plural Mysteries

Irregular Nouns

These are nouns that dont end with either s or es as suffixes in plural.

For Example

• Singular Mouse

  Plural Mice

• Singular Ox

  Plural Oxen

Uncountable Nouns

These are nouns that cannot be counted and usually do not have a plural form.

For Example

• Happiness
• Sand
• Oil

Collective Nouns

Collective nouns refer to groups of people or things. Unlike uncountable nouns, they can usually be counted, so they usually have plural forms.

For Example

• Singular Batch

  Plural Batches

Possessive Nouns

These names are called possessive as they express ownership. They commonly use of. For example An act of God.

Most singular possessives are formed by adding an apostrophe and s. If the noun is plural, the possessive form becomes s and apostrophe.

For Example

• Singular Subject: Boy
• Singular Possessive: Boys
• Plural Subjects: Boys
• Singular Possessive: Boys

Important

If the plural noun does not end with an s, the possessive is formed by adding apostrophe and s.

For Example

• Singular Common: Woman
• Singular Possessive: Womans
• Plural Common: Women
• Plural Possessive: Womens
• Plural Possessive: Oxens