Introduction to English Grammar: Noun and Types of Noun
Noun
- it names anything and everything under the sun. (e.g. person, place, animal or
idea)
Noun Example
Person James, Student, Artist
Place California, School, Walmart
Thing Vase, Headphone, Desk
Animal Rabbit, Goldfish, Kangaroo
Idea Justice, Knowledge, Friendship
Types of Nouns
Common Noun
- this refers to general names.
Example:
Province
Why “province” is a common noun?
The answer is, because when we say "province", we don't know which province is
specifically being referred to. Therefore, these can be said to be general names.
Proper Noun
- it refers to a specific or particular noun.
Example:
Ontario
If the example of a common noun is province, its equivalent in the proper noun is
Ontario (which is one of the provinces in Canada).
Common Noun Proper Noun
province Ontario
month January
university Harvard
laptop Msi
holiday New Year
Take note:
Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter.
Noun
- it names anything and everything under the sun. (e.g. person, place, animal or
idea)
Noun Example
Person James, Student, Artist
Place California, School, Walmart
Thing Vase, Headphone, Desk
Animal Rabbit, Goldfish, Kangaroo
Idea Justice, Knowledge, Friendship
Types of Nouns
Common Noun
- this refers to general names.
Example:
Province
Why “province” is a common noun?
The answer is, because when we say "province", we don't know which province is
specifically being referred to. Therefore, these can be said to be general names.
Proper Noun
- it refers to a specific or particular noun.
Example:
Ontario
If the example of a common noun is province, its equivalent in the proper noun is
Ontario (which is one of the provinces in Canada).
Common Noun Proper Noun
province Ontario
month January
university Harvard
laptop Msi
holiday New Year
Take note:
Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter.
