Kinds of Noun

1.Common Noun

2.Proper Noun

3.Collective Noun

4.Material Noun

5.Abstract Noun

 

1. Common Noun

A Common Noun is a name given in common to every person, place of the same kind or class.
Or
A Common Noun names any one of a group of persons, places or things.

For example
1.Joseph was a king.
2.Julia is a girl.
3.James is a boy.
4.Berlin is a city.
5.Germany is a country.
6.You are a teacher.
7.She is a woman.
8.I am a student.
9.This is a fan.
10.That is a wall clock
In above sentences
girl, boy, city, country, teacher, woman, student, fan, and wall clock are examples of Common Noun.

All common nouns are written with small letters, when it is in the middle of sentence. If a sentence start with common noun then you have to use capital letter.

2. Proper Noun

A Proper Noun is the name of a particular person, place or a thing.
Or
A Proper Noun names a particular person, place or a thing.

For example,

1.God is present everywhere.

2.San Francisco is a beautiful city.

3.Asia is the biggest continent of world.

4.Paris is the capital of France.

5.William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright, and actor.

In above examples
God, San Francisco, Asia, Paris, France, and Shakespeare are examples of Proper Nouns.

Note: Proper nouns are always written with capital letters.

3. Collective Noun

A Collective Noun is the name of a collection (or group) of persons or things, taken together and spoken of as one whole.
Or
Collective Noun stands for a group of people, animals, or things.

For example,

1.An army of soldiers

2.A bundle of sticks

3.A band of musicians

4.A batch of boys

5.A bench of magistrates

6.A board of directors

7.A century of years

8.A chain of mountains

9.A cluster of islands

10.A galaxy of stars

11.A code of laws

12.A colony of people

13.A company of merchants

14.A team of players

15.A crowd of people

16.A dozen of eggs

17.A forest of trees

Army, bundle, band, batch, bench, board, century, chain, cluster, galaxy, code, colony, company, team, crowd, dozen, and forest

are all examples of collective nouns.

4. Material Noun

A Material Noun is the name of a matter or substance of which any other thing is made.

For example,

1.Gold

2.Stone

3.Steel.

4.Milk

5.Rice

6.Wood

7.Rubber

8.Silver

9.Iron

10.Cotton

11Clay

12.Wool

13.Wheat

9.Iron

10.Cotton

5. Abstract Noun

An Abstract Noun is usually the name of some action, state or a quality.
Or
Abstract Nouns do not name a physical object but simply stands for concept or an idea which exists in minds only.

For example,

Action Names	State Names	Quality Names
Laughter	Childhood	Bravery
Theft	Boyhood	Wisdom
Movement	Death	Hardness
Judgement	Health	Truth
Advice	Beggary	Kindness
Hatred	Poverty	Goodness
Love	Slavery	Softness