Noun.
Today, we are going to talk about noun . Noun is a very interesting part of speech. Often times, it is mentioned before other parts of speech are mentioned. So what then is a noun? A noun is the name of things. Whatever has a name is a noun. It doesn't matter if we can physically see or touch the thing or not- it is a noun as long as it is called by a name. Types of Noun. Proper noun Common noun Concrete noun Countable noun Uncountable noun Abstract noun Gerund/verbal noun Collective noun Possessive noun Now let's take them one by one. Common noun usually talks about general, unspecific things that can be seen and touched. So, examples are: spoon, table, chin, floor, deck, shoe and all other common things around us. Proper nouns are nouns that refer to people, places, months, days, titles or some supernatural beings. Proper nouns like John, Sade , February, Tuesday Lagos are capitalized at the beginning to show their distinction from common nouns, such