English: Noun

There are 8 parts in a English speech,

They are

1. Noun
2. Pronoun
3. Adjective
4. Verb
5. Adverb
6. Preposition
7. Conjuction
8. Interjection

Noun

All the naming words can be considered as Noun.

It’s divided into 2 types

Proper --  The names of specific person, place or things.

Common – which is common for all.

Common noun again classified into following categories.

• Collective noun ---- (ex – class, army, crowd etc)
• Maternal Noun -----(ex – wood , steel , plastic, gold)
• Abstract Noun ----- (ex – Jealousy,  peace, beauty, envy etc)

Again, Noun is divided into following categories according to Gender

• Masculine --- Actor, lion, poet, boy
• Feminine – Actress, lioness , poetess, girl
• Common – Teacher , child , doctor
• Neuter ---  lifeless things , tree , house etc..

Subject/ Predicate

** Ask who/what before the verb to get the subject.

à India won the last match.

Who won the last match ?

Ans is --- India.

 So here subject is India

** subject is underlined in below examples.

àHere comes your friend,

à Has mohan paid the task?

** If there are more than one word in subject then it’s called sub Phrase.

à All students have applied for the post.

à my elder son did not accept the job offer.

à The constitute of India plays vital role in the society

** If there’s a verb in sub phrase then it’s called sub clause.

à Rahim died in an accident is a bad news.

Object

** Ask whom/what after the verb to get the subject.

N.B.

If asked by whom à Direct object

If asked by what à indirect object

àIndia defeated srilanka in the Bangladesh tour

India defeated whom ?

Ans- srilanka

So here object is srilanka.

àthey dismissed mr. gupta in the charge of misappropriation of fraud.

** If there are more than one word in object then it’s called Object Phrase.

à Smita learns classical music from an ustad.

** If there’s a verb in object phrase then it’s called object clause.

àmohan said raju had promised him a party