This document defines and provides examples of different types of nouns:
- Proper nouns name specific people or places like Riya or Delhi.
- Common nouns name any person, place or thing like girl, city, or doll.
- Material nouns name materials things are made of like wood or nylon.
- Collective nouns name groups of people, places, or things as a whole like flock, crowd, or string.
4. Types of noun:-
PROPER NOUN Name of a particular person or
place. Example: Riya,Delhi
COMMON NOUN Name of any person, place or thing.
Example: girl,city,doll.
MATERIAL NOUN
Name of anything out of which
another is made.Ex. Wood,nylon.
COLLECTIVE NOUN
Name of persons, places, or things taken
as one whole. Ex. Flock,crowd.
6. When a noun stands for a
collection of persons and
things,
It is called a collective
noun
Army of soldiers
flock of sheep
fleet of ships
7. WORKSHEET 1 :
Fill in the blanks with collective nouns from the
box:
A ________ of lions.
A ________ of stairs. Flight
swarm
A ________ of fish. pack crowd
A ________ of bees. gaggle
A ________ of cards. pride
shoal
A ________ of grapes. panel
A ________ of people. bunch
A ________ of geese.
A ________ of judges.