English Grammar Noun Rules
A Noun is a word used as a name of a person, place or thing. There are five kinds of Noun– Proper Noun Common Noun Collective Noun Abstract Noun Material Noun. Following are certain rules of grammar regarding nouns that would be useful in a competitive exams. Proper nouns are sometimes used as common nouns For example : Amitabh is Gandhiji of our class. (Incorrect) Amitabh is the Gandhiji of our class. (Correct) Here Gandhiji does not mean Mahatma Gandhi. The word here stands for the possessor of the qualities that Gandhiji is most known for truth and non-violence. Thus Gandhiji is being used as a metaphorical common noun. Some nouns have the same form both in singular as well as in plural. Following are rules regarding the number of the noun For example : Deer was caught Deer were caught. Here, the singular and plural form of the noun Deer is same. Like Deer there are other nouns that have the same form...