Nouns

Nouns

1. A noun is the name of a person, place, or thing.
2. Nouns are divided into five different kinds : --

Proper Nouns 
Common Nouns
Collective nouns
Material Nouns
Abstract Nouns

A Proper Noun is the name of a particular person, place, or thing.
eg :  John ( person ) ;  Palm Beach County ( place ) ; The Chinese ( people );
                                                   Books ( thing )
A Common Noun is a name that can be given to any person or thing of the same kind.

eg : Man, boy, table, dog

A Collective Noun is singular in form though denoting more than one.

eg : Herd, army, flock.

A Material Noun is the name of a substance

eg : Milk, iron, wood.

An Abstract noun is the name of a quality.

eg : Love, truth, color.

Adjectives

Adjectives  

Descriptive Adjectives qualify a noun by  adding some quality 
or state to it.

eg :  a.  A brave soldier killed the enemy.
            ( quality )
       b.  There are some sick soldiers in the hospital
                                  ( state )

Adjectives

Adjectives

Proper Adjectives are derived from proper nouns.

eg :  a. Chinese soldiers fought bravely.
        b.We are studying the English language.

In ( a ) the word " Chinese " is  a proper adjective because it is derived from the proper noun " China "
In ( b ) the word " English " is a proper adjective because it is derived from the proper noun " England ".
Note -- Every proper adjective should begin with a capital letter.