In
English grammar, a noun is
a part of speech (or word class) that names or identifies a person, place,
thing, quality, idea, or activity. Most nouns have both a singular and plural
form, can be preceded by an article and/or one or more adjectives, and can
serve as the head of a noun phrase.
A noun
or noun phrase can function as a subject, direct object, indirect object,
complement, appositive, or object of a preposition. In addition, nouns
sometimes modify other nouns to form compound nouns. To understand how to
recognize and use nouns, it's helpful to learn about the different types of
nouns in English.
Common Noun
A common noun names any person, place, thing, activity, or idea. It's a noun that is not the name