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Proper Nouns

Proper nouns are specific names of particular people, places, animals or things. These
include Richa, Anand, New Delhi, Rockey, Tommy, St Thomas School, etc. They always
start with a capital letter, no matter which part of the sentence they are in.
Proper nouns have no plural forms.

Common Nouns
Common nouns are names given in common to people, places, animals or things. These
include girl, boy, student, city, town, dog, parrot, chair, month, festival, etc.

Common nouns are countable nouns which have plural forms.

Material Nouns
Material nouns are names of substances or ingredients used for making things. These
include gold, silver, salt, milk, oil, plastic, etc.

Material nouns are uncountable nouns which have no plural forms.

Collective Nouns
Collective nouns are names of groups of people, animals or things. These include crowd (of
people), team (of players), herd (of cattle), bunch (of grapes), flock (of sheep), etc.

Read the following lists of collective nouns.

an atlas of maps a clutch of eggs a colony of mice
a bouquet of flowers a train of camels a pack of wolves

a brood of chickens a convoy of trucks a quiver of arrows
a grove of trees a fleet of ships a shoal of fish

a crew of sailors a gaggle of geese a squadron of aircraft

a cloud of dust a galaxy of stars a swarm of bees
a colony of rats a gang of theives a troop of monkeys

a choir of singers a litter of puppies an army of soldiers

a set of compasses a muster of peacocks a forest of trees

Practice Time 1

Nouns A. State whether the following nouns are common or proper. _______________

2. The Arabian Nights
1. Book
_______________

_______________
_______________
6. Temple
5. Bank
3. Japan _______________ 4. Hospital _______________
7. Film _______________ 8. Australia _______________
9. India _______________ 10. St Peter’s School _______________
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