Noun : संज्ञा
Noun is the name of persons, places, things, ideas, and feelings.
किसी व्यक्ति, वस्तु, स्थान, विचार और भावना के नाम को संज्ञा कहते है ा
Examples : Amar, Ram, India, Bihar, Pen, Mobile etc.
There are five kinds of Noun
1) Proper Noun
2) Common Noun
3) Collective Noun
4) Material Noun
5) Abstract Noun
1 } Proper Noun | व्यक्तिवाचक संज्ञा
The particular name of person, place, thing, animal is called a Proper Noun
किसी खास व्यक्ति वस्तु, स्थान और जानवर के नाम को व्यक्तिवाचक संज्ञा कहते है ा
1) Begusarai
2) New York
3) Amar Kumar
4) Kolkata
5) Katrina Kaiff
2 } Common Noun | जातिवाचक संज्ञा
The name of person, place, thing, animal used as common is called a Common Noun
किसी खास व्यक्ति वस्तु, स्थान और जानवर के जाति के नाम को जातिवाचक संज्ञा कहते है ा
1) Man
2) Woman
3) Boy
4) Girl
5) Teacher
3 } Collective Noun | समूहवाचक संज्ञा
The Noun which expresses the collection of person, place, things, or animals is called a Collective Noun
वह संज्ञा जिससे किसी व्यक्ति, वस्तु, स्थान और जानवर के समूह का बोध हो उसे समूहवाचक संज्ञा कहते है ा
1) A team of players
2) A gang of robbers
3) A band of musicians
4) A bunch of keys
5) A group of people
4 } Material Noun | द्रव्यवाचक संज्ञा
The Noun which can be measured, weighted or touched is called Material Noun.
वह संज्ञा जिसे नापा, तौला, और छुआ जा सके उसे द्रव्यवाचक संज्ञा कहते है ा
1) Rice
2) Tea
3) Silver
4) Plastic
5 } Abstract Noun | भाववाचक संज्ञा
The Noun which cannot be measured, weighted or touched is called an Abstract Noun.
वह संज्ञा जिसे नापा, तौला, और छुआ ना जा सके उसे भाववाचक संज्ञा कहते है ा
1) Beauty
2) Honesty
3) Bravery
4) Poverty
5) Richness
Noun Exercises :
1) Pick out Proper Noun and Common Noun
1) Amar – Proper Noun
2) Boy – Common Noun
3) Teacher – Common Noun
4) Ashoka – Proper Noun
5) City – Common Noun
6) Town – Common Noun
7) Begusarai – Proper Noun
8) Kamini – Proper Noun
9) Ocean – Common Noun
10) Sea – Common Noun
11) Spice – Common Noun
12) Red Chilli – Proper Noun
13) The Pacific Ocean – Proper Noun
14) The Arabian Sea – Proper Noun
2) Pick out different kinds of Noun in Sentences.
Pink Noun Red Noun
1) Amar is a good teacher
2) Sonam lived in Dubai
3) I was facing much problems
4) The boys are playing in sand
5) I like gold
6) The girl has beauty
7) Radha sells vegetable
8) Her face has glance
9) Your beloved has beauty
10) I have won the first prize
11) She has a car and a bike
12) Orphans live in an orphanage
13) I like your face and dress
14) She studies in private school
15) She told a lie
16) She sold many policies
17) Honesty is the best policy
18) The Cow is an animal.
19) I love India
20) Dancing is an art.
3 ) Pick odd one out from the given nouns.
1) Amar| Komal | Boy | Sita
2) Tiger | Lion | Fox | Animal
3) Dancer | Teacher | Grocer | Occupation
4) Rima | Sita | Komal | Girl
5) Ink | Inkpot | Pen | Book
6) Sweets | Rasgulla | Jalebi | Peda
7) Wheat | Pulse | Maize | Cereals
8) Camera | Laptop | Computer | Dell
9) Man | Woman | Girl | Cuckoo
10) Stone | Rock | Brick | Hotness
11) Aries | Leo | Libra | Planet
12) Mobile | Car | Laptop | Gadget
13) Hindi | English | Maths | Subject
14) Ram | Patna | Goa | State
15) Gold | Silver | Mercy | Mercury
Notes : Competitive Exams
1. कुछ Noun दिखने में Plural लगते है लेकिन अर्थ में वे Singular होते है
Example :
Mathematics, Physics, Things , Politics , Economics , Ethics , Linguistics , Progress , Optics , Mechanics, Innings, Statistics, News, Series, Summons, Shingles, Dominoes, Darts, Billiards, Gymnastics, Measles, Rickets, Mumps, Diabetes, Gallows, Rabies, Athletics, Westindies, United States,
2. कुछ Noun दिखने में Singular लगते है लेकिन अर्थ में वे Plural होते है
Examples:
Police, Cattle, People, Public, Vermin, Folk, Gentry, Mankind, Tenantry, Calvary, Poultry, Peasantry, Clergy, Infant, Company, Majority, Artillery, Infantry
3. कुछ Noun का Use हमेशा ” Plural Form ” में ही होता है
Example :
Spectacles , Scissors , Wages , Belongings , Tongs, Children ,Spectles, Clothes , Pyjamas, Shoes, Socks, Gloves Trousers , Pants , Savings , Troops , Sunglasses , Goggles , etc.
4. कुछ Noun हमेशा Singular form में ही Use किये जाते है क्योकि उन्हें हम Uncountable Noun के category में रखते है ा
Example :
Furniture , Jewellery , Hair , Information , Traffic , Music , Electricity , Stationary, Scenery , Poetry , Luggage , Equipment , Advice, Abuse, Baggage, Bread, Breakage, Business, Chalk, Crockery, Drainage, Drapery, Cutlery, Dirt, Dust, Electricity, Espionage, Food, Vacation, Chaos, Filth, Homage, Music, Postage, Pottery, Rubbish, Status, Technology, Weather, Wreckage, Wastage, Stationary etc.
5. कुछ Noun की Plural Form नहीं होती है ,वे Singular और Plural दोनों ही Form में Same रहते है
Example :
Deer , Sheep , Series , Fish , Jury , Aircraft, Swine etc.
There are five sheep in the garden. (plural)
There is one sheep in the garden. (singular)
6. Counting Expressing Noun का प्रयोग अकेले में Plural Form होता है , लेकिन किसी Digit के साथ आए तो वे Singular होते है।
Example:
Dozen, Hundred, Thousand, Quarter, Foot, Meter, Score, Million, Billion, Year, Liter, Crore, Lakh, Day, Mile etc.
Dozens of eggs were sold.
दर्जनों अंडे बेचे गए
Two dozen eggs were sold.
दो दर्ज़न अंडे बेचे गए
7. कुछ Noun हमे Confuse करते हैं ।
Examples
1. Account खाता || Accounts हिसाब
2. Chain जंजीर Chains हथकड़ी
3. Physic औषधि Physics भौतिकी
3. Alphabet वर्णमाला Alphabets भाषाएँ
4. Manner तरीका Manners आचरण
5. Work कार्य Works रचनाएँ
6. Cricket क्रिकेट Crickets झींगुर
7. Amend सुधार Amends क्षतिपूर्ति
8. Advice राय || Advices सूचनाएँ
9. Air हवा || Airs हावभाव
10. Force बल || Forces सैनिक
11. Arm बाँह || Arms हथियार
12. Brain दिमाग || Brains
13. Care परवाह करना || Cares
14. Cloth कपड़ा || Clothes कपड़े
15. Compass परिधि Compasses परकाल
16. Colourरंग || Colours झंडा
17. Content विषय || Contents विषय वस्तु
18. Custom || Customs
19. Damage || Damages
20. Desert रेगिस्तान || Deserts मिठाई
21. Folk || Folks
22. Glass गिलास || Glasses चश्मा
23. Good भलाई || Goods सामान
24. Gut || Guts
25. Light || Lights
26. People लोग || Peoples राष्ट्र
27. Practice अभ्यास || Practices प्रथाएँ
28. Premise || Premises
29. Quarter चौथाई भाग || Quarters डेरा
30. Remain || Remains
31. Sport || Sports
32. Thank || Thanks
33. Word जबान || Words भाषाएँ
34. Wood लकड़ी Woods जंगल
35. Iron लोहा Irons हथकड़ी
36. Sand बालू Sands रेगिस्तान
8. Collective Noun अगर Singular का Sense दे तो उनके साथ Singular Verb Use की जायेगी Otherwise Plural.
Ex: The team is heading for practice.
The team are eating with their Wife.
The committee has submitted its report.
Common Error || Based on Noun
1) Amar has (a) / read pages after pages(b) /of Gita(c) /No error
2) Alms was (a) /given to(b) /the beggar(c) /No error
3) Whenever Sohan (a) /goes to Mumbai(b) /he stays in (c) /five-stars hotels(d) / no error
4) The company(a) /has ordered(b) /some new equipments (c) /No error
5) He was advised to take (a) /two spoonsful (b) /of medicine three times a day(c) /No error
6) The police have received (a) /important informations(b) /that can help them solve the murder case. (c) /No error
7) Envy strikes a woman (a) / when she sees her husband (b) /talking to another woman(c) /No error
8) Two summons have been issued by the court(a) /but sohan has not (b) /yet appeared before the court(c) /No error
9) Sheeps are economically(a) /very useful and so they are reared(b) /for wool and meat(c) /No error
10) All the evidences were (a) /against him and he was (b) /held guilty(c) /No error
11) Statistics shows that (1)/ there is going to (2)/ be a big economic slowdown (3)/ no error
12) Orders for his transfer (1)/ has been (2)/ issued by the ministry (3)/ no error
13) A series of matches (1)/ are (2)/ being played in Wankhede stadium (3)/ no erro
14) The twenty-days tour (1)/ in the southernmost part (2) of the country were very interesting (3)/ no error
15) Sara has given (1)/ me six dozens pens (2)/ of different varieties (3)/ no error
16) There are two scores (1)/ of books which are (2)/ lying unused in the library (3)/ no error
17) Although she has studied (1)/ English for almost a year, (2)/ she is yet to learn the alphabets (3)/ no error
18) It is never my business to give (1)/ an advice to (2)/ those who are not (3)/ sensible enough to deal with their own problems (4)/ no error
19) I don’t think it is (1)/ your book.It is (2)/ somebody’s else (3)/ no error
20) Children are prone (1)/ to making (2)/ mischiefs if they (3)/ have nothing to do (4)/ no error
21. One of the problem (A)/ with you (B)/ is that you do not (C)/ come in time. (D)/ No Error (E)
22. All the girls students (A)/ of the college are advised (B)/ to sit in the(C)/ girls’ common room. (D)/ No Error (E)
23. The majority of the woman (A)/ teachers are persuading (B)/ the principal to consider (C)/ their demands. (D)/ No Error (E)
24. He said that (A)/ he always kept in his pocket (B)/ a bundle of one hundred (C)/ rupees notes.(D)/ No Error (E)
25. He gave me (A)/ two important informations (B)/ I had been waiting for (C)/ the previous two Month (D)/ No Error (E)
26. The class teacher (A)/ gave him a home work (B)/ and instructed him to do it (C)/ at night.(D)/ No Error (E)
27. I saw only (A)/ five police who (B)/ were running after (C)/ the bank robbers. (D)/ No Error(E)
28. The wall of this magnificent (A)/ building is (B)/ fifty foot high and its paintings (C)/ are very striking (D)/ No Error (E)
29. Wordsworth’s poetries (A)/ characterized by his subtle description (B)/ of the beauty and liveliness (C)/ of nature. (D)/ No Error (E)
30. When you see his (A)/ offsprings, you can’t (B)/ believe that he is (C)/ above seventy. (D)/ No Error(E)
31. he returned (A)/ America, informed me (B)/ that he had come here (C)/ to do an urgent work. (D)/ No Error
32. The issues are (A)/ very complex and the problem (B)/ is that they are bound to be obscured (C)/ by these hypocritical politician. (D)/ No Error (E)
33. These type of books (A)/ are certainly helpful to the students (B)/ preparing for the banking service(C)/ Examinations. (D)/ No Error (E)
34. “I have never seen (A)/ such as lovely spectacles (B)/ in my life”, said (C)/ the passer by.(D)/ No Error (E)
35. Owing to his heavy engagement, (A)/ he could not write even the two-third (B)/ of the book which (C)/the publication was expected before January. (D)/ No Error (E)
36. It is harmful (A)/ to take cupful (B)/ of tea (C)/ five times a day. (D)/ No Error (E)
37. The brethrens (A)/ of this locality are always (B)/ at daggers dawn without any (C)/ apparent reason(D)/ No Error (E)
38. The sceneries (A)/ of Kashmir is more beautiful (B)/ than that of (C)/ Darjeeling. (D)/ No E
39. He has ordered (A)/ bricks (B)/ for the proposed (C)/ hotel and bar. (D)/ No Error (E)
40. He does not (A)/ cut paper with (B)/ blade, but (C)/ with scissor. (D)/ No Error (E)
41. The sceneries (a) / of simla is more beautiful (b) / then that of (c) / Kashmir (d) / No error
42. The appointment (a) / will be made (b) / initially (c) / for a periods of five years (d) / No
43. My father (a) / forced (b) / my friend and 1 (c) / to stay back (d) / No error (e)
44. There have been (a) / ten woman (b) / doctors (c) / in our city (d) / No error (e)
45. Let you and (a) / go to bus stand (b) / to welcome (c) / our beloved friend (d) / No error (e)
46. It is harmful (a) / to take cupsful (b) / of tea (c) / seven times a day (d) / No error (e)
47. The maths teacher (a) / gave him a home work (b) / to complete (c) / by night positively (d) / No error (e)
48. Many of the questions (a) / that appeared in this question paper (b) / were too difficult (c) / to solve (d) / No error (e)
49. Ram’s problems (a) / are also as (b) / serious as (c) / those of Sita (d) / No error
(e)
50. I have not gone through (a)/ the letter and so I am not aware (b)/ of its content. (c)/ No error (d)
51. I shall not attend the meeting (a)/ since I have many works to complete (b)/ within allotted time. (c)/ No error (d)
52. You should always be (a)/ true to your words (b)/ if you are to succeed in life. (c)/ No error (d)
53. It is a pity (a)/ that even five years old boys (b)/ are engaged in hazardous factories. (c)/ No error (d)
54. I gave him (a)/ two hundred rupees notes (b)/ for depositing. (c)/ No error
55. It is not my business (a)/ to give an advice to those (b)/who are not sensible enough to deal with their own problems. (c)/ No error (d)
56. I don’t think (a)/ it is your house (b)/ It is somebody’s else. (c)/ No error (d)
57. She misplaced her spectacle (a)/ and is now feeling (b)/ great difficulty in studying. (c)/ No error (d)
58. Arabian Nights are (a)/ a collection of (b)/ very interesting episodes of adventure. (c)/ No
59. I hope to visit (a)/ my uncle only next year (b)/ during summer vacations. (c)/ No error (d)
60. Ration has run out (a)/ and the District Magistrate (b)/ has been informed. (c)/ No error (d)
61. The table’s wood (a)/ is infested with mite (b) and I am likely to dispose it off. (c)/ No error (d)
62. I can’t come to you now (a)/ because a lot of works (b)/ remains to be done. (c)/ No error (d)
63. A farmer was leading oxes (n)/ to his field for ploughing (b)/ early in the morning. (c)/ No error (d)
64. My sister-in-laws (a)/who live in Mumbai (b)/ have come to stay with us. (c)/ No error (d)
65. This article (n)/ is not available. (b)/ in any of the shop in the market. (c) / No error (d)
66. The morale of the army (n)/ was high because the news (b)/ coming from the front are very encouraging. (c)/ No error (d)
67. A flock of lions (n)/ roamed about (b)/ fearlessly in the jungle. (c)/ No error (d)
68. I have done my best; (a)/ the whole thing is now (b)/ in the laps of God. (c)/ No error (d)
69. A trained gang of sailors (a)/ was employed (b)/ on the ship. (c)/ No error (d)
70. Interviews for (a)/ the posts of lecturers (b)/ will begin from Monday. (c)/ No error (d)
71. What (a)/ is the criteria (b) of selection in the examination? (c)/ No error (d)
72. Satyajit Ray, who conceived, co-authored (n)/ and directed a number of good films, was (b)/ one of India’s most talented film-maker. (c)/ No error (d)
73. One of the most (a)/ widespread bad habit (b)/ is the use of tobacco. (c)/ No error (d)
74. The books (a)/ that you need (b)/ are kept on the table. (e)/ No error (d)
