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A noun      is a naming word which is the name of a person, place, animal or
             thing.

             Read the following examples:














                   Father                     School                       Goat                     Chair


             There are mainly two types of nouns. These are:


                   Common Nouns                                        Proper Nouns


             G  Common Nouns :               A name given in common to persons, places, animals
                   or objects are known as a common noun                  .


             Read the following examples:


                   1.  The baby       is asleep on the cot      .

                   2.  My house        is big.

                   3.  The boy       lives in a big city  .

             The coloured words are common nouns.

             G  Proper Nouns : The specific or particular names of persons, places, animals

                   or  things  are  called  proper  nouns          .  Proper  nouns  always  begin  with  a

                   capital letter.

             Read the following examples:

                   1.  Karthik     and Ruhaani       saw the Taj Mahal        in Agra  .


                   2.  Ramesh       lives in Mumbai       .

                   3.  Simar     is a good singer.

             The coloured words are proper nouns.


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