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Nouns

ICSE · Class 6 · English Language- Grammar

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Card 1Definition of Noun

What is a noun?

Answer

A noun is the name of a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea. It is called a naming word. For example: girl, tiger, Delhi, book, love, and honesty are all nouns.

Card 2Types of Nouns

Give an example of a noun used as a person, place, and thing.

Answer

Person: Teacher<br>Place: School<br>Thing: Chair<br>Each of these words names something specific and is a noun.

Card 3Parts of Speech

What are the eight parts of speech in English?

Answer

The eight parts of speech are: noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, conjunction, and interjection. A word can belong to different parts of speech depending on how it is used in a sente…

Card 4Function of Words

Why can't we say a word is always a noun?

Answer

Because the part of speech depends on how the word is used in a sentence. For example, 'back' can be a noun (He patted my back), adjective (the back door), verb (He backed out), or adverb (He came bac…

Card 5Proper Nouns

What is a proper noun?

Answer

A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing and always starts with a capital letter. Example: Delhi, Ganga, Diwali, Monday, Hindustan Times.

Card 6Proper vs Common Nouns

Is 'city' a proper noun? Why or why not?

Answer

No, 'city' is a common noun because it refers to any city in general. A proper noun would be the name of a specific city, like 'Mumbai' or 'Chennai'.

Card 7Common Nouns

What is a common noun?

Answer

A common noun is a general name for people, places, or things of the same kind. It does not name anything specifically. Examples: boy, mountain, river, school.

Card 8Comparison

Differentiate between proper and common nouns with examples.

Answer

Proper nouns name specific things and start with a capital letter (e.g., Amit, Yamuna, January). Common nouns are general names (e.g., boy, river, month). All proper nouns are capitalized; common noun…

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Key topics in Nouns include Comparison flowchart showing the key differences between common and proper nouns, Mind map showing types of abstract nouns and examples of each category, Mind map showing different types of collective nouns organized by what they collect. These are the concepts ICSE Class 6 examiners draw on most — study them first, then practise related questions.
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