In English Grammar — Made Easy we touched upon parts of speech. In this article we will discuss Nouns in detail.
History and Etymology for noun
Middle English nowne, from Anglo-French nom, from Latin nomen. English Noun means name.
A noun is a word that names a person, a place, an animal, a thing, or an idea. In a sentence, nouns can play the role of subject, direct object, indirect object, subject complement, object complement, appositive, or adjective.
Nouns can be plural or singular and can be the subject or object of a verb.