What is a noun in English grammar? According to Cambridge Dictionary, a noun is “A word that refers to a person, place, thing, event, substance or quality.”
British Council defines noun as “Nouns are words that give a name to people, places or things, though they can also refer to ideas and other abstract objects.”
From the definitions mentioned above, we can define noun that:
- A noun is one of eight major parts of speech in English.
- A noun is a naming word.
- A noun names a person, place, thing, idea, event, substance, quality or other abstract object.