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What is Noun?

A noun is used as the name of a person, thing, place, idea and quality of a person.

Kinds of Noun:

Noun	Nature of Noun	Examples
Proper noun	It is the name given to some particular person, thing or place.	India, West Bengal, The Ganges, The Mahabharata etc.
Common Noun	It is the name given to any and every person or thing of the same class or kind.	Book, tree , State, river, king ,country etc.
Collective Noun	It denotes a group or collection of similar individuals or things considered as one complete whole.	Army , class , host , Jury , mob crowd , committee , fleet etc.
Material Noun	Matter of substance of which a thing is made.	Gold, silver  , wood etc.
Abstract Noun	It expresses the name of a quality, idea, state or action.	Beauty, Truth, Love, Greatness, poverty, honesty, youth, death etc.

Number of a Noun:

Singular And Plural

Gender of  a Noun:

Masculine, Feminine and neuter

Rules of Noun

1. Uncountable nouns are used in the singular forms only. Indefinite article (a, an) is not used before them. They are not used with plural verbs. Much or some are used in place of many.

 

 Some of these uncountable nouns are: advice, information, hair, luggage, business, work, mischief, bread, scenery, vacation evidence, employment, alphabet, poetry, food, furniture, baggage, fuel, machinery, Bedding, Infantry, cavalry, offspring etc.

Examples: 

(A) He gave me an information.

      He gave me information.

(B) I don't like poetries of Keats.

      I don't like poetry of Keats.

(C) He was punished for committing many mischiefs.

      He was punished for committing much mischief. 

(D) The old furnitures were disposed of.

      The old furniture was disposed of.

(E) The sceneries of the Himalayas are excellent.

      The scenery of the Himalayas is excellent.

2. Some of the nouns look like plural, but are used in singular.

Some of these nouns are: Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Politics, Physics, Mumps, Measles, Billiards, Aquatics, Gymnastics, Athletics, News, Innings, Rickets, Gulliver's Travels, Arabian Nights, United States, United Arab Emirates etc.

Examples: 

 (A) Mathematics are a difficult subject.

       Mathematics is a difficult subject.

(B) A series of matches are  being played.

      A series of matches of is being played.

(C) Measles are infectious.

      Measles is infectious.

3. Some nouns have the same form in singular and plural.
Some of these nouns are: Sheep, Deer, Fish, Means, Apparatus, Offspring, Series, Brac, Amends, Cod, Corps etc.
Examples:
(A)  Fishes cannot live without water.
      Fish cannot live without water.
(B) A series of lectures were delivered on the subject.
     A series of lectures was delivered on the subject.
4. Some of the nouns generally used in the plural form with plural verb.
Some of these nouns are: Trousers, Breeches, Jeans', Scissors, spectacles, alms, thanks , Proceeds, riches contents, credentials, orders, requirements wages, bowels, Goods, Socks. Shorts, Pantaloons, Surroundings, Tongs , odds, Binoculars, etc.
Examples:
(a) My spectacles is very costly.
     My spectacles are very costly.
(B) Order for his transfer has been issued.
     Orders for his transfer have been issued.
(C) Kindly give me a scissor.
      Kindly give me a pair of scissor.
5. Some collective nouns are used with plural verbs.
Some of these nouns are: Gentry, peasantry, people, folk, mankind , police, clergy, vermin, public, army, cattle, flock, committee etc.
Examples: 
(A) The public is aware of the fact.
      The public are aware of the fact.
(B) The cattle is grazing in field.
      The cattle are grazing in the field.
Some of these collective nouns are used as singular and take singular verbs when they are used as a body or group and not as members.
Army, Jury, Committee, Team, Police, crowd, family.
Examples: 
1.The police has become insensitive. (used as a body)
The police were posted all over the route. (used as members)
2. The audience was spell bound. (used as a body)
The audience were forbidden to occupy chairs.
3. The jury was unanimous in its opinion. (one undevided whole)
 The jury were divided in their opinion. ( used as members)
6. Some nouns when preceded by a numeral remain unchanged in form. 
Some of these nouns are:  Foot, Hundred, Thousand, Million, Pair, Dozen, Metre , years , Score etc.
Examples: 
(A)  I bought five dozens bananas.
       I bought five dozen bananas.
(B) Six hundreds miles is a long distance.
     Six hundred miles is a long distance.
(C) It was a five years project.
      It was a five year project.
(D) Very few people reach the age of four scores.
    Very few people reach the age of four score.
7. Noun after preposition is repeated in singular form.
 Examples: (A) word for word (B) hour after hour (C) door to door

Idioms and Phrases for ssc Exams set 3

1. One's nose at - Despise 
2. Ended in a fiasco - Was an utter failure
3. One's blood run cold- Frighten
4. Bear with - Have patience
5. Over heads and ears - Completely
6. To take to heart - Upset /Grieve
7. To Call it a day - To decide To stop doing something / retire
8. In cold blood- Angrily
9. Bad blood - Active enmity
10. cold comfort - slight satisfaction / disposition
11. Soft oftion - easy and agreeable option
12. Little of gush of gratitude-
13. To fall back on -  To seek support out of necessity
14. Hand in glove - in close relationship
15. Cope with - Handle
16. Go a long way - Help condiderably
17. Pore over- go through
18. As cool as cucumber - Not nervous or emotional
19. Gone down the drain - Lost forever
20. In High Sprit - Cheerful
21. Left me in the Lurch - Abandoned me when I needed Help
22. Cape goats - punished for others misdeeds
23. Doctored the Account - To manipulate the accounts
24. In lieu of - In place of 
25.  Cry over spilt milk -- Cry needlessly
26. Pull up - Reprimand
27. Cut one's teeth - To gain experience
28. Carrot and stick - Reward and punishment
29. Pull string - Play music 
30.  Build Castle in the Air - Day Dream
31. At one's beck and call - To be dominated by someone
32. To explore every avenue - To try every opportunity
33. The spur of the moment - To act deliberately 
34. Status qua - Unchanged position
35. To burn the candle at both ends - To survive difficulty
36. To hit the jackpot -To be wealthy
37. To go Scot free - To escape from punishment
38. To look down one's nose - To insult in the presence of others
39. By putting two and two together 
40. To fight tooth and nail - To make every Possible effort
41. High handed -- Over bearing
42. Take Exception - Object

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Idioms And Phrases For SSC EXAMS Set 2

1.       Cut one dead – refused to recognize

2.       Off the top of head – spontaneously at that moment

3.       Give way – yield

4.       To be in two minds – to be uncertain

5.       Full of hot air – a fool

6.       Hard hearted – cruel

7.       On the wane – gradually declining

8.       In doldrums -= in low spirit

9.        Drops a bombshell – have some big , bad news

10.   Long innings – long spell

11.   Taken aback – surprised

12.   In camera – privately

13.   A gentle at large – without any serious occupation

14.   Dot one’s I’s and cross one’s t’s – be detailed and exact

15.   Down in the dumps – sad and depressed

16.   Tuned up his nose at my offer – treated with contempt

17.   To mind their p’s and q’s – to take care of their behavior

18.   In two shakes – very soon

19.   Kings of metals – gold

20.   Charged into – came rushing in

21.   Quick on the trigger – quick to respond

22.   To catch a tartar – to deal with a person who is more than one’s match

23.   To carve out a niche – develop a specific position for himself

24.   In the loop – informed regularly

25.   Blacked out – lost consciousness

26.   Hold your horses- be patient

27.   Led by the nose – follow submissively

28.   Feet of clay – flawed personalities

29.   Barking up the wrong tree – try to find something in wrong place

30.   Know the ropes – learn the procedures

31.   Go through the hoops – be made to undergo grueling test

32.   Curtain lecture – cautionary talk given in public or a private lecture of husband and wife

33.   In Dutch – in trouble

34.   Around the clock – day and night

35.   Cool about working – ready to work

36.   Went to the winds-

37.   In the good books

38.   Fed up – annoyed

39.   Lay out – spent

40.   Carry out – execute

41.   Thawing snow-

42.   Blue eyed boys – favorites

43.   Shook in their shoes – trembled with fear

44.   Bone to pick – difference of opinion

45.   Out of thin air – descend gradually

46.   Sharp practice clever but dishonest means

47.   Blow over – pass of

48.   Get the sack - dismiss from

49.   In the long run – ultimately

50.   Currying favor with – ingratiating with 

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Idioms And Phrases For SSC EXAMS Set 1

1.       Wet blanket – Kill joy

2.       Pass out – Faint

3.       Teething problems- Difficulties at the start

4.       Picks on him – Treats badly

5.        Beaten hallow – Beaten comprehensively

6.        To caste pearl before swine – to offer person a thing which he cannot appreciate

7.       To catch a tarter – To Catch a dangerous person

8.       To beg the Question – To raise objection

9.       Lay out – Spend

10.   To cast aspersions – To make unpleasant remarks

11.   Dead letter – No longer in force

12.   Afraid of her own – Very nervous and easily frightened

13.    Forty winks – Short nap

14.   Pink slip – A letter to inform that she/he lost her Job

15.   Cut above – Rather superior to

16.   Show the white flag – Surrender

17.    Cut and short – To interrupt one 

18.   Foam at the mouth – Angry

19.   Give vent to – Express

20.   Husband our resources – Save

21.   Damocles’ sword- an impending but uncertain danger

22.   Give oneself the air- pretend to be

23.   Fling away – to throw aside violently

24.   To be on the wane- to be diminishing

25.   To get one’s back up- to become irritated

26.   To strike oil- to have lucky success

27.   Stick by- to adhere closely

28.   Wink at – to pretend not to see

29.   Knit one’s brows – to frown

30.   To rate soundly- to censure strongly

31.   To be no chicken- be no longer young

32.   To stand on ceremony – to treat with cold rigid civility

33.   To run in the same grove – to advance in harmony

34.   A host in himself – capable of doing as much as a number of ordinary persons

35.   Lock stock and barrel – completely

36.   Hole and corner – secret

37.   On his last legs – on his death bed

38.   All our might and main – full force

39.   Nailed their colures to their mast- refuse to climb down

40.   Batten down the hatches – prepare for difficult situation

41.   Flies off at a tangent – starts discussing something irrelevant

42.   All moonshine – nonsense

43.   Bring out the red carpet – decorate

44.   Passed by – overlooked

45.   Salt of the earth – good honest and ideal

46.   The alpha and Omega – Beginning and end

47.   Pin money – money spent for lusuries

48.   Gerrymandering – manipulative and unfair way

49.   Rings a bell – sounds familiar

50.   Worth the candle – fruitful

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