A noun is a part of speech that denotes a person, animal, place, thing or an idea. The word "noun" means "name" in Latin. In every language on earth, there are words that are called nouns. 

Here are some examples of nouns of different categories;

Person – A term for a person, whether proper name, gender, title, or class, is a noun.

Animal – A term for an animal, whether proper name, species, gender, or class is a noun.

Place – A term for a place, whether proper name, physical location, or general locale is a noun.

Thing – A term for a thing, whether it exists now, will exist, or existed in the past is a noun.

Idea – A term for an idea, be it a real, workable idea or a fantasy that might never come to fruition is a noun.

Examples of nouns

It might be a bit difficult to identify differents parts of speech at first but as you keep practicing it will be much easier. The examples below show nouns in sentences. 

Person – He is the gretest person I have ever met.

Person – Mary started to study Chinese.

Person – Aristo was a great philosopher of his time. 

Person – I admire your husband.

Animal – Dogs usually don't like cats.

Animal – Elephants are not the biggest animals.

Animal – I really like horses. 

Animal - Cheetah is the fastest animal in the world. 

Place – The cinema has a great sound system. 

Place – Let’s go to a nice restaurant for dinner. 

Place – Can you come here please?

Place – Let's go there tonight. 

Thing – Can you pass the salt, please?

Thing – Turn on the TV.

Thing – I bought a new car.

Thing – There are some great buildings in the city. 

Idea – You should follow the rules in a library. 

Idea – The theory of relativity is an important concept.

Idea – Fear is something you should avoid. 

Idea - Love is a great ocean. 

Note: It is not always possible to identify a noun by its form. But some word endings can show that the word is probably a noun.

Here are some endings to help you identify a noun in a sentence;