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LECTURE : MDM. INTHERA DAVI SUBBIAH GROUP 1 : JENNY TING NOORUL LLYANI BT BESAR RACHAEL AZMI RITA AK IMA
NOUNS
A nouns is a naming-word. It is a name which identifies something. A noun may be the name of :
A person :
John, Mary, Rashid
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An animal :
Dog, cat, Horse
An idea or a thought :
Freedom, Loyalty, Democracy
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TYPES OF NOUNS
NOUNS
NOUNS AND GENDER
FORMS OF NOUNS
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Common Nouns
Compound Nouns
Proper Nouns
Types of Nouns
Collective Nouns
Abstract Nouns
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COMMON NOUNS
o A common nouns us a name which is used for things of the same kind or class. o For example : The name boy may be given to any and every boy such as
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PROPER NOUNS
o A proper Nouns is the name of one particular person or thing. oThe first letter of a proper noun is always a capital. o For example : Robert is a boys own special name. Common Nouns Language Proper Nouns English
Country Day
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Malaysia Monday
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ABSTRACT NOUNS
o An abstract Noun is the name of a quality or condition, that is something that we cannot see or touch but can only think of or feel. o For example : The thing called joy is something that we cannot see or
Abstract Nouns can be formed from Adjectives, common Nouns or Verbs Adjectives Wise True Common Noun Abstract Nouns Wisdom Truth Abstract Nouns
COLLECTIVE NOUNS
o A collective Nouns is the name of a number of persons or thing taken together as one thing. a. A group or collection people : Team Company A group of players A group of factors
b. A group or collection of animals : Pride School c. A group of birds : Brood Flight a group of chickens A group of birds
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d. A collection of fish :
School Shoal A group of whales A group of herring
A collection of fruits
a set of bells A set of clothes
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COMPOUND NOUNS
o Sometimes more than one noun is used together to form a name or to refer to an object or a person. o Compound Nouns can be written with a hyphen, separately or as a word. o For example : Police station, postman, greenhouse and etc
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FORMS OF NOUNS
Singular Nouns o A singular Noun is used to refer to only one person, animal, object or place. o Singular nouns ending is s News, Mumps, Mathematics,
Plural Nouns
o A Plural nouns refers to more than one person, animal, object or place.
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Plural Boys
Girls
b. Adding -es Ending in x, -sh, -ch, -s Box Boxes Fish Ending in -o Potato Mango Photo
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Piano
Pianos
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c. Changing - y Into ies after consonant Singular Lady City Into s after vocal Day Play Days plays Plural Ladies Cities
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Roof Hoof
Roofs Hoofs
Men Feet
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The Feminine Gender is used for all females The common Gender are the Nouns used for both male and female The Neuter Gender, that is of neither gender is used for thing which have no life
Girl, woman, mother, sister, aunt, etc Person, child, friend, student, etc
Box, book, table, chair, knife, pencil, bag, etc
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