NOUNS AND VERBS

PREPARED BY:
SASIGARAN MONEYAM
THILAGA RAVINTHAR

NOUNS

CONCRETE NOUNS
Name of :

Can be seen or touched

Examples:
i. Finger
ii. Foot
iii. Hotel
iv. Hospitals
v. spoon
vi. Table
vii. Grapes
viii. Lemon

ABSTRACT NOUNS
Nouns that name a quality or something that cannot
be seen or touched.
Example: colour, happiness, pain, beauty, speed,
laughter, sleep, and darkness.
Can form abstract nouns from many words.

REGULAR NOUNS
Add s or es for plural nouns

IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS

COUNTABLE

Nouns that we can count.

We can use the indefinite articlea/anwith countable
nouns.

COUNTABLE
A, an, a few

Some, plenty of, a

lot of
A large number of
When a countable noun is singular, we must use a word
likea/the/my/thiswith it.
- I wantanorange.
- Where ismybottle?
When a countable noun is plural, we can use it alone.
- I want oranges.
- bottles can break.

UNCOUNTABLE
Uncountable nouns are those that have only
one form and we cannot count them.
UNCOUNTABLE
a cup of coffee
a bottle of water
a slice of cake
Siti drink a cup of milk everyday.

POSSESSIVE NOUNS
Possessive nouns are used to show possession
(owning, or having).
To form the possessive, add s to singular nouns.
If the noun is plural not ending in s, add s.

Syed
s

boy
s

The sky's color is changing.

Childrens

Womens

 If the noun in plural ending in s, add

apostrophe () after the s.
Example :
Students

Pupils

My sisters' names are Kate and Nikki.

The childrens party was a blest.

COLLECTIVE NOUNS
Collective nouns are names used for a number
of people, things or animals together and
treated as one.
A group of friends
Father bought a bunch of bananas yesterday.

PROPER NOUNS
Proper nouns are the special names of persons
and things.
Begins with capital letters.
Examples:
- Adam
- Siti
- Tanjong Malim
- Giant
Eg: -This is Kamal. Hes a doctor.
-These people are from Bangkok.
- Hari Raya Aidilfitri is a busy time for
Sakinahs mother.

VERBS
Shows action

VERBS
State of being

Examples:
Shows action
a.The footballer kick the ball
( In this sentences kick is the verb and it
shows action)
State of being
a.He is a talented diver.
( In the sentence, there is no action but a state
of being which is expressed by the verb is)

CONT.
Action
verbs
Group of
verbs

Physical
actions
Mental
actions
Be verbs

Nonaction
verbs

(e.g. am is are,
was,were)

Auxiliary
verbs
(e.g. be, do,
have, modals)

Two groups of verbs :

Action verbs
Physical actions
I. The swimmers practise 5 hours a day.
II.We jog in the track on weekends.

Mental actions
I. They sensed something was wrong yesterday.
II.I dreamt of playing handball for the state when I was young.

Non-action verbs
Be verbs
I. I am twenty two years old.
II.Suzie was here a while ago.

Auxiliary verbs
I. She is eating at cafe now
II.They have gone home