NOUNS MADE EASY - PART TWO
1. Nouns are words that
name people, places,
things or ideas.
2. Nouns are probably the most important out of all the parts of
speech. (Remember we have eight parts of speech)
3. Noun Categories help
us describe and classify nouns.
Noun Categories
Common Nouns
- Common nouns are very easy to spot.
- They are simple words that name general places, ideas, things or nonspecific people.
- They are not the actual names of
places, people or things. For instance ‘boy’
is a common noun but ‘Peter’ is a proper know because it is the specific
name of the ‘boy’.
- Another example would be ‘street’ which is a common noun however ‘Oxford Street’ is a proper
noun because it identifies a specific street by its name.
- Common Nouns always begin with a lowercase letter
unless they begin a sentence.
Common Noun Examples
- People: father, mother, girl, boy, toddler,
grandmother, businessperson, woman, teacher, student, doctor, patient.
-
Animals: alligator, wolf, bear, mouse, lion,
cat, dog, bird.
-
Things: pencil, computer, jacket, shoes,
nappies, bag, and iPhone.
-
Places: state, continent, shop,
street, city, country, park, zoo.
-
Ideas: love, hate, envy, pride,
respect.
PROPER NOUNS
Proper Nouns name SPECIFIC places, things, people
or ideas.
Japan,
Abdul, Mercedes, Reebok
Proper nouns name things therefore they always
start with a capital letter.
They
may contain two or more significant words. Each word is then capitalised. The
two or more words together are still considered a proper
noun.
United
States, Bill Gates, Empire State Building
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROPER NOUNS AND COMMON NOUNS
COMMON
NOUNS
|
PROPER
NOUNS
|
woman
|
Oprah,
Charlotte Bronte
|
mountain
|
Mount
Everest
|
street
|
Oxford
Street
|
country
|
Malaysia
|
blog
|
English Made Easy
http://englishmadeeasywithdallaa.blogspot.com/
|
places
|
Euro
Disney
|
CONCTRETE NOUNS
Concrete
Nouns name something that physically exists. Something that you can perceive
with your five senses. (Touch,
smell, taste, see and hear.)
Couscous,
Sara, Eiffel Tower
ABSTRACT NOUNS
Abstract
nouns are opposite to Concrete nouns. They name something that does not
physically exist and something you cannot perceive with your five senses.
courage,
envy, fear, beauty, generosity, honesty
COMPOUND NOUNS
Compound
nouns are made up of two or more little words.
breakfast, football, bathroom, suitcase
COUNTABLE NOUNS
Countable
nouns are nouns that can be counted. They can be both plural and singular forms.
pencil-pencils bed-beds apple-apples
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Uncountable
nouns can’t be counted and they only use the singular form.
water, air, milk, rice, couscous, tea,
coffee
COLLECTIVE NOUNS
Collective
nouns name a group of things as one whole and they are singular.
flock, bundle, orcastra, police, audience
Possessive nouns
Possessive
nouns portray ownership of something.
mum’s bike, Jack’s bike, the doctor’s
surgery
SINGULAR NOUNS
Singular
nouns name a singular person, thing, place or idea.
car, tennis racket, road, girl
PLURAL NOUNS
Plural
nouns name more than one person, thing, place or idea.
cars, tennis rackets, roads, girls
JJJ
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