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WHAT IS A NOUN?
A noun is a word to name a
Types of Nouns
Concrete
Abstract
Common
Proper
Gender
Common Nouns
name given to every person, place, object or animal of the same kind or group ex : rabbit, book, picture, man
Proper Noun
Name of a particular person, place, object, animal, day or month Ex : Abdullah, Putrajaya, Comel, Si Puteh.
Gender
Name of a common noun that tells us whether is male, female, common or neuter Gender Masculine Feminine Common
Definition Nouns that refer to the male Nouns that Nouns that refer to the can be female both male or female
Neuter
Nouns that do not have a gender or sex
Abstract Noun
Used to describe something that cannot be seen or touched. Describe qualities, states and event or actions.
Kind Brave
Pity
Kindness Bravery
Pitiful
Example
What is the length of that string? It is 10 centimetres long. Rahman is a kind boy. The headmaster gave him a present for his kindness. The soldiers were very brave. They were awarded with medals for their bravery.
Example
He was very angry at his friend for stealing his book. His anger was so great that he broke the mirror. Michaels pet cat died. He was very sad at the death of his pet cat. The students know many things. Their knowledge of language were excellent.
Countable Nouns
Refer to a person, place, object or animal that can be counted in number There are countable singular and countable plural nouns.
Rule # 2
Add es to words ending with s, -sh, -ch pr x. Example : brush brushes, wash-washes, catch catches, box boxes, watch watches, miss - misses
Rule # 3
For special words ending with o, add es Example : potato potatoes, tomatotomatoes, mango-mangoes, hero-heroes
Rule # 4
Add s to words ending in two vowels example : zoo zoos, tatoo tatoos, sea seas, radio radios, video videos Shortened words example : kilogrammes (kilos) photograph (photos)
Rule # 5
Add s to words ending with a vowel and y Example : play plays, toy toys, yo-yo yo-yos, boy boys, guy - guys
Rule # 6
Change y into ies if the word ends with a consonant and y example : baby babies, story stories, lorry lorries, fairy fairies, factory factories
Rule # 7
Change inside vowels of the singular noun or the spelling example : man men, woman women
Rule # 8
For some words, add en to the singular noun example : child children, ox - oxen