WAJ 3102 ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFIENCY 1

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

A place, town, city, country, or continent :

London, Malaysia, Japan

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A thing that we cannot see but can only think of fe

Happiness, Anger, Pain

An animal :
Dog, cat, Horse

A thing that we can see :

Pencil, Pen , Flower

An idea or a thought :
Freedom, Loyalty, Democracy

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TYPES OF NOUNS

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

NOUNS
NOUNS AND GENDER

FORMS OF NOUNS

SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS FORMED

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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

to William, Samir, Robert.

Child, Teacher, Man, Woman, Town, School, House, Pen, Girl, River, City, Collage, etc

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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

touch. It is something that we can only think of or feel.

Love, Hope, Freedom, Kindness, Pain, Honesty and etc
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Abstract Nouns can be formed from Adjectives, common Nouns or Verbs Adjectives Wise True Common Noun Abstract Nouns Wisdom Truth Abstract Nouns

Child Friend Verb Live Advise

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Childhood friendship Abstract nouns Life Advice

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All gerunds that end in ing are Abstract Nouns.

o For example : The reading of books enriches the mind. Some Abstract Nouns have the same form as verbs and adjectives : Verbs Cry Stay Abstract Nouns Cry Stay

Adjective Love Run

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Abstract Nouns Love Run

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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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a group of lions A group of whales

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d. A collection of fish :
School Shoal A group of whales A group of herring

e. A collection of insects (living together) :

Hive Swarm f. A collection of fruits : Comb A collection of bananas A group of bees A group of ants

Crate g. A collection of thing :

Peal Suit
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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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COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

o Countable Nouns can take on either the Singular or Plural form. o For example : School, man, baby, bird, ruler, flower, etc o Uncountable Nouns or Mass Nouns are used in the Singular form. o For example : Oil, salt, air, creativity, water, 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,

o Nouns used only in the singular

A noun is used only in the singular when it does not admit the idea of plurality. Names of materials Abstract nouns
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Gold, clay, etc Patience, Wisdom, Utility

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Plural Nouns
o A Plural nouns refers to more than one person, animal, object or place.

o Do not use a when using a Plural Noun

-s or es are added to the noun when the Plural from is used. o Some nouns are only used in the Plural form. Police, Cattle, Trouser, Jeans Nouns used in the singular and plural forms Singular Sheep News Plural Sheep News
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SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS FORMED

a. Adding s Singular Boy Girl

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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fishes Potatoes Mangoes Photos

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

d. Changing f or fe Into ves

Singular Half Wolf
Plural Halves Wolves
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Roof Hoof

Roofs Hoofs

e. Changing inside vowel/s Singular Plural

Man Foot f. Adding -en

Singular Child Ox 19

Men Feet

Plural Children Oxen

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NOUNS AND GENDER

The word gender tells whether a person or an animal is a male or
a female. It shows the sex of a person or an animal. Nouns have four genders : The masculine Gender is Boy, man, father, brother, used for all males uncle, etc

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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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Thank You
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