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GENDER, PLURAL, POSSESSIVE,
COMMON AND PROPER NOUNS

2. What are nouns?
nouns definition
name of a
person,
place, thing
or idea.

3. Gender Specific Nouns
Gender Specific
Noun
Refer specifically
to a male or a
female.
Masculine or
feminine.

4. Possessive Nouns
 Demonstrate ownership or some similar
relationship over something else.
 Possessive nouns typically include an apostrophe.
Examples:
The book belongs to Asyikin
(Asyikin’s Book)
The bottle belongs to Halim
(Halim’s Bottle)

5. Plural Nouns
 Referring to more than one thing, person and
place.
Examples:
I have a collection of dresses in my wardrobe.
There are cockroaches under the box.
She has four children from her first marriage

6. Proper Nouns
 Proper nouns:
names of a specific person, place or things.
Always capitalise the first letter of a proper noun.
Examples:
Kuala Lumpur is filled with unethical drivers.
Mr.Kamil is a good looking man.

7. Common Nouns
 the word used for a class of person, place or
thing.
 only capitalised when they start a sentence.
Examples: Car, Man, Bridge, Town, Water, Metal.

8. References
 Collins Cobuild. (2012). English Grammar. (3rd ed)
London: Harper Collins.
 Chang, J. (2009). Grammar for good English (Rev.
ed.). Selangor: MPH Group.
 The different types of nouns. (n.d.). Retrieved
December 11, 2014, from http://www.grammar-
monster.com/lessons/nouns_different_types.htm
 Nouns Definition (grammar lesson). (n.d.). Retrieved
December 11, 2014, from http://www.grammar-
monster.com/glossary/nouns.htm