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1. Noun in Grammar
What is noun?
How many types of Noun?
How many forms of Noun do we know?

2. What is Noun?
• A noun is a word that names something, such as a person, place,
thing, or idea.
• In a sentence, nouns can play the role of
• Subject,
• Direct object, indirect object,
• Subject complement, object complement,
• Appositive,
• Adjective.

3. Types of Noun
Common Noun
(a generic name of an item in a class or group and is
not capitalized unless appearing at the beginning of a
sentence or in a title.)
Proper Noun
(a specific name of a person, place, or thing, and is
always capitalized.)
You broke my favourite mug. I can’t believe you broke my Snoopy mug.
I really want a new pair of jeans. I really want to buy a new pair of Levis
I wish I could remember the name of that painter. I really love art by Van Gogh.
They’re all waiting for us at the restaurant. Everyone else is at Bill’s Burgers
I really want to live in the city . Of all the places I’ve lived, Denver was best.

4. Types of Common Noun
concrete nouns abstract nouns collective nouns
Meaning something that is
perceived by the senses;
something that is physical
or real.
something that cannot be
perceived by the senses.
a group or collection of
people or things.
Example I press the doorbell.
My keyboard is sticky.
He brings many books
I got some information
from that news.
They go out for getting
some fresh air.
Our team won the
competition.
He has a bunch of keys on
his belt.

7. Forms of Noun
• Nouns as Subjects
• Nouns as Objects
• Noun as Subject and Object Complements
• Singular and Plural Nouns
• Countable and Uncountable Nouns
• Possesive Noun
• Gerund and Infinitive
• Compound Noun

8. Nouns as Subjects
• Every sentence must have a subject, and that subject will always be a
noun and or pronoun. The subject of a sentence is the person, place,
or thing that is doing or being the verb in that sentence.
• E.g.
• Maryam is happy.
• They come to the meeting.
• The building has an artful interior design

9. Nouns as Objects
• Nouns can also be objects of a verb in a sentence.
• An object can be either a direct object (a noun that receives the
action performed by the subject) or an indirect object (a noun that is
the recipient of a direct object).
• E.g. Give the books to her.
• Books is a direct object (what is being given) and her is the indirect object
(who the books are being given to).

10. Noun as Subject and Object Complements
A Subject Complement An Object Complement
Meaning Another type of noun use A related usage of nouns
Example Mary is a teacher.
Subject complements normally
follow linking verbs like to be,
become, or seem.
A teacher is what Mary is.
I now pronounce you husband and
wife.
Husband and wife are nouns used
as object complements in this
sentence. Verbs that denote
making, naming, or creating are
often followed by object
complements

11. Singular and Plural Nouns
Singular nouns
• Related to
one item or
person
Plural nouns
• Related to
more than
one item or
person
Plural Nouns

12. Countable and Uncountable Nouns

13. Possesive Noun

14. Gerund and Infinitive

15. Compound Noun

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