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8. 1.NOUN - (Naming word)
A noun is the name of a
Person
Place
Things
Idea
Events
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9. 1.NOUN - (Naming word)
Nouns are the subject of a sentence.
Hina playing with basket ball.
The Underline noun refers to a name of a person.
Dove can be extremely cute.
In this example, the Underline word is considered a noun because it names an animal.
It is my birthday.
The word “birthday” is a noun which refers to an event.
Makkah is a beautiful place.
“Makkah” word is a noun of place.
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10. 1.NOUN - (Naming word)
Examples of nouns: Daniel, Lahore, table, dog, teacher, pen, happiness, hope.
Types of Nouns
Common Nouns
• Common nouns are used to name a GENERAL type of person, place or thing.
Examples of common nouns: girl, city, animal, friend, house, food
Proper Nouns
• Proper nouns are used to name a SPECIFIC person, place or thing.
Examples of proper nouns: John, London, Pluto, Monday, France
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11. Types of Nouns
Compound Nouns
• Compound nouns are two or more words that create a noun. Compound nouns are sometimes one
word (haircut), words joined by a hyphen (son-in-law) or as separate words (bus stop).
Examples of compound nouns: toothbrush, rainfall, sailboat, mother-in-law, well-being, alarm
clock, credit card.
Countable Nouns
• Countable nouns are nouns that CAN be counted. They have a singular and a plural form and can
be used with a number. Sometimes countable nouns are called count nouns.
Examples of countable nouns: car, desk, cup, house, bike, eye, butterfly.
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12. Types of Nouns
Uncountable Nouns
• Uncountable nouns are nouns that CANNOT be counted. These are sometimes called Mass Nouns.
Uncountable nouns often refer to:
• substances: paper, wood, plastic
• liquids: milk, oil , juice
• gases: air, oxygen
• abstract ideas: happiness, time, information
Examples of uncountable nouns:
• water, coffee, cheese, sand, furniture, skin, wool, gold, fur.
• There is a lot of money in my bank account.
• Do you have any chocolate?
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13. Types of Nouns
Collective Nouns
• Collective nouns are words that refer to a set or group of people, animals or things.
Examples of collective nouns:
staff, team, crew, herd, flock, bunch
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14. 2.PRONOUN - (Replaces a Noun)
A pronoun is used in place of a noun or noun phrase
to avoid repetition.
Examples of pronouns:
• I, you, we, they, he, she, it, me, us, them, him, her, this,
those.
Example sentences:
• Waqas is tired. He wants to sleep. I want her to dance
with me.
• We walked across the bridge.
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15. 3.VERB - (Action Word)
A verb shows an action or state of being. A verb shows
what someone or something is doing.
Examples: go, speak, run, eat, play, live, walk, have,
like, are, is
Example sentences:
• I like Woodward English.
• I study their charts and play their games.
• She will swim.
• She has been president.
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16. 4.ADVERB - (Describes a verb)
An adverb describes/modifies a verb, an
adjective or another adverb. It tells how, where,
when, how often or to what extent. Many
adverbs end in -LY
Examples: slowly, quietly, very, always,
never, too, well, tomorrow, here
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17. 5.ADJECTIVE - (Describing word)
An adjective describes, modifies or gives more
information about a noun or pronoun.
Examples: big, happy, green, young, fun, crazy,
three
Example sentences:
• The little girl had a pink hat.
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18. 6.PREPOSITION - (Shows relationship)
A preposition shows the relationship of a noun or
pronoun to another word. They can indicate time,
place, or relationship.
Examples: at, on, in, from, with, near, between,
about, under
Example sentences:
• I left my keys on the table for you.
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19. 7.CONJUNCTION - (Joining word)
A conjunction joins two words, ideas, phrases or
clauses together in a sentence and shows how they
are connected.
Examples: and, or, but, because, so, yet, unless,
since, if.
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20. 8.INTERJECTION - (Expressive word)
An interjection is a word or phrase that
expresses a strong feeling or emotion. It is a
short exclamation.
Examples:
Ouch! Wow! Great! Help! Oh! Hey! Hi!
Example sentences:
• Wow! I passed my English test. Great!
• Ouch! That hurt.
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21. Conclusion
1.NOUN - (Naming word):- name of a person, place, thing, event or idea.
PRONOUN - (Replaces a Noun):- used in place of a noun or noun phrase to avoid repetition
ADJECTIVE - (Describing word):- describes, modifies or gives more information about a
noun or pronoun.
VERB - (Action Word):- shows an action or state of being.
ADVERB - (Describes a verb):- describes/modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb. It
tells how, where, when, how often or to what extent. Many adverbs end in -LY
PREPOSITION - (Shows relationship):- shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to
another word.
CONJUNCTION - (Joining word):- joins two words, ideas, phrases or clauses together in a
sentence and shows how they are connected
INTERJECTION - (Expressive word):- is a word or phrase that expresses a strong feeling or
emotion. It is a short exclamation.
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