The document defines and provides examples of different types of nouns in English including common nouns, proper nouns, concrete nouns, abstract nouns, collective nouns, countable/uncountable nouns, possessive nouns, compound nouns, verbal nouns, and material nouns. It also discusses singular and plural forms of nouns and includes examples. Finally, it briefly covers different types of pronouns such as personal pronouns, possessive pronouns, demonstrative pronouns, reflexive pronouns, relative pronouns, indefinite pronouns, reciprocal pronouns, and distributive pronouns. The document also defines verbs and provides examples of different types including
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1. Parts of Speech
Nouns
Definition:
Noun: a noun is a naming word. It is a part of speech that names a person, a thing,
an animal, a place, an idea or an activity.
Examples
Ali speaks different languages because he stayed in America for many years.
Ahmed is going to Tripoli to visit the zoo and see animals.
Types of nouns
1. Common nouns
2. Proper nouns
4.bstract nouns
3. Concrete nouns
7.Uncountable nouns
5.Collective nouns
6.Countable nouns
8.Compound nouns
9. Possessive nouns
10.Verbal nouns.
11.Material nouns
2. Common nouns
Definition:
Common nouns : a common noun names any person, thing, place, activity or idea. It is a
noun that is not the name of any particular person, thing, place, or idea.
Examples:
boy girl city country Man Woman Day Month
Common nouns can be preceded by a definite article like ‘’ the’’ or ‘’ this’’ or indefinite
article like ‘’a’’ or ‘’an’’.
1. The boy and the girl live in the city.
2. The man will come to see me next month.
3. The store is a good place to buy a newspaper.
4. The woman visited the country three times last month.
5. The boy is watching a movie in the cinema.
3. Proper nouns
Definition:
Proper nouns : A proper noun names specific or unique individual , things, events, or
places, and may include real or frictional characters and settings.
Examples:
Unlike common nouns, proper nouns begins with a capital letter: Ahmed+ Tripoli
language
month
day
girl
boy
common nouns
English
April
Monday
Fatima
Ahmed
Proper nouns
Proper nouns
Common nouns
Ali and Fatima live in Tripoli.
Ahmed will come to see me next February.
Maryanne is a good place to buy The times.
Fatima visited Libya three times last October.
Ahmed is watching Alcatraz in Megarama.
The boy and the girl live in the city.
The man will come to see me next month.
The store is a good place to buy a newspaper.
The woman visited the country three times last month.
The boy is watching a movie in the cinema.
4. Concrete nouns
Definition:
Concrete nouns : Concrete noun are nouns that refer to things that exist physically and
can be touched, seen,smelled, heard,or tasted.
Examples:
egg table book salt building phone tea plane
A concrete noun is any noun that can be recognized by five senses: touching + seeing +
smelling + tasting + hearing.
1. Could you lend me some money please?
2. The plane will take off now.
3. I have many books in my library.
4. You have a very nice dog.
5. Abstract nouns
Definition:
Abstract nouns : An abstract noun is a noun or noun phrase that names an idea, event,
quality, or concept. An abstract noun names something that can not be physically touched.
Examples:
Love hate Sadness Freedom Fear peace anger joy
A bstract noun is any noun that can be recognized by five senses: touching + seeing +
smelling + tasting + hearing.
1. The army is fighting for the freedom of the country.
2. She did not tell me the truth.
3. Money can’t buy happiness.
4. Money can buy a clock, but it can’t buy time.
5. Friendship is a noble relationship.
6. Collective nouns
Definition:
Collective nouns : collective nouns are nouns that refer to a group of something in
particular. A collective noun is the word used to represent a group of people, animal, or
things.
Examples:
tribe family Class Jury Herd Team Army joy
Collective nouns
A group of ……….
Army
Soldiers
Class
Students
Flock
Birds
Herd
Sheep
Gang
Criminals
Staff
Employees
Team
Players
Family
Relatives
7. Countable and uncountable nouns
Definition:
Countable nouns : Countable nouns are nouns that can have singular and plural form.
Uncountable nouns : Uncountable nouns are nouns that don't have plural form.
Examples:
Uncountable nouns
Countable
Water
Book books
Tea
Table Tables
Milk
Wife wives
Advice
Classes
Class
Oxygen
Fish
Fish
Freedom
Child Children
Knowledge
Man Men
8. Number and quantity countable and uncountable nouns
I have a book.
I have a bottle of water.
I have a glass of water.
How many books do you have?
I have a few books.
How much milk do you have?
I have a little milk.
I have many books. I have a lot of books.
I have much milk. I have a lot of milk.
I have some books.
I have some milk.
They have more children.
They have less freedom.
9. Possessive nouns
Definition:
A possessive noun is a noun that possesses something—i.e., it has something. In most cases,
a possessive noun is formed by adding an apostrophe +s to the noun, or if the noun is plural
and already ends in s, only an apostrophe needs to be added..
Examples:
The student’s favorite subject was science.
The students’ favorite subject was science.
Ali drove his friend's car.
We are having a party at Ahmed's house.
Those are ladies' shoes.
This is my parents' house.
10. Compound nouns
Definition:
Compound noun : A compound noun contains two or more words that are joined together
to make a single noun. The meaning of the new word must be significantly different than
either of its parts individually.
Examples:
Friendship toothpaste Post office airport airplane Sign-up
Compound noun
Noun
Noun
eggplant
plant
egg
Football
ball
foot
friendship
ship
friend
textbook
book
text
Ice cream
cream
ice
cowboy
boy
cow
hotdog
dog
hot
11. Verbal nouns
Definition:
Verbal nouns : A verbal noun is a noun that is derived from a verb.
Examples:
Example
Noun
verb
His arrival at this time surprised all his family.
Arrival
Arrive
I didn't expect him to make that decision.
Decision
Decide
His flight to London was delayed because of rain.
Flight
Fly
The arm planned an attack against the rebels.
Attack
Attack
His return to England made him feel homesick.
Return
Return
Reading is my favorite free time activity.
Reading
Read
This girl is really fond of cooking.
Cooking
Cook
He got very sick because of smoking.
Smoking
Smoke
12. Material nouns
Definition:
A material noun is a noun that refers to a metal or other substance that is
made up of metals or various materials or metallic elements.
He purchased a diamond ring for me .
The needle is made of stainless steel.
He added some extra cheese to my bread.
The Effel tower is made up of iron plates and beams.
13. Singular and plural nouns
Plural
Singular
Phones
Phone
Computers
Computer
Pens
Pen
Cameras
Camera
Birds
Bird
Dolphins
Dolphin
Clowns
Clown
Spiders
Spider
Shoes
Shoe
To make plural in English, we add (s) at the end of the noun
1
Pen Pens
Desk Desks
14. Noun that end in (sh/ch/s/x/o) we add (es) at the end of the noun
Singular and plural nouns
2
Class classes
Match
Box
Matches
Boxes
Plural
Singular
dresses
Dress
Buses
bus
Churches
Church
Potatoes
Potato
Gases
Gas
Ashes
Ash
Benches
Bench
15. Noun that end in (consonants + y) we change (y) to (ies)
Singular and plural nouns
3
Candy
Baby
Army Armies
Babies
Candies
Plural
Singular
Flies
Fly
Libraries
Library
Butterflies
butterfly
Ladies
Lady
Families
Family
Dairies
Dairy
16. Noun that end in (vowels+ y) we do not change anything, we just add (s) at the end of the noun
Singular and plural nouns
4
a , e, i, o, u
Toy
Donkey
Way Ways
Donkeys
Toys
Plural
Singular
Days
Day
Monkeys
Monkey
Keys
Key
Boys
Boy
17. Noun that end in ( fe / f ) we change ( fe / f ) to (ves)
Singular and plural nouns
5
life lives
leaves
leaf
thief thieves
Plural
Singular
Wives
Wife
Knives
knife
Housewives
Housewife
Wolves
Wolf
Calves
Calf
18. Some nouns they have no rules at all. We call them irregular plurals
Singular and plural nouns
6
Child Children
Man
Woman Women
Men
Plural
Singular
Five men
One man
Feet
Foot
Fish
Fish
Mice
Mouse
Teeth
Tooth
Geese
Goose
Policemen
Policeman
19. Singular and plural nouns
What is singular and what is plural?
Singular Plural
One
One book
One cat
One pen
more than one
Five books
Two cats
Three pens
Examples
I have two apples.
I have one apple.
20. Personal pronouns are used to replace people, places or things to make sentences
shorter and clearer.
Personal pronouns
There are two types of personal pronouns: subject and object.
Subject pronouns
Pronouns that are the subject of the sentence are called subject pronouns. These are
I - I love learning English!
You - You are my best student.
She - She has a nice voice.
He - He forgot his textbook.
It - It was on the table.
We - We have to leave soon.
They - They all cleaned up together.
Object pronouns
Me - Can they hear me?
You - I will wait for you.
Her - What's wrong with her?
Him - Mary said she wants to marry him.
It - Who broke it?
Us - She will email us tomorrow.
You - Is anyone sitting next to you?
Them - I will take them.
21. Possessive pronouns
A possessive pronoun is a pronoun that is used to express ownership or possession.
Mine, ours, yours, his, hers, its, theirs, etc., are strong possessive pronouns.
My, your, his, her, its, our, your, their, etc. are some weak possessive pronouns (also
called possessive adjectives)
22. Examples
This car is mine, not yours.
The entire property is yours from now.
We spent a lot of time with Daniel and his friend together.
Improve your mistakes first, then talk about theirs.
This fish is so small for its aquarium.
Nobody enters my bedroom without asking for permission.
I like your drawing. Do you like mine?
James and his brother are cops in America.
The management has dropped their plans.
You picked up my cell phone instead of yours.
The advertising points of your chart do not match with hers.
It’s up to you. After all, the final decision is yours.
This bag is not ours, it’s theirs.
Your car has punctured, go and take hers.
Possessive pronouns
25. Reflexive pronouns
Let’s look at the following example
I can see myself in the mirror
Subject pronoun Reflexive pronoun
Reflexive pronoun
Subject pronoun
Myself
I
Yourself
You
Himself
He
Herself
She
Itself
It
Yourselves
you
Ourselves
We
Themselves
They
28. Relative pronouns
Who people Which objects Where place When date/time
The director will give awards to students ………….get the best mark in the exam
They always go to the stadium………….they practice sports with their friend
I can’t forget the day………….my friend brought me a computer for my birthday
The book………….is on the table is a very entertaining novel
Whose possession
The man ……………….car is black works in the bank downtown.
The woman ……………….husband is a policeman runs a non-profit organization.
Students ……………….marks are higher than 16/20 will receive awards.
Adel imam ……………….is an Egyptian actor is very funny.
Adel imam ……………….movies are so funny is from Egypt.
Pay attention who- whose
29. Relative pronouns
The boy………………….I gave my books is the best student in my class
whom
Messi ………………….everybody loves has an exceptional talent.
The employee with …………………..I work is a very hardworking man.
Whom – people as object
whom
whom
The student………………...father is a teacher got the best mark last semester.
People………………..practice sports everyday remain healthy.
This is the boy with …………..…..I spent my holiday last summer.
whose
whom
who
Whose + noun
Who+ verb
To/with whom subject+ verb
30. Indefinite pronoun is a pronoun that does not refer to any person, amount, or thing in particular,
e.g. anything, something, anyone, everyone
Indefinite pronouns
Person
Place Thing Thing
All everyone
everybody
everywhere everything
Part (positive) someone
somebody
somewhere something
Part (negative) anyone
anybody
anywhere anything
None no one
nobody
nowhere nothing
31. Indefinite pronouns
Noun Indefinite pronoun
I would like to go to Paris this summer. I would like to go somewhere this summer.
Jim gave me this book. Someone gave me this book.
I won't tell your secret to Sam. I won't tell your secret to anyone.
I bought my school supplies at the mall. I bought everything at the mall.
32. A reciprocal pronoun is used to express a mutual action or relationship
There are only two reciprocal pronouns.
Each other
One another
Maria and steve gave each other gold rings on their wedding day.
Terry and Jack were talking to each other in the hallway.
We give each other gifts during the holidays.
The students congratulated one another after giving practice speeches.
The kids spent the afternoon kicking the ball to one another.
The defendants blamed one another for the crime they were charged with.
Reciprocal pronouns
Example
33. Distributive pronouns
A distributive pronoun is used when there are more than one persons or things, to indicate that the
persons or things are taken separately.
The words each, every, either, and neither are the distributive pronouns. These words
are always singular and followed by the verb in singular.
Each of the students have participated in the drama act.
I may buy either of these two gifts.
Neither of them plays well.
Each one of you will be awarded with bravery award.
Everyone must finish the breakfast.
Either of you can help me in this matter.
34. Verbs
A verb is a word or a combination of words that indicates action or a state of being or
condition. A verb is the part of a sentence that tells us what the subject performs. Verbs
are the hearts of English sentences.
Examples:
Jacob walks in the morning. (A usual action)
Mike is going to school. (A condition of action)
Albert does not like to walk. (A negative action)
Anna is a good girl. (A state of being)
Different Types of Verbs
Base Verb
The base verb is the form of a verb where it has no ending (-ing, -ed, -en) added to it. It is
also called the Root Verb since it is the very root form of a verb.
Examples:
I go to school every day.
You run a mile every morning.
Do your homework.
35. Verbs
Regular Verb
The Verbs that follow the most usual conjugations are considered Regular Verbs. It is
regular since it abides by most if not all of the regular grammar rules there are.
Examples:
Ahmed plays cricket.
Ali called out my name.
You really walked all the way back?
Irregular Verb
The Verbs that have irregularities in terms of following grammar rules are Irregular
Verbs, in general.
Examples:
Do the dishes.
I hardly ever drink enough water in a day.
She drove all the way back.
36. Verbs
Transitive Verb
The Main Verb that takes a direct object sitting right after it would be a Transitive Verb.
They usually construct the most straightforward of sentences.
Examples:
She went to the fair.
We do not like being called out loud in crowds.
I love visiting my village home.
Intransitive Verb
The main Verb that does not take a direct object specified right afterward and rather there is
an indirect one mentioned somewhere along the line is called an Intransitive Verb. These
verbs often make the corresponding sentences incomplete.
Example:
I laughed.
John ran.
37. Verbs
Present Indefinite Past Indefinite
Spend Spent
Walk Walked
Book Booked
Learn Learnt
Want Wanted
Weak Verb
Verbs that end with “
-
d
” and “
-
t
” in their Past Indefinite and Past Participle form are Weak Verbs .
There is a tendency to associate Weak Verbs with Regular Verbs but not all Weak Verbs are Regular Verbs in the English
language.
Examples:
38. Verbs
Strong Verb
Strong Verbs are those in which the vowels in the verb stem changes from “i” to “a” to “u” in the
Present Indefinite to Past Indefinite to Past Participle form of Verbs.
Present Indefinite Past Indefinite Past Participle
Ring Rang Rung
Drink Drank Drunk
Cling Clang Clung
Swim Swam Swum
Sing Sang Sung
Wring Wrang Wrung
Examples
:
39. Verbs
Finite Verbs
Finite verbs are the actual verbs that are called the roots of sentences. It is a form of
a verb that is performed by or refers to a subject and uses one of the twelve forms of tense
and changes according to the number/person of the subject.
Example:
Alex went to school. (Subject – Alex – performed the action in the past. This information is evident
only by the verb ‘went’.)
Robert plays hockey.
He is playing for Australia.
He is one of the best players. (Here, the verb ‘is’ directly refers to the subject itself.)
40. Verbs
Non-finite Verbs
Non-finite Verbs are not actual verbs. They do not work as verbs in the sentence rather
they work as nouns, adjectives, adverbs, etc.
Non-finite verbs do not change according to the number/person of the subject because
these verbs, also called verbals, do not have any direct relation to the subject. Sometimes
they become the subject themselves.
The forms of non-finite verbs are – infinitive, gerund, and participle (participles become
finite verbs when they take auxiliary verbs.)
Example:
Alex went abroad to play (Infinitives)
Playing cricket is his only job. (Present participle)
I have a broken bat. (Past participle)
Walking is a good habit. (Gerund)