2. A noun is a word used to name a person,
animal, place, thing, and abstract idea.
For examples, teacher, tiger, school,
car, health, happiness…
 It may name a real object, an idea or even
an action.
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3. ●
Types of nouns:
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Common
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Proper
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Compound
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Collective
●
Concrete
●
Abstract

4. Teacher John
Luneta Park
book
birthday

5. COMMON
PROPER
ABSTRACT
COLLECTIVE
Fish
Ella
Laughter
Pod
Tree
Mosman
Happiness
Fleet
Book
America
Trust
Smack
Apple
Julia
Brilliance
School
Pencil
Melbourne
Honesty
Herd

6. 
Nouns can be classified into two big groups: common
nouns and proper nouns.
1) Proper nouns: A proper noun is a noun that names
some particular or special place, person, people, or thing. A
proper noun should always begin with a capital letter; as,
Bopha, Phnom Penh, the World Bank, Samsung, the Red
Sea, Cambodia, …

7. Examples:
 Ferrari
 New Braunfels High School
 Wal-Mart
 German Shepherd
 Tabby
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8. Jose
Rizal
Mayon Volcano
Christmas
Magic
Flakes

9. 2) Common Nouns: A common noun is a general or
class name. It refers to a person, place, or thing in a
general; as, woman, city, dog, shoe, sea, village,
mountain…

10. Examples:
 Car
 School
 Store
 Dog
 Cat
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11. hero
volcano
crackers
family

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Common nouns are also classified into smaller
groups: Concrete and abstract nouns.
Concrete nouns: These name something that you
can perceive with your five senses – something
that physically exists; as, table, school, car, horse,
ship…
Abstract nouns: These are the opposite of
concrete. They name something that you cannot
perceive with your five senses – something that
does not physically exist; as, education, kindness,
health, happiness, ...

13. 
There are special rules for forming the plural of
some nouns:
To form the plural of some nouns ending in 'f' or
'fe', change the 'f‘ to a 'v' and add es
Example: half>, halves knife> knives
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To form the plural of nouns ending in a vowel and
followed by an 'o', just add s
Example: video> videos radio> radios
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14. Compound nouns are nouns made up of
two or more words. Some compound
nouns are hyphenated.
 Examples:
 Fire truck
 Mother-in-Law
 Pickpocket
 Bulldog
 Notebook
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A collective noun is the word used for a group
of people or things.
Examples:
Team
Regiment
Family
Seniors
Gang
Band
Galaxy

16. An abstract noun CANNOT be detected
with your five senses.
 Examples:
 Bravery
 Fear
 Trust
 Curiosity
 Deceit
 Relaxation
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17. A concrete noun CAN be detected with
your five senses.
 Examples:
 House
 Automobile
 Computer
 Pencil
 Chair
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18. 
Nouns, in sentences, can function as:
[1] subject: Subject tells whom or what the sentence
is about; as,
 Samnang works in a bank.
 Economics is an interesting subject.
[2] direct object: direct object receives the action of
the verb; as,
 He eats ice cream.
 They play tennis.

19. 
Nouns, in sentences, can function as:
[3] indirect object: Indirect object receives the direct
object; as,
 He bought his friend a pen.
 The company offers Thavy a new position.
[4] object of preposition: Object of the preposition is
the noun or pronoun after a preposition; as,
 The boy was hurt in the accident.
 The driver filled the fuel tank of the bus.

20. 
Nouns, in sentences, can function as:
[5] subject complement: Predicate nominative
renames the subject, always after a linking verb; as,
 I am a candidate.
 I am the owner of that Café.
[6] object complement: Object complement
completes the direct object; as,
 I considered him brother.
 They elected Bunna President.

21. 
Nouns, in sentences, can function as:
[7] appositive: An appositive is a noun or pronoun
placed near another noun or pronoun. The appositive
enhances our understanding of the original noun or
pronoun; as,
 Ravy, our class monitor, studies very hard.
 Her sister, Anna, was an intelligent student.
[8] adjective: Noun functions as adjective when it
modifies another noun functions as adjective; as,
 The water pump is broken.
 She wore sport clothes.

23. Singular
Plural
•Only one
•Two or
more

24.  Most
nouns
form the
plural by
adding s to
the singular
noun.
 Lecture
–
lectures
 Book – books
 Tree – trees
 Thing – things
 Board - boards

25.  Nouns
ending in y
preceded by
a consonant
form the
plural by
changing y
to i and
adding es.
– lilies
 Lady – ladies
 Baby – babies
 Fairy – fairies
 Berry - berries
 Lily

26.  Nouns
ending in s,
x, z, ch and
sh form the
plural by
adding es.
– boxes
 Church –
churches
 Buzz – buzzes
 Bus – buses
 Match matches
 Box

27.  Nouns
ending in o
preceded by
a consonant
generally
form the
plural by es
to the
singular.
–
tomatoes
 Potato –
potatoes
 Tomato

28.  Some
nouns
form the
plural by
changing f
or fe to ves.
– calves
 Half – halves
 Knife – knives
 Wife – wives
 Loaf - loaves
 Calf

29. A
few nouns
have the
same form
in the
singular and
plural.
– deer
 Swine – swine
 Apparatus –
apparatus
 Nose – nose
 Chinese Chinese
 Deer

30. A
few nouns
form the
plural by
changing
the word.
– teeth
 Mouse – mice
 Child –
children
 Man – men
 Foot - feet
 Tooth

31.  Compound
nouns form
the plural by
adding s to
the
important
word.
 Father-in-law
–
fathers-in-law
 Passer-by –
passers-by
 Editor-in-chief
– editors-inchief

32.  Common
nouns in ful
form the
plural by
adding s.
–
cupfuls
 Spoonful –
spoonfuls
 Cupful

33.  The
plural of
numbers
and letters
is formed by
adding ‘s to
the singular.
– 6’s
 T – T’s
 1 – 1’s
 S – S’s
 23 – 23’s
6

34. Form
the
possessiv
e case of
singular
nouns by
adding ‘s.
–
Charles’ car
 Boy – boy’s
pants
 Bird – bird’s
nest
 Charles

35.  When
two
nouns indicate Mickey and
joint
Minnie’s
ownership, the
show
sign of
possession is
Pedro and
placed after
the second
Juan’s room
noun.
Elsa and
Kiko’s store

36.  When
two
 Remy’s and
nouns indicate
Pat’s bags
separate
ownership,
 Bien’s and
add the sign
of possession
Dwayne’s
to both nouns.
toys
 Mikko’s and
Yuri’s grades

37.  Compound
nouns form
the
possessive
case by
adding
apostrophe s
(‘s) to the
last word.
 Mother-in-
law’s dish
 Secretarygeneral’s
wife
 Editor-inchief’s article

39. 
Nouns by Sexon, D. Professor at Pasig Catholic College, July 2012, 2013
http://www.slideshare.net/draizelle_sexon/nouns-24158875?qid=a8f565df-6af3-4e61ab3f-c8b49c11a262&v=qf1&b=&from_search=8
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Nouns by Guerrero, P and Burgess, W. September 2012
http://www.slideshare.net/qwerty830/nouns-14472879?qid=ce6274b6-7959-4e0b9f39-fd490db6f60d&v=default&b=&from_search=3
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Nouns by An Teng, S. July 2013
http://www.slideshare.net/Greendiamount/nouns-24443425?qid=86fc1416-1ebf-40b2abc0-b9333d7063e4&v=default&b=&from_search=1
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Nouns by Danica Ramos, M and Lopez, L. October 2011
http://www.slideshare.net/maradanica/nouns-9727161?qid=8b188ecd-a60a-4bcf-8f18298d5b00a75b&v=qf1&b=&from_search=1
Nouns by Freeman, E. September 2013.
http://www.slideshare.net/EllaFreeman/nouns-26224822?qid=a2a702c6-672a-41adae2d-e3968839a7f6&v=default&b=&from_search=1