2. • The definition of a noun is a word that is used to
define a person, animal or living object, place,
thing or quality.
• There are many different kinds of nouns in
English.
What is a Noun?
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A common noun is a noun that refers to a person, thing
and place.
Examples:
dog, house, picture, computer.
Common nouns are represented in the singular and
plural form.
Common nouns are represented by lower case letters.
Examples of the usage of common nouns: (The common
nouns are highlighted in blue)
The red book is on the table.
The black dog is in my yard.
The computers are new.
What are common nouns?
4. • A countable noun is a type of noun that can be:
presented in both the singular form and the
plural form
represented by a number, such as two cats, five
books
What are countable nouns?
5. Nouns
Nouns In The
Singular Form
Nouns In The Plural
Form
Nouns Represented
By A Number
dog The dog is big. The dogs are big.
There are six dogs in
the room.
boy The boy is tall. The boys are tall.
There are three tall
boys in my class.
Example of countable nouns
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Uncountable nouns are:
Nouns that can not be represented in the singular form
or the plural form, such as water, air, coffee, tea are
some examples of nouns that can only be represented in
the singular form.
Nouns that can not be represented by a number are
called uncountable nouns. It is not possible to say I need
4 air, or 6 sugar.
Uncountable nouns are nouns that can not be counted.
Examples of uncountable nouns are: water, air, grass,
paint, oil etc.
What are uncountable nouns ?
7. • Collective nouns are nouns that refer to things or
people as a unit. Examples: family, police, class,
team, crew etc.
• Collective nouns can be used in both the
singular form and the plural form.
What are collective nouns?
8. • A proper noun is a specific name of a place , a
person, or a thing. The first letter of a proper
noun is always represented by a capital letter.
What are proper nouns?
9. 1.Name of the Month and Day January, February, April etc.
2. Names of Company's Microsoft, Amazon, Nike, etc.
3. Names of People
John, Mary, Bill, Mr. Brown, Mr. Lee, Mr.
Tom Jones
4. Names of Places
Greentown Hospital, Town House Hotel,
City Park etc.
5. Titles of People
Dr. Kenny White, President Jimmy
Ayusso, Ms. Miri Thomas etc.
6. Names's of Books, Newspapers, Plays
etc.
The New York Times, War and Peace,
Midnight Summer Dream
Proper nouns
10. • There are diffrent types of nouns. All types of nouns
follow the same grammar rules. When most people think
of nouns, they think of people, places and things but
abstract nouns
something that
are the opposite.
can't be sensed
Abstract nouns is
by our five senses
(smell, touth, hear, see or taste).
What are abstract noun?
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Abstract nouns are any nouns that can't be touched,
tasted, seen, heard or smelt or felt.
Abstract nouns usually represent feeling, ideas and
qualities.
Abstract nouns can be singular nouns and plural nouns.
Abstract nouns can be countable or uncountable.
Examples of abstract nouns: love, hate, violence,
culture, taste
Abstract nouns are that
nouns:
