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This document defines and provides examples of different types of nouns: common nouns, proper nouns, abstract nouns, concrete nouns, countable nouns, uncountable nouns, compound nouns, and collective nouns. It explains that common nouns are generic names that are not capitalized, proper nouns are specific names that are always capitalized, abstract nouns cannot be perceived by senses while concrete nouns can, countable nouns can be counted while uncountable nouns cannot, compound nouns are made of two or more words, and collective nouns denote groups that take singular verbs.
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A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. Nouns can be singular or plural, concrete or abstract, common or proper. There are different types of nouns including collective nouns, compound nouns, count nouns, and noncount nouns. Nouns are one of the basic building blocks of language and are usually among the first words children learn to use. The document encourages further study of nouns as a fundamental element of English grammar.
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1. The document provides rules for making nouns plural in English: add -s to most nouns, add -es to nouns ending in s, z, ch, x, tch, o, ss, and sh.
2. When a noun ends with a consonant and y, change y to i and add -es.
3. When a noun ends with f or fe, change to ves.
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This document defines and provides examples of different types of pronouns in English:
- Personal pronouns refer to people or things and indicate person, number, and case. Examples include I, you, he, she, it, we, they.
- Demonstrative pronouns point out which person or thing is being referred to. Examples include this, that, these, those.
- Interrogative pronouns introduce questions. Examples include what, which, who, whom, whose.
- Indefinite pronouns refer to people, places, or things in general without specifying which one. Examples include some, many, both, few, several, all, any.
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1. The document provides rules for making nouns plural in English: add -s to most nouns, add -es to nouns ending in s, z, ch, x, tch, o, ss, and sh.
2. When a noun ends with a consonant and y, change y to i and add -es.
3. When a noun ends with f or fe, change to ves.
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- Demonstrative pronouns point out which person or thing is being referred to. Examples include this, that, these, those.
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Pronouns
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Antecedent – is the word for which the pronouns stand.
Different kinds of PRONOUNS
Personal Pronouns – refer to the speaker, the person spoken to, and the person spoken of or about.
I, you, he, she, it, we, they
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Compound Personal Pronouns –
are personal pronouns to which the suffix
self (-selves) is added.
myself yourself thyself himself itself
herself themselves ourselves yourselves
Reflexive Pronouns –
are compound personal pronouns that “reflect” the action of the verb back to the subject.
They can defend themselves.
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Intensive Pronouns –
are compound personal pronouns used for emphasis.
They themselves can defend the fort.
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Interrogative Pronouns –
are used to ask a question.
who whom whose which what
Demonstrative Pronouns –
point out the person or thing referred to.
this these that those
Indefinite Pronouns –
do not point out definite persons or things and do not usually have antecedents.
Numerical Pronouns –
can be either cardinal or ordinal numbers and are used to take the place of nouns in a sentence.
Reciprocal pronouns –
indicate an exchange of action in accordance with what is suggested by the verb.
Each other – used when two persons or things are involved.
One another – used when more than two persons or things are involved.
Relative Pronouns –
are used to introduce dependent clauses.
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This is a PowerPont presentation of a parts of speech that focuses only on nouns and Articles or Determiners. Hopefully, this slide can help you somehow. This PPTX will explain the nouns and everything about it in a detailed manner. This PPT will help you make your students clearly understand the noun. No matter how old or young your students are. Hopefully, this ppt can serve its purpose effectively in terms of a fun and meaningful learning. It provides a definition about nouns, its two types which are; common and proper nouns together with its examples. Along with it are the three types of common nouns. Namely, abstract, collective, and concrete nouns. Aside from all of that, it also shows the nature and diverse roles of nouns in a sentence. Nouns can be a subject in the sentence, can be an object, object compliment, subject compliment, and also it can sometimes me a modifier and an appositive. Aside from nouns, this ppt, also discussed about Articles or commonly known as Determiners.
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This document defines and describes different types of nouns in English. It begins by defining a noun as a word used as the name of a person, place, thing, or idea. It then discusses the main types of nouns including proper nouns, common nouns, countable/uncountable nouns, collective nouns, abstract nouns, gerunds, and predicate nouns. It provides examples for each noun type and discusses rules for correct noun usage including formation of plural nouns and possessive nouns. The document serves as a comprehensive reference on nouns in the English language.
Pronouns and Nouns
The document defines and provides examples of different types of nouns and pronouns. It explains that nouns are words that name people, places, things, and ideas, and can function as subjects, objects, or complements in a sentence. Pronouns replace nouns in sentences to avoid repetition. The types of nouns discussed are common, proper, countable, uncountable, concrete, and abstract, while the types of pronouns covered are personal, possessive, demonstrative, indefinite, interrogative, and reflexive.
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The document defines and provides examples of different types of nouns and pronouns. It explains that nouns are words that name people, places, things, and ideas, and can function as subjects, objects, or complements in a sentence. Pronouns replace nouns in sentences to avoid repetition. The types of nouns discussed are common, proper, countable, uncountable, concrete, and abstract, while the types of pronouns covered are personal, possessive, demonstrative, indefinite, interrogative, and reflexive.
Understanding the parts of speech
This document defines and provides examples of different types of nouns, including common and proper nouns, countable and uncountable nouns, collective nouns, compound nouns, and concrete vs. abstract nouns. It also discusses the gender, case, and number of nouns. Pronouns are introduced as words that replace nouns, and different types of pronouns like personal, interrogative, demonstrative, indefinite, and relative pronouns are defined. Finally, prepositions are defined as words that indicate relationships between other words, and different types like simple, compound, phrase, and participle prepositions are described.
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This document provides information about different types of nouns and pronouns in English. It discusses proper vs. common nouns, concrete vs. abstract vs. collective nouns, countable vs. uncountable nouns, and possessive nouns. It also covers different types of pronouns including personal, demonstrative, possessive, interrogative, reflexive, reciprocal, indefinite, and relative pronouns. Examples are provided to illustrate the key characteristics and uses of each part of speech.
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Types of nouns
- 2. A common noun is the 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. The girl crossed the river. Girl is a common noun; we do not learn the identity of the girl by reading this sentence
- 3. A proper noun is a specific name of a person, place, or thing, and is always capitalized. Does Tina have much homework to do this evening? Tina is the name of a specific person.
- 4. an abstract noun is something that cannot be perceived by the senses. We can’t imagine the courage it took to do that. Courage is an abstract noun. Courage can’t be seen, heard, or sensed in any other way, but we know it exists.
- 5. A concrete noun is something that is perceived by the senses; something that is physical or real. I heard the doorbell. My keyboard is sticky. Doorbell and keyboard are real things that can be sensed.
- 6. Countable nouns refer to items that can be counted, even if the number might be extraordinarily high (like counting all the people in the world, for example). Countable nouns can be used with a/an, the, some, any, a few, and many. Here is a cat. Cat is singular and—obviously—countable. Here are a few cats. Here are some cats.
- 7. Uncountable nouns are nouns that come in a state or quantity which is impossible to count; liquids are uncountable, as are things that act like liquids (sand, air). They are always considered to be singular, and can be used with some, any, a little, and much. An I.Q. test measures intelligence. Intelligence is an uncountable noun. Students don’t seem to have much homework these days.
- 8. Compound nouns are made up of to two or more words Sunlight Mother in law
- 9. A collective noun denotes a group or collection of people or things. That pack of lies is disgraceful. Pack of lies as used here is a collective noun. Collective nouns take a singular verb as if they are one entity – in this case, the singular verb is. A pride of lions roamed the savanna. Pride of lions is also a collective noun.