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NOUNS

NOUNS. What is a noun ?. What is a noun ?. A noun is a word we use to name people , places and things . There are six kinds of noun in English. There are six kinds of noun in English. Common nouns : dog , man , table . There are six kinds of noun in English.

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NOUNS

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  1. NOUNS

  2. What is a noun?

  3. What is a noun? • A noun is a wordweuseto name people, placesandthings.

  4. Therearesixkinds of noun in English

  5. Therearesixkinds of noun in English • Commonnouns: dog,man,table.

  6. Therearesixkinds of noun in English • Commonnouns:dog,man,table. • Propernouns: France,Madrid,Tom.

  7. Therearesixkinds of noun in English • Commonnouns:dog,man,table. • Propernouns:France,Madrid,Tom. • Abstractnouns: beauty,charity,courage, fear.

  8. Therearesixkinds of noun in English • Commonnouns:dog,man,table. • Propernouns:France,Madrid,Tom. • Abstractnouns:beauty,charity,courage,fear. • Concretenouns: school,car,computer.

  9. Therearesixkinds of noun in English • Commonnouns:dog,man,table. • Propernouns:France,Madrid,Tom. • Abstractnouns:beauty,charity,courage,fear. • Concretenouns:school,car,computer. • Collectivenouns: crowd,group,team,family.

  10. Therearesixkinds of noun in English • Commonnouns:dog,man,table. • Propernouns:France,Madrid,Tom. • Abstractnouns:beauty,charity,courage,fear. • Concretenouns:school,car,computer. • Collectivenouns:crowd,group,team,family. • Compoundnouns: boy-friend,travelagent, Picture frame,grasshopper.

  11. . • Nouns can be countableoruncountable

  12. COUNTABLE NOUNS

  13. Countablenounsare,forexample: dog,umbrella,girl,job.

  14. Countablenounsare,forexample:dog,umbrella,girl,job. Countablenounsarethingswe can count.We can makethemplural.twodogs,sixumbrellas,somegirls.

  15. Countablenounsare,forexample:dog,umbrella,girl,job. Countablenounsarethingswe can count.We can makethemplural.twodogs,sixumbrellas,somegirls. Beforesingularcountablenounsyou can usea/an.

  16. Countablenounsare,forexample:dog,umbrella,girl,job. Countablenounsarethingswe can count.We can makethemplural.twodogs,sixumbrellas,somegirls. Beforesingularcountablenounsyou can use a/an. Do youneedanumbrella?

  17. Countablenounsare,forexample:dog,umbrella,girl,job. Countablenounsarethingswe can count.We can makethemplural.twodogs,sixumbrellas,somegirls. Beforesingularcountablenounsyou can use a/an. Do youneed an umbrella? Youcannotusesingularcountablenounsalone. (without a/an/the/my/this,etc.)

  18. Countablenounsare,forexample:dog,umbrella,girl,job. Countablenounsarethingswe can count.We can makethemplural.twodogs,sixumbrellas,somegirls. Beforesingularcountablenounsyou can use a/an. Do youneed an umbrella? Youcannotusesingularcountablenounsalone. (without a/an/the/my/this,etc.) I amlookingforajob. Look at thedog!

  19. UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

  20. UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS • Uncountablenounsarethingswecannotcount.Theyhave no plural. • Youcannot say musicsorbloods.

  21. Uncountablenounsare,forexample: gold,blood,music, excitement.

  22. Manynouns can be used as countableoruncountablenouns.Usuallythere is a difference.

  23. Forexample; I bought a paper.(a newspaper) I boughtsomepaper. There is a hair in mysoup! ( a singlehair) She has beautifulhair.

  24. SOME UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS gold,music,blood,paper,hair,advice, bread,cheese,milk,coffee,tea,behavier, chaos, courage, dirt, evidence, fun, furniture, harm, health, homework, information, luck,luggage, money, mud, news, nonsense, pay, permission,poetry, pollution, progress, research, sunshine, travel,weather,work,sand,ice,oil,dust, soap,stone,wood,wine,water,.

  25. SINGULAR OR PLURAL?

  26. Weusesomenounsonly in theplural:

  27. Forexample: police,clothes pyjamas You can alsousea pair of … withthesewords.

  28. PLURAL NOUNS

  29. FINAL –S OR -ES

  30. PLURAL NOUNS • NOUN + -S: Friends are important. • NOUN + -ES: I like my classes. • A final -s or -es is added to a noun to make the nounplural.

  31. PLURAL NOUNS • Songsongs

  32. PLURAL NOUNS • Songsongs • The plural of most nouns isformed by adding final -s.

  33. Boxboxes • Final -es is added to nouns thatend in -sh, -ch, -s, -z, -x,-o

  34. Boxboxes • Final -es is added to nouns thatend in -sh, -ch, -s, -z, -x,-o • brush

  35. Boxboxes • Final -es is added to nouns thatend in -sh, -ch, -s, -z, -x,-o • brushes

  36. Boxboxes • Final -es is added to nouns thatend in -sh, -ch, -s, -z, -x,-o • brushes • church

  37. Boxboxes • Final -es is added to nouns thatend in -sh, -ch, -s, -z, -x,-o • brushes • churches

  38. Boxboxes • Final -es is added to nouns thatend in -sh, -ch, -s, -z, -x,-o • brushes • churches • bus

  39. Boxboxes • Final -es is added to nouns thatend in -sh, -ch, -s, -z, -x,-o • brushes • churches • buses

  40. Boxboxes • Final -es is added to nouns thatend in -sh, -ch, -s, -z, -x,-o • brushes • churches • buses • But words of foreignoriginorabreviatedwordsending in o • add –sonly • photospianoskiloskimonos

  41. Nouns endin in Yfollowing a consonant form theirpluralbydroppingYandaddingies. babybabies ladyladies countrycountries

  42. Nouns endin in Yfollowing a vowel form theirpluralbyaddings. boy boys daydays donkeydonkeys

  43. Somenouns(twelve) endingf orfedroptheforfeandaddves.

  44. Somenouns(twelve) endingf orfedroptheforfeandaddves. • wife

  45. Somenouns(twelve) endingf orfedroptheforfeandaddves. • wifewives

  46. Somenouns(twelve) endingf orfedroptheforfeandaddves. • wifewives • wolf

  47. Somenouns(twelve) endingf orfedroptheforfeandaddves. • wifewives • wolfwolves

  48. Somenouns(twelve) endingf orfedroptheforfeandaddves. • wifewives • wolfwolves • knife

  49. Somenouns(twelve) endingf orfedroptheforfeandaddves. • wifewives • wolfwolves • knifeknives

  50. Somenouns(twelve) endingf orfedroptheforfeandaddves. • wifewives • wolfwolves • knifeknives • loaf

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