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NOUNS
What is noun?
Nouns is originated from the word name.
Nouns is used for naming words.
Example of noun is car, dog, brother, child,
hand, pencil etc.
Nouns are necessary in writing sentences. Eg:
The car is shiny or The dog is barking.
As complements after
linking verbs
As object complements
after transitive verbs
As the subject of a verb
and/or as the object of a
verb
As object of preposition
As an adjective
As the subject of a verb
 The students were all reading quietly.
 Mum and dad is cleaning the house.
As the object of a verb
 We didn’t dare make a sound.
 Have you fed the cat?
*it can also act as both. Eg:
 The stranger [subject] rang the doorbell [object]
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Noun as object of preposition
I walked into [preposition] the sitting
room.
He was working at [preposition] his
desk.
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Noun as complements after linking
verbs
Noun can be a complement after a verb such as
be or become
I became an actress quite by accident.
Be a man!
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Noun as object complements after
transitive verbs
She called [transitive verbs] me
[object] a fool [complement].
The judges voted James the winner.
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Nouns used adjectivally
The first noun describe the second noun
Rain clouds were approaching.
The Singapore weather is very humid.
There were coffee stain on your clothes.
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Types of nouns
Proper nouns
Common nouns
 A name for a particular
person, animal, thing or place
has a capital letter and is
called a proper noun.
 Eg: Malaysia, David or Friday
All the other nouns are called
common nouns
 Countable and uncountable
nouns
 Concrete and abstract nouns
COUNTABLE NOUNS
Countable noun is an item. You may refer to one
or more item. Item can be counted. Eg: book,
window, word, idea etc
Because you can refer to more than one such
item, countable nouns can be made plural,
usually by adding s. Eg: books, photos, windows,
words etc.
Plurals: forming and using them
 The plural form of most nouns is created simply by adding the
letter s.
• more than one snake = snakes
• more than one ski = skis
 Words that end in -ch, x, s or s-like sounds, however, will require
an -es for the plural:
• more than one witch = witches
• more than one box = boxes
• more than one gas = gases
There are several nouns that have irregular plural forms.
Plurals formed in this way are sometimes called
mutated (or mutating) plurals.
• more than one child = children
• more than one woman = women
• more than one man = men
• more than one person = people
 With words that end in a consonant and a y, you'll need to
change the y to an i and add es.
• more than one baby = babies
• more than one gallery = galleries
 Words that end in o create special problems.
• more than one potato = potatoes
• more than one hero = heroes
. . . however . . .
• more than one memo = memos
• more than one cello = cellos
. . . and for words where another vowel comes before the o .
..
• more than one stereo = stereos
Plurals of words that end in -f or -fe usually change the f
sound to a v sound and add s or -es.
• more than one knife = knives
• more than one leaf = leaves
There are, however, exceptions:
• more than one dwarf = dwarfs
• more than one roof = roofs
Uncountable nouns
Here is a list of UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS for you to consider. Can you count any
of these things? Do we use the plural form of any of these words in common
speech and writing? What do the things in the first column have in common?
the second column? In the first section, above, we named things in the
classroom that we could count. What are some things in the same room that
we can't count?
wood beer
sugar
meat
applause
traffic
publicity
advice
cake
rice
cheese
photography
harm
homework
flour
CONCRETE AND ABSTRACT NOUNS
~Concrete nouns refer to things you can see and
touch such as door and desk.
~Abstract nouns refer to things you cannot see or
touch such as safety and voice.
~Both concrete and abstract nouns can be
countable or uncountable
 happiness (abstract and uncountable)
 trick (abstract and countable)
 finger (concrete and countable)
 margarine (concrete and uncountable)
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