To identify objects, animals, persons, names, material and abstract things.
A complete review of the different types of nouns and their characteristics. Examples, Exercises, Exams and downloads.
Used to name living beings, material and abstract things.
- Car
- Flower
- House
- Man
- Computer
Used to appoint names, surnames, countries and cities.
- France
- Robert
- Teacherapp
- Jagger
- Vaughan
There exist three types of gender...
- Male
- Female
- Neuter
To distinguish them, we use Pronouns, other nouns or its meaning is just deduced from the context.
We use the pronoun "He" attached to the male nouns. Some examples are...
- Boy
- Man
- Father
- Son
Examples
My brother is tall. He is the best.
The king is gentle. He loves dancing.
He is the greatest hero.
He is my God.
He is the host.
We use the pronoun "She" attached to the female nouns. Some examples are...
- Girl
- Mother
- Aunt
- Woman
Examples
She is the princess of the house.
The actress won a prize. She is happy.
She is his girlfriend.
She is the lady of the hat.
She's my sister.
We use the pronoun "It" attached to the neuter nouns. Some examples are...
- Bird
- Stone
- Car
- Dog
Examples
My cat is crazy. It loves dogs.
It is a heavy stone.
It is my dad's car.
The house is green. It is big.
It is your pen.
They are divided into Singular and Plural.
A Singular Noun refers to one person, thing or place.
- Guitar
- Ball
- Tree
They can be regular or irregular.
To transform a noun into plural, generally we add "-S" in the end
Student > Students.
If the noun ends in -Es, -Ch, -Sh, -S, -X we add -Es in the end.
Dress > Dresses.
Examples
Box > Boxes.
Church > Churches.
Bus > Buses.
Beach > Beaches.
Dish > Dishes.
If the noun ends in -Y, it is replaced by -Ies, unless a vowel is before the -Y.
City > Cities.
Examples
Story > Stories.
Lady > Ladies.
Country > Countries.
Fly > Flies.
Boy > Boys .
(vowel before the "Y").
If the noun ends in -F o -Fe, it is replaced by –Ves.
Life > Lives.
Examples
Half > Halves.
Knife > Knives.
Wolf > Wolves.
Wife > Wives.
Leaf > Leaves.
Irregular plural nouns change their form.
Man > Men
Woman > Women
Child > Children.
Examples
Person > People
Tooth > Teeth
Foot > Feet
Mouse > Mice
Man > Men
Nouns that are always plural
Glasses.
Examples
Scissors.
Clothes.
Stairs.
Nouns can be simple (one term) or compound (two or more terms).
- Flower
- Car
- Sky
- Father-in-law
- Dining-room
- Tea cup
- Taxi driver
Nouns can accomplish several functions in the sentence...
- Subject
- Complement
- Predicative
- Adjective
- Apposition
Examples
SUBJECT
"Dogs" like bones.
"Happiness" is all around.
"Mom" cooks very good.
COMPLEMENT
I received a "call".
He drives "home".
I like "coffee".
PREDICATIVE
He is the "president".
Katty is a "nurse".
She is my "mother".
ADJECTIVE
Give me the "fruit" basket.
He is an "English" man.
It is a "five dollar" ticket.
APPOSITION
My brother, the "singer", is 23 years old.
Susan, the "baby-sitter", is very nice.
The police officer, "Tom", arrested the thieves.
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