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NOUNS
Definition
A noun is a name. It can be a thing, a person, a place, an animal, an idea or a feeling.
Four Types of nouns:
a) Common Nouns
b) Proper Nouns
c) Abstract Nouns
d) Collective Nouns
COMMON NOUNS
A common noun is a word used to name or identify a
person
, thing, place or animal / insect.
The picture is showing "The
man
is fishing."
Person
man
doctor
Thing
pen
phone
Place
college
bank
Creature
dog
monkey
PROPER NOUNS
A
proper noun
is a particular or special name used to identify a person, thing, place or creature.
A proper noun begins with a
capital letter
.
The above picture is showing
"
John
is fishing. "
Person
John
Mr. Po
Thing
Parker
Nokia
Place
KDU
UOB
Creature
Lassie
Bobo
The names of days and months are proper nouns.
These are the seven
days
of the week:
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
These are the twelve
months
of the year:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
The names of festivals and holidays are proper nouns.
New Year's Day
Mother's Day
Independence Day
The names of places and buildings are proper nouns.
Hilton Hotel
Mount Everest
Petronas Twin Tower
the Pacific Ocean
the Sahara Desert
the United States of America
ABSTRACT NOUNS
An abstract noun is used to name something we cannot see or touch but can only feel or think of.
Emotions / Feelings
love, hate, anger, peace, pride, sympathy
States/ Attributes
bravery, honesty, beauty, success, charity, compassion
Ideas/Concepts/Ideals
Belief, truth, justice, knowledge, culture
Nouns with the following suffixes are often abstract:
-tion
-ism
-ity
-ment
-ness
-age
-ance/-ence
-ship
-ability
-acy
COLLECTIVE NOUNS
A collective noun is used to name not just one person or thing but a whole collection of people or things.
Collective Nouns
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