Lesson 2.1 - Nouns

NOUNS
Direction: Underline all the nouns in the given sentences.

1. The passengers on the ship witnessed the collision with the
iceberg.
2. The Titanic sank in a few hours; many husbands and wives were
separated.
3. Penguins live near the South Pole, but these birds aren’t bothered
by the cold.
4. So much snow covered the roads that even truck drivers pulled
into motels.
5. Muffins made with blueberries are delicious.
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NOUNS
What is a NOUN?
• Nouns are the words used to name persons and animals, places, things,
concepts, qualities, or actions. When using nouns, several important
variables should be taken into consideration.
• Types of Nouns
Nouns are classified according to their meaning.
1. COMMON NOUNS AND PROPER NOUNS
•A word which names a person, place or thing in general is called a
common noun.
Examples: waiter, dog, province, girl, house, car, and city.
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What is a NOUN?
• When a word names a particular, or the only, member of a class
or group it is called a proper noun. Proper nouns are always
capitalized.
• Examples:
• Paul (the name of a particular person ),
• Doberman (the name of a particular kind of dog),
• New Brunswick (the name of a particular province), and
• Ottawa (the name of a particular city)

CONCRETE NOUNS AND ABSTRACT NOUNS
• If a noun names something that can be detected by the five senses, it is
called a concrete noun.
Nouns like table, house, car, brain, cloud, sky are concrete nouns.
• On the other hand, if a noun refers to qualities (ideas and concept) which
do not exist in the real world and cannot be felt, tasted, seen, heard or
touched, they are categorized as abstract nouns.
Examples: honesty, pride, beauty, swiftness, friendship, height, speed,
faith

• 3. COLLECTIVE NOUNS Collective nouns name groups or
collections of people, places and things.
Examples: team, crowd, herd, flock, audience, jury, committee,
panel.
• Collective nouns have both singular and plural forms: one committee,
six committees.
Example: Six trials are scheduled so the judge called six juries.
• Singular collective nouns can have a singular meaning (the group is
acting as a single unit) or a plural meaning (the group is acting as
individuals). Here are two examples that illustrate this point.
Example: The jury is announcing its decision.
The jury are stating their opinions.
In the first sentence, the jury is acting as a single unit; everyone agreed on
one decision. In the second case, each juror is acting as an individual, and there
are many different opinions.
Example:
The team is buying new uniforms.
The team are buying new uniforms.
• In the second set of examples, the first sentence describes a situation where the
team has held several fundraisers and the team as a unit will order and pay for
the clothes. The second sentence reports that each member of the team will
shop for and buy the uniform him/herself.
4. MASS NOUNS
- refer to things that can be counted like apples, steaks, miles, chairs, bracelets,
dollars, and are, therefore called count nouns. Mass nouns, however, are like
collective nouns, but refer to non-living things which cannot be counted: They
are always used in the singular even though they refer to many items. Some
grammar books call these mass nouns as non-count nouns.
Examples: meat, land, furniture, jewelry, money, food, timber, gold,
clothing, equipment.
Certain words and phrases are always used with non-count nouns.
1. an amount of jewelry (non-count) 1. a number of rings (count )
2. a little meat (non-count) 2. a few steaks (count)
3. some furniture (non-count) 3. several chairs (count)
4. less clothing (non-count) 4. fewer shirts (count)
Here are some examples of correct usage.
1. The farmer bought a large number of cows, so he needed a huge amount of
grain.
2. His construction company owns several graders but only a little excavating
equipment.
3. We bought several chairs and some bedroom furniture.
4. My uncle owns a few acres in the country and a little land nearer town.
B. FORMS and FUNCTIONS OF NOUNS
Grammar is also the study of the changes in spelling of form that words make as
they perform different functions in a sentence.
Nouns may be singular referring to one, or plural, referring to more than one.
Most nouns change their form by adding “s” when they are plural. However,
there are exceptions to every rule – and exceptions for the exceptions.
C. CASES OF NOUNS
Case is the category of a noun or pronoun that indicates its function in a sentence.
In English, nouns and pronouns can have three cases: nominative or subjective,
objective, and possessive. Nominative and subjective mean the same thing.

CASE FUNCTION OF NOUNS
1. Nominative/Subjective Subject of a verb or complement of the verb (does the
activity)
2. Objective Object (directly or indirectly receives the action)
3. Possessive Show’s possession, ownership, control, or custody
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Examples:
1. Max pitched Alice the baseball.
Questions to Ask 2. The organizer called her about the rings.
Direct Object Whom/ what
3. He gave them a bag full of money.
4. Alice wrote a book on the French
Indirect To whom, for whom, for revolution.
Object what 5. I need your help.
6. He offered her a flower.
7. My father bought us a new TV set.
8. John sold me his car.
9. I wish you good luck.
10. She sent her friend an email.
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D. OFFENSIVE NOUNS
• Many nouns that exist in the English language were once widely used
but are now considered offensive and disrespectful. Most relate to race,
ethnicity, gender, and age.
• The table below shows some of the offensive nouns and acceptable
alternatives

Thank you 
Liann Camille D. Perez
[email protected]

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