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WAJ 3102

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFIENCY 1

LECTURE : MDM. INTHERA DAVI SUBBIAH

GROUP 1 : JENNY TINGNOORUL LLYANI BT BESAR

RACHAEL AZMI

RITA AK IMA

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NOUNS

A nouns is a naming-word. It is a name which identifies

something. A noun may be the name of :

A person :

John, Mary, Rashid

A place, town, city, country, or continent :

London, Malaysia, Japan

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An animal :

Dog, cat, Horse

A thing that we can see :

Pencil, Pen , Flower

An idea or a thought :

Freedom, Loyalty, Democracy

A thing that we cannot see but can only think of f

Happiness, Anger, Pain

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NOUNS

TYPES OF NOUNS

COUNTABLE AND

UNCOUNTABLENOUNS

FORMS OF NOUNS

SINGULAR AND

PLURAL NOUNS

FORMED

NOUNS AND

GENDER

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Types ofNouns

Compound

Nouns

Common

Nouns

Proper Nouns

Abstract

Nouns

Collective

Nouns

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COMMON NOUNS

oA common nouns us a name which is used for things of thesame kind or class.

oFor example :

The name boymay be given to any and every boy such asto William, Samir, Robert.

Child, Teacher, Man, Woman, Town, School, House, Pen,

Girl, River, City, Collage, etc

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PROPER NOUNS

oA proper Nouns is the name of one particular person or thing.

oFor example :

Robert is a boys own special name.

Common Nouns Proper Nouns

Language EnglishCountry Malaysia

Day Monday

oThe first letter of a proper noun is always a capital.

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ABSTRACT NOUNS

oAn abstract Noun is the name of a quality or condition, that

is something that we cannot see or touch but can only think

of or feel.

oFor example :

The thing called joy is something that we cannot see or

touch. It is something that we can only think of or feel.

Love, Hope, Freedom, Kindness, Pain, Honesty and etc

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Adjectives Abstract NounsWise Wisdom

True Truth

Common Noun Abstract Nouns

Child Childhood

Friend friendship

Verb Abstract nouns

Live Life

Advise Advice

Abstract Nouns can be formed from Adjectives, common Nouns

or Verbs

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All gerunds that end ining areAbstract Nouns.

The reading of books enriches the mind.

oFor example :

Some Abstract Nouns have the same form as verbs and

adjectives :

Verbs Abstract Nouns

Cry Cry

Stay Stay

Adjective Abstract Nouns

Love Love

Run Run

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COLLECTIVE NOUNS

oA collective Nouns is the name of a number of persons or thing

taken together as one thing.a. A group or collection people :

b. A group or collection of animals :

c. A group of birds :

Team A group of players

Company A group of factors

Brood a group of chickens

Flight A group of birds

Pride a group of lions

School A group of whales

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d. A collection of fish :

e. A collection of insects (living together) :

f. A collection of fruits :

g. A collection of thing :

School A group of whales

Shoal A group of herring

Peal a set of bells

Suit A set of clothes

Comb A collection of

bananas

Crate A collection of fruits

Hive A group of bees

Swarm A group of ants

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COMPOUND NOUNS

oSometimes more than one noun is used together to form aname or to refer to an object or a person.

oCompound Nouns can be written with a hyphen, separately

or as a word.

oFor example :

Police station, postman, greenhouse and etc

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COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

oCountable Nouns can take on either the Singular or Plural form.

oUncountable Nouns or Mass Nouns are used in the Singular

form.

oFor example :

oFor example :

School, man, baby, bird, ruler, flower, etc

Oil, salt, air, creativity, water, etc

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FORMS OF NOUNS

Singular Nouns

oA singular Noun is used to refer to only one person, animal,

object or place.

oSingular nouns ending iss

News, Mumps, Mathematics,oNouns used only in the singular

A noun is used only in the singular when it does not admit the

idea of plurality.

Names of materials Gold, clay, etc

Abstract nouns Patience, Wisdom,

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Plural Nouns

oA Plural nouns refers to more than one person, animal,

object or place.

oDo not use a when using a Plural Noun

-s ores are added to the noun when the Plural from is

used.oSome nouns are only used in the Plural form.

Police, Cattle, Trouser, Jeans

Nouns used in the singular and plural forms

Singular Plural

Sheep Sheep

News News16

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SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS FORMED

a. Adding s

b. Adding -es

Singular Plural

Boy Boys

Girl Girls

Photo Photos

Piano Pianos

Potato Potatoes

Mango Mangoes

Box Boxes

Fish fishes

Ending inx, -sh, -ch, -s

Ending in -o

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c. Changing - y

d. Changing f or fe

Intoies after consonant

Singular PluralLady Ladies

City Cities

Intos after vocal

Day Days

Play plays

Intoves

Singular Plural

Half Halves

WolfWolves

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e. Changing inside vowel/s

f. Adding -en

Singular Plural

Man Men

Foot Feet

Singular Plural

Child Children

Ox Oxen

Roof Roofs

Hoof Hoofs

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NOUNS AND GENDER

The word gender tells whether a person or an animal is a male or

a female. It shows the sex of a person or an animal.

Nouns have four genders :

The masculine Gender is

used for all males

Boy, man, father, brother,

uncle, etc

The Feminine Gender is

used for all females

Girl, woman, mother,

sister, aunt, etc

The common Gender are

the Nouns used for bothmale and female

Person, child, friend,

student, etc

The Neuter Gender, that is

of neither gender is used

for thing which have no life

Box, book, table, chair,

knife, pencil, bag, etc

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