NOUNS

A noun tells us what someone or something is called. Many nouns combine with other words to form a noun phrase.

Nouns and verbs distinguished by stress.

COMPOUND NOUNS

Nouns formed from two parts or three or more.

A) single word compound nouns:

B) Nouns formed from two parts or three or more.

C) Nouns formed with gerund + noun

D) Nouns formed with noun + gerund

E) Nouns formed with adverb particles.

F) Noun formed with noun+ noun

TYPES OF NOUNS

Nouns

Remember!

Many nouns can be either countable or uncountable depending on how they are used. There is a difference in meaning. We can use:

NOUNS WHICH CAN BE EITHER COUNTABLE OR

UNCOUNTABLE1- Some nouns are countable when

they refer to single items,but they are uncountable when they refer to substances.

2- Animals, vegetales and fruit are uncountable when we cut or divide them.

3- Nouns for feelings are usually uncountable.

4- Some abstract nouns can be used with a/ a or plural but they can also be uncountable after “some”, “any”, “lot of”, “much”, little.

5- Nouns not normally countable in English.