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ECOLE NATIONALE SUPERIEURE ENGINEERING OF MAROUA
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TPE D’ANGLAIS GROUPE 23

THEME :
NOUNS

N° NOMS ET PRENOMS DES MEMBRES FILIERE

1 ABOUBAKAR SIDDIKI IBRAHIM HYMAE
2 NOURA ADAMOU CHARIFA (chef de groupe) GTC
3 SOSSI OUIN TRESOR GC
4 YOUSSOUF NJIFON GC
5 HARIRATOU FADILA IHN
6 MINLA’A EMMANUEL ENREN
7 LONFO MOFFO BRONSTED IHN
8 BIKIE CECILE IHN
9 NDJOCK LUCIEN ENREN
10 DONGFACK JUNIOR RIVALDO GC
11 AMINATOU DOUDOU BINTOU ALIOU IHN
12 OMGBA TCHOUAMEN JULES JULIANNA IHN

Nom de l’encadreur : Mme LEÏLA .C. AMOA Année scolaire : 2023-2024

 PLAN OF EXPOSITORY

INTRODUCTION.

I-CONCEPTE NOUNS.
II-PROPER NOUNS.
III-ABSTRACT NOUNS.
IV-COLLECTIVE NOUNS.
V-CONTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS.
VI-MALE AND FEMALE NOUNS.
VII-SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS.

CONCLUSION
 INTRODUCTION.

Nouns are words used to identify people, places, objects, ideas, or concepts.
They are essential for communicating and describing the world around us.
Nouns can be divided into several categories, including common nouns and
proper nouns. Common nouns refer to people, animals, things, or ideas in a
general way, while proper nouns refer to specific entities, such as names of
people, places, or brands. Nouns can also be singular or plural, depending on
whether they refer to a single entity or multiple entities. In English, nouns play
an important role in the grammatical structure of sentences and are often
accompanied by articles (the, a, an) or other determiners. They can also be
used to form noun phrases, subjects, direct or indirect objects, and much more.
Nouns are therefore a fundamental element of the English language and are
used daily in communication.
 I-CONCEPTE NOUNS.
Also name common nouns are things that can be seen or touched. It refers to nouns
of different kinds of physical objects.
Exemple : House,tree,book.

II-PROPER NOUNS.
Proper nouns are names of specific people or please. It always begin with a capital
letter.
Exemple : Patricia,Cape Town, Cameroon.

III-ABSTRACT NOUNS.
They are nouns that you connot see or touch. Abstract nouns are mainly note as
ideas,describes feelings,qualities or states.
Exemple : Democracy,sadness,bravery.

IV-COLLECTIVE NOUNS.
Collective nouns describe group of things,animals or people as a sigular unit.
Exemple : A crowd of people.
We also denote compound nouns which are nouns that are made of two
words.
Exemple : Staff room.

V-CONTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS.

In english there are some things thant you can count such appels,pens and
matdres. There are other things that you cannot,such as water,sand and
information. We can test what is countable and uncountable by putting a
number in front of it.
Exemple : We can say : three appels,eight pens,twenty,matches.
 We cannot say : three waters ;four informations.
In front of an uncountable noun we cannot put the words ‘’a’’ or ‘’an’’.
Exemple : We cannot say : a water,an information

VI-MALE AND FEMALE NOUNS.

In english some nouns are specifically male or female. For words finishing with
a consonant letters we add ‘’ess’’.
Exemple : lion lioness.
Actor actress.
The table below resume some male and female nouns.
Male nouns Female nouns
Widower Widow
God Goddeass
Business man Business woman
Prince Princess
Bult Cow
Host Hostess
Bridegroom Bride
Hero Heroine
Son Daughter
Rooster Hen
Rephew Niece
sir madam
Landlord Landlady
Gander Goose
Wizard Witch
tomcat tabby

VII-SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS.

To form the plural of a sigular nouns we usually add an ‘’s’’.
 Exemple : one hat eight hats
This rule have some exception such as :
-Nouns ending in –y following a consonant. To form the plural of there nouns we
drop the ‘’-y’’ and add ‘’-ies’’.
Exemple : lady ladies
-Nouns ending in –sh,-ch,-ss or –x. These nouns forme their plur by adding ‘’-es’’.

Exemple : fox foxes

Bush bushes
-N ouns ending in –f and fe.
There are 12 nouns that end with –f and –fe ,to form their plural we drap the –f or
–fe and replace it with –ves.

Singular Plural
Leaf Leaves
Shelf Shelves
Thief Thieves
Self Selves
Wolf Wolves
Sheaf Sheaves
calf calves
Loaf Loaves
Half Halves
life lives

NB :-Some nouns are made into plural by changing the vowels in the middle.
Exemple : foot feet
Woman women
Mouse mice.
-Few nouns have only plural form such as :scissors,trousers,police,clothes,deer and
sheep.
-Nouns having singular form are :soccer,dust,ice and oil.

VIII-POSSESSIVE NOUNS.
A word in the possessive form shows who or what something belongs to.
Example :the dog’s basket.
If a singular noun is in its possessive form ( if it shows ownership), then you
usualy add an apostrophe and an (-s) at the end.
Example : the lady’s umbrelle ; the spider ;web ;the painting’s.
If a plural noun ends in –s,then in takes just an apostrophe in its possessive
form,for example : the ladies’ umbrellas ;the spiders’ webs; the paintings’frames.µ
A plural noun that does not end in-s,usually takes –s’ in its possessive form.
Example : the children-s toys ; the women’s jewels.
If the last sound in a singular noun is a Z sound then you only add an
apostrophe in the possessive form.
Example : Jame’s,soccer kit ; Mose’s rod.
 CONCLUSION
In conclusion, nouns are essential elements of the English language, used
to identify and describe people, places, objects, ideas, and concepts. They can
be classified into different categories, such as common nouns and proper
nouns, and can be singular or plural. Nouns play a crucial role in sentence
construction and are indispensable for effective communication in English. By
understanding the nature and use of nouns, one can improve their language
proficiency and enhance their ability to express themselves clearly and
precisely.