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The document reviews different types of nouns including proper nouns, common nouns, possessive nouns, plural nouns, irregular nouns, nouns with no plural form, and foreign plural nouns. It provides examples for each noun type and discusses rules for making nouns plural.

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A Nouns Slide

The document reviews different types of nouns including proper nouns, common nouns, possessive nouns, plural nouns, irregular nouns, nouns with no plural form, and foreign plural nouns. It provides examples for each noun type and discusses rules for making nouns plural.

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Grammar Review

NOUNS
Reviewing the Parts of Speech

NOUNS - is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing,


and abstract idea. Nouns are usually the first words which small
children learn.

THE HIGHLIGHTED WORDS IN THE FF: SENTENCE IS A NOUN:

1.Late last year our neighbors bought a goat.


2. Portia White was an opera singer.
3. The bus inspector looked at all the passengers'
passes.
4. According to Plutarch, the library at Alexandria was
destroyed in 48 B.C.
5. Philosophy is of little comfort to the starving
KINDS OF NOUNS
 Mass - are nouns that can not be counted. These are nouns
that can be measured. When indefinite we use the word “some”
or nothing at all instead of an article.
1. The sand in the desert is yellow.
2. Oil is essential to the world’s industry and economy.
3. The furniture was shipped to India.

 Count - are nouns that can be counted. When singular or


indefinite the article “a”/”an” is often use with it.
1. The tables and chairs need to be re-arranged.
2. Her bag was made in China.
3. Boys need to stop smoking.
Proper and Common Nouns
 Proper – specific name of a noun. Always starts with a capital
letter regardless of its position in a sentence.
 I went to Madison Square Garden last summer.

 Times Publishing elected their new editor-in-chief


 I met Joseph in Japan and we traveled to Hongkong together.

 Common - thegeneral name of all the noun. It can only be


capitalized when used as a subject at the start of the sentence.

 That park is the major tourist spot in this country.


 Magazines are the most-read medium in the world.
 He is the boy who travelled from one country to another.
Possessive Nouns
- Use to show ownership.
- Is possessive is a phrase can be changed to say that an item or
idea belongs to someone or something.
- Always comes before what it own or has.
- Can only be applied to “LIVING THINGS”

- The new car belongs to Joe. Joe’s car is new.


- The boys’ lockers are all messy.
- Ross’ wallet has been missing since yesterday.

- This new car is Joe’s. (incorrect form/usage)


- The table’s paint is fading. (only for living things)
Plural Form of Nouns
 The general idea is we add “s”/”es” to make
noun plurals, but there are some exceptions.
 Words ending in “f”
 Calf – calves
 Elf – elves - But some exceptions:
 Knife - knives
 Leaf – leaves Hoof – hooves / hoofs
 self – selves Scarf – scarves / scarfs
 Wolf – wolves Wharf – wharves/ wharfs
 Thief - thieves
 Cont.. Plural forms
 Foreign Words

analysis analyses axis axes basis bases crisis crises


criterion criteria honorarium honoraria hypothesis
hypotheses medium media nebula nebulae
nucleus nuclei oasis oases parenthesis parentheses
phenomenon phenomena spectrum spectra
stimulus stimuli stratum strata synopsis synopses
synthesis syntheses thesis theses vertebra vertebrae
 Hyphenated Nouns:

 Numbers and
Letters
 Irregular Nouns:
 No Plural Form
Bison
Deer
 Nouns with No Singular
Moose
Sheep annals, billiards, cattle, clothes,
measles, nuptials, thanks, tidings,
Swine belongings, brains (intellect),
clothes, congratulations, earnings,
eyeglasses, goods, groceries, jeans,
looks (appearance), manners (social
behavior), pajamas, pants, scissors,
shorts, sunglasses, surroundings,
tropics, trousers, tweezers, pliers,
news, oats

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