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THE PARTS OF SPEECH

Parts

of speech are the fundamental building blocks of traditional grammar. There are eight parts of speech : 1. Noun 2. Pronoun 3. Adjective 4. Verb 5. Adverb 6. Preposition 7. Conjunction 8. interjection

WHAT IS A NOUN ?
The

words which name persons, places, things, creatures and ideas.

Examples : Salina is a teacher. I have table and several chairs. We would like to visit Cameron Highlands Christmas Day is an annual holiday celebrated on December 25

TYPES OF NOUNS
Nouns

which name specific people or places are Proper nouns. Nouns which name ordinary persons and things are Common nouns. Nouns which name intangible(untouchable) things is Abstract nouns Nouns which are countable are Countable nouns Nouns which are uncountable are Uncountable nouns Nouns which refer to groups are Collective nouns Nouns which refer to masculine and feminine 4 terms are Noun gender

PROPER NOUNS
They

always begin with capital letters like Cameron Highlands. of them consist of more than one word like Queen Mary. may refer to the days in week, months and festivals like February or Tuesday

Many

They

COMMON NOUNS
Like

have you all received a copy of the agenda ?

Or

all classes are coed and are taught by both male and female teachers.

ABSTRACT NOUNS
Like

when inflation rises, so do bankruptcies.

Or

I cant thank you enough for your kindness.

can form abstract nouns from many words

You

like
Advise advice Coward cowardice Flatter flattery Good goodness

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE

NOUNS
Like

there were two men and three women in each of the cars.
the heating system runs on oil

And

COLLECTIVE NOUNS
Like

The village hall is maintained by an army of volunteers.

Or

There are always gangs of kids hanging around the shopping mall.

NOUN GENDER
Masculine

gender I could hear a dog barking. A cock crowed as morning approached. Jack Nicholson is my favorite actor.
Feminine

gender The hens nested in a fridge Meryl Streep has won 2 Oscars as the best actress in two different movies.

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NOUN PLURALS
regular
Singular Lecture Lecturer Assignment Plural Lectures Lecturers Assignments

irregular
Singular Man Sheep Child Plural Men Sheep Children
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HOW TO MAKE PLURAL NOUNS ?

By

adding s to the singular nouns. (roofs)

By

adding -es to the singular nouns (buses)

adding ies to the singular nouns (cities) adding ves to the singular nouns (wives)

By

By

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POSSESSIVE NOUNS
possessive case is formed by adding s to nouns which do not end with an s, as in the following examples : The skys color is changing
The

The

possessive case can also be formed by adding an s to nouns which end with an s, as in the following examples. The babies nursery had twelve beds.
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The End
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