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The word Grammar derives from Greek word (Grammatike) which means
“Art of letters”
A Person
A Place
A Thing
An Idea
Kinds of nouns
• Common Noun
• Proper Noun
• Singular Noun
• Plural Noun
• Irregular Noun
Common noun
Names general items like
Kitchen
Wallpaer
Mouse etc.
Proper noun
Name a specific (one-of-a-kind or unique) thing
Oxford
Jupiter
Eiffel Tower
House - houses
Chair - Chairs
Conversion of singular to plural
When the singular noun ends in: -sh, -ch, -s, -ss, -x, -o
Form the plural by adding “-es".
Sandwich - sandwiches
brush - brushes
bus - buses
box - boxes
potato - potatoes
singular noun ends in "y", we change
“y” for “ies”
Butterfly - Butterflies
do not change the "y" for "ies" when the singular noun
ends in "y" preceded by a vowel.
day - days
toy - toys
Irregular Nouns
Woman - Women
Child - Children
Sheep - Sheep
Child - children
Man - men
Ox - oxen
Deer - deer
Series - series
Sheep - sheep
Species - species
Mouse - mice
Person - people
Cactus - Cacti
Verb
• Action verbs
• Linking verbs
Action verbs express some physical or mental action
I am riding a bicycle
Being, Been, Am, Is, Are, Was, Were, Shall be, Will be
The Pronoun
John is student
He is student
e.g. I, me, He, Him, She, Her, We, Us, They, Them.
Demonstrative pronoun
"That" (singular) and "Those" (plural) refer to an object or person far AWAY.
The lazy dog sat on the rug, the word lazy is an adjective which gives
more information about the noun dog.
Which contains an adjective?
old man, on Tuesday, she said, and you, afternoon
old man
0 1 2 3 4
3
really, too, early
Adjective and Adverb
(After, Before, Unless, Although, if, Until, as, Since, When, Because, Then)
Which conjunction fits best in the sentence:
9. She wanted to open the door but she couldn’t find the key.
WOW
Goodness
OOPS
Damn