Definition of Noun

A noun is often defined as a word

which names a person, place,
animals, or thing.
Noun and Adjective
Siti Nurfaizah (1920210109)

Dewi Rahma Wati (1920210115)

Sri Yuni Liswati (1920210124)

Ika Fuila Nurul Hasanah (1920210134)

Ahmad Ulil Farih (1920210133)

Riza Fajrul Mubarok (1920210138)

Characteristics of Noun
-er / -or Actor, painter, plumber, writer

-ism Criticism, egotism, magnetism, vandalism

-ist Artist, capitalist, journalist, scientist

-ment Arrangement, development, establishment, government

-tion Foundation, organization, recognition, supposition

 Types of nouns
Name of type Example

Proper Nouns John, London, etc.

Many names consist of

more than one word:
John Wesley, South
Africa, etc.

Commons Nouns Coffe shop, waiter, etc.

Concrete Nouns The judge handed the

files to the clerk.
 Types of nouns

Name of type Example

Abstract Noun Buying the fire

extinguisher was an
afterthought.

Countable Nouns Since he inherited his

aunt’s library, Jerome
spends every weekend
indexing his books.

Non-Countable Nouns Oxygen is essential to

human life.
 Types of nouns

Name of type Example

Collective Nouns The folck of geese

spends most of its time in
the pasture.

Singular and Plural Singular noun: I found a

Noun secret room.
Plural noun: My school
has twelve rooms.
Definition of Adjective

Adjectives are words used to

describe nouns.
 Types of Adjective
1. Descriptive Adjective
are words that describe the existance of nouns.
a)Nouns used as adjectives characterized by suffixes, -al,
-en, -ish, etc
b)Nouns added with suffix –ed can also function as an
adjective
c)Proper adjective, originating from proper nouns and
always starting with capital letters
d)Verbs that are used as adjectives are characterized by the
suffixes, -able, -obtain
e)Present participle is the first verb that gets the suffix, -ing
and can function as an adjective
f)Past participle is a third form of verb which can also
function as an adjective(usually a reguler verbs)
g)There is also an adjective originating from the adjective
itself(by changing/adding)
2. Determinative adjective
a) Demonstrative adjective
b) Distributive adjective
c) Quantitative adjective
d) Possessive adjective
e) Interrogative adjective
f) Relative adjective
g) The article also include the
determinative adjective group