Session 2: Nouns

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8 Parts of Speech
 Nouns
 Pronouns
 Verbs
 Adjectives
 Adverbs
 Prepositions
 Conjunctions
 Interjections
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Identify the parts of speech

The quick brown fox jumped

swiftly over the lazy dog of

Chris and broke its tail. Yuck!

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A word that names, among others, a:

 person
 area or place
 object or thing
 time or period

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Identify the nouns in the following
sentences and state what they name:

Bill Gates became a millionaire

because of computers.

I had pastries and coffee at

Starbucks.

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 Paris is a more exciting city than London.

 We exchange gifts at Christmas.

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 Have you read the Da Vinci
Code by Dan Brown?

Last month was the end of our fiscal

year.

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Kinds of Nouns

 Proper Noun – names a particular

person, place or thing. It begins with
a capital letter.
 Common noun – names any one of a
class of persons, places or things.

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Proper Noun Common Noun

Bill Gates millionaire

Starbucks computers
Paris pastries
London coffee
Christmas city
Da Vinci Code gift
Dan Brown month
end
year
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Kinds of Nouns

 Concrete Noun – can be seen or

detected by any of the five senses
 Abstract noun – cannot be seen or
sensed; expresses a quality, condition,
an aspect, or action apart from any
object or thing

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Concrete and Abstract Nouns

Bill Gates millionaire

Starbucks computers
Paris pastries
London coffee
Christmas city
Da Vinci Code month
Dan Brown year

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Concrete Nouns
Person Place Object/Thing

Bill Gates Starbucks computers

Dan Brown Paris pastries
Millionaire London Coffee
city Da Vinci Code

Abstract Nouns
Time/Period
Christmas month year
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A noun names a
 quality
 person
 idea
 area or place
 feeling or emotion
 object or thing
 state or condition
 time or period
 action or activity
 institution
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Identify the nouns in the following
sentences and state what they name:

Mr. Manalo is known for his

honesty.

The kidnap victim should get justice.

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 The happiness he felt when he
received the medal was
overflowing.

The stability of the currency also

depends on peace and order.

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They had a discussion after his
presentation during the meeting.

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Properties of Nouns

 Number
 Gender
 Case

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Number

 Indicates whether a noun denotes one

person, place or thing, or more than one.

 If it refers to only one, it is

SINGULAR.

 If it refers to more than one, it is

PLURAL.
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Countable and Uncountable Nouns

 Countable noun – can be counted

 Uncountable (mass) noun – cannot be
counted; names materials in general
rather than materials in particular.
Always singular in form (s or es is not
added.)

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Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Identify the countable nouns and uncountable

(mass) nouns in the following sentences:

 The workers need more bricks

and cement.

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Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Identify the countable nouns and uncoutable

(mass) nouns in the following sentences:

The workers need more bricks

and cement.

We brought chicken nuggets and

wine for the office outing.
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Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Identify the countable nouns and uncoutable

(mass) nouns in the following sentences:

The workers need more bricks

and cement.

We brought chicken nuggets and

wine for the office outing.
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 Neuter
Gender (Neither male nor female)

Common
(Not indicated
whether male or
Feminine female)

Employee
Child
Manager
Parent
Citizen

Masculine

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Indicate the common form of the
noun:

Masculine Feminine Common

man woman person
husband wife spouse
brother sister sibling
father mother parent
son daughter child
king queen monarch
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 GENDER NEUTRALITY
Masculine/Feminine Gender Neutral
mankind humanity

manpower workforce

man-hours working hours

chairman/chairwoman chairperson

salesman sales representative

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Orientation/Point of View
THIRD PERSON
Spoken about

FIRST PERSON
Speaker

SECOND PERSON
Spoken to

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Uses of Nouns
 Nominative case
– Subject – refers to the noun that is
doing or being something
 The accountant submitted the financial
reports.
– Predicate nominative – follows a
linking verb and tells what the subject
is
 Grace is the accountant.
Linking verb
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http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/
Uses of Nouns
 Nominative case
– Appositive (“near or next to”) of the
subject – renames the subject
 The signatory of the report, the
accountant, earlier submitted a soft copy
of the report.
– Apposition of the predicate nominative –
renames the predicate nominative
 Graceis the accountant, the only female
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Uses of Nouns
 Objective case
– Direct object – acts as the receiver of
action within a sentence
 Thesecretary reminded the accountant
about her meeting.
– Indirect object – identifies to or for
whom or what the action of the verb is
performed
 Mr.
Soliman gave the accountant a 15th
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Uses of Nouns
 Objective case
– Appositive of an object – renames the
object
 Mr. Soliman gave Grace, the
accountant, a 15th month bonus.
 He called Grace, the accountant.

– Object of a preposition – is closely

associated with the preposition
 Mr.Soliman gave the bonus to the
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Uses of Nouns
 Objective case
– Object complement – follows and refers to a
direct object and renames it or tells what the
direct object has become. It is most often
used with verbs of creating or nominating,
such as make, name, elect, paint, and
call.
 The company named the accountant
Employee of the Year because of her
outstanding work.

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Uses of Nouns

 Possessive case – always used as an

adjective
– The accountant’s report was submitted.
– Management approved the accountant’s
proposal.
– The accountant’s joining the executive
meeting was requested by the CEO.
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Forming the Possessive
Form of Nouns
My manager’s forte is finance.
The managers’ duties include staff development.

Our country’s culture is a mixture of several influences.

The Asian countries’ cultures are varied.
The Philippines’ natural resources are abundant.

Henry James’s The Turn of the Screw has been

adapted to film and opera.
C. S. Lewis’ works are considered classic.
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Forming the Possessive
Form of Nouns
Her brother-in-law’s company is based in Singapore.
Her brothers-in-law’s families are staying abroad.

Vic’s and Marcia’s presentations are scheduled today.

Vic and Marcia’s presentation is scheduled today.

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