NAMES

NOUNS
 Names of people,
things, places,
animals and ideas,
feelings, qualities
and actions.
TYPES OF
NOUNS
Common
nouns
- are used to refer to
general things;
- are not normally

capitalized, unless
- they are used as part of
a proper name or are
placed at the beginning
of a sentence.
Examples:

Person Places Things

president country table
teacher town gadget
lawyer island cologne
woman barrio pen
1.) Enroll to a top
university.
2.) Stack
those boxes carefully.
3.) People are strange.
4.) My dog is barking.
5.) The doctor is out.
Two Kinds of
Common
Nouns
Abstract
Nouns
-are names of concepts
or ideas, state of being,
emotions and qualities
Examples:

wisdom intelligence
movement courage
love gluttony
health tradition
friendship heroism
1.) Henry, falling in a
very long line said,
“Patience is a virtue.”
2.) In times of war and in
perplexing situation to
save one’s nation,
soldiers’ bravery will be
tested.
Concrete
Nouns
- nouns that refer to
things that we can
both see and touch.
Examples:

boy book
tree cellphone
car bag
flower t.v.
1.) William Shakespeare is
recognized in much of the
world as the greatest of all
dramatists.
2.) Grammar Essentials is
the required book in the
subject English.
Proper
nouns
-are used to refer to
specific things;

- are always
capitalized.
Examples:

Person Places Things

Arsenio U.S.A Milcu
Thor Paris Kiwi
Mikee France Apple
Racket Ugac Bench
1.) Noy-Noy Aquino is the
president.
2.) I am from Enrile.
3.) We’re going to the
Luneta Park.
4.) That is color Pink.
5.) The Harry Potter
books are out.
Mass
nouns
-also known as
Uncountable Nouns
-are words that denote
things that come in
size or mass
Examples:

coffee dust
ink milk
hair air
dirt rice
1.) Is 250 grams of sugar
enough?

2.) The rain this days is

very heavy.

3.) Alicia said, “We can

only get there by water.”
Count
nouns
-are names of person, place or
thing that can be counted
individually
-most of them are singular or
plural forms and are usually
preceded by article adjectives
such as a, an, the or
numerical words
Examples:

Animals Jar
Baby Desk
Basket Umbrella
Box Tree
house
1.) There are at least twenty
restaurants in the city.

2.) we took a lot of pictures

when we went to Baguio.

3.) You have several

paintings to study in the
museum.
Collective
nouns
- are names of
groups, people,
places or things that
are taken as one.
Examples:

class
family
team
audience
These collective nouns are commonly used under the
category of people, animals and things.
A class of students. A catch of fish.
An army of soldiers. An army of ants.
A choir of singers. A flight of birds.
A crew of sailors. A flock of birds.
A band of musicians. A school of fish.
A bunch of crooks. A hive of bees.
A gang of thieves. A litter of cubs.
A group of dancers. A host of sparrows.
A team of players. A team of horses.
A pack of thieves. A flock of sheep.
A hedge of bushes.
A library of books.
A basket of fruit.
A bowl of rice.
A pack of cards.
1.) The company has a large
fleet of service vehicles.

2.) The Philippine army

cleared the land of Marawi
from terrorists.
3.) Last Monday, the
committee failed to put up a
plan for today’s event.
Compound
nouns
-are names made up of two
or more words but function
as a single entity.
-some of these are spelled
in two separate words,
hyphenated and combined
two words
Examples:

birdhouse
waterfall
United Kingdom
Mother-in-law
1.) She had waited for that
postcard a long time ago.

2.) Christmas party’s

awaited part is enjoyable
parlor games.
3.) Chefs use water-soluble
ingredients in making drinks.