NOUNS

NOUNS
1. The noun is also a form-class word; that is, it can change in number -
from singular to plural form: “orange, oranges”, “banana, bananas”;
“two bananas”, “three tomatoes” are known as count nouns. And
nouns not ordinarily countable are called mass nouns: “coffee”,
“sand”, “hair”.
Some rules on how to form the plural of count nouns: “dish, dishes”;
“lady, ladies”; “child, children”. In forming the plural of nouns by adding
“s”, do no be confused it with the possessive form of nouns by adding “s”.
 2. Put a determiner or marker
before it” the piano”, “a bike”, “an
apple”, “this book”, “sic
computers,” “many students”.
3. Some noun names are not just one
person, place, or thing, but a whole
collection of persons and things. They
are called collective nouns.
For example:
In STI’s basketball team, there are five
players but we think of it as a single
team – that is, one. Thus, “team” – like
“crowd”, “class”, “flock”, - take a
singular verb: “The team has won.”
4. Nouns are also classed as concrete nouns – that which we can
see/touch/sense (tangible), and
abstract nouns – those which are qualities/ideas (intangible).
For example:
o Concrete – picture, child, building
o Abstract – truth, love, beauty
*Determiner – a word that modifies a noun BUT does not fit the
tests for true adjectives.
PERSON
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PRONOU
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 A personal pronoun is a short word we use as a simple

substitute for the proper name of a person. Each of the English

personal pronouns shows us the grammatical person, gender,

number, and case of the noun it replaces. I, you, he, she, it, we,

they, me, him, her, us, and them are all personal pronouns.
1. A personal pronoun may be a/an:

o Subject – “She came late.” (Susan came late.)

o Predicate (nominative) – “The girl at the back is she.”
(The girl at the back is Susan. )
o (direct) object – “Mother needs her now.” (Mother needs
Susan now.)
o Possessive – “This is her book.” (This is Susan’s book.)
o Appositive – “The boy kissed the wrong person, her. (The
boy kissed the wrong person, Susan.)
*Appositive – is a noun/pronoun that stands next to another
noun/pronoun and means the same person, place, or thing.
 2. Explain that personal pronouns have three case forms:
o Nominative case – is used as a subject or predicative (nominative)
of sentences: I, you, he, she, it, we, they
o Objective case - is used as a direct object (of verb), indirect object,
or object of a preposition: me, you, him, her, it, us, them
o Possessive case – is used to show ownership: my, mine, your,
yours, his, her, hers, its, our, ours, their, theirs

3. Add that pronouns are also used in compound sentences, just as nouns are:
o Subject – “She and I left early.” (Susan and Teresa left early.)
o Predicate (nominative) – “The girls in front of you and she.” (The girls in front are Rosa and Susan.)
o (direct) object – “Rosa called her and me” (Rosa called Susan and Teresa.)
o Appositive – “Two girls, you and I, should go.” (Two girls, Rosa and Teresa, should go.)
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