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NOUN & PRONOUN

NOUN

1 Proper Noun & Common Noun

2 Concrete Noun & Abstract Noun

3 Countable Noun & Uncountable Noun

4 Collective Noun
NOUN
Proper Noun Common Noun

The names of: Refers to:


 Days of the week  A person
 Months  A place
 Historical documents  A thing
 Institutions
 Organizations
 Religions
 Countries
 Events
EXAMPLES

 There are many cultures in Indonesia.

 Yesterday, I went to Kolaka to visit my


grandmother.

 I have won a gold medal in Palembang


Tournaments.

 I will have a presentation on Monday.


NOUN
Concrete Noun Abstract Noun
Refers to anything (or Opposite of Concrete Noun.
anyone) that you can E.g.:
perceive through your  Love
physical senses: touch,  Childhood
sight, taste, hear, or smell.
Examples:
 Music
 Table  Beauty
 Food  Patience
 Television
 Radio
EXAMPLES
 She goes out with her boyfriend to watch a
romantic movie.

 Many people say that love is blind.

 Our childhood is unforgettable memory for


us.

 Happiness cannot be measured by


money.
NOUN
Countable Noun Uncountable Noun
Counted. E.g.: Uncounted. E.g.:
 Three penguins  Water
 Two computers  Sugar
 Seven windows  Air
 One whiteboard  English
 Two restaurants  Mathematics
 Three men  Weather
 Two plans  Food
EXAMPLES

 He can speak three languages.


 My hobby is drinking coffee.
 My friend orders two beef-burgers.
 I am not interested in politics.
 There are 35 computers in this laboratory.
 Dancing and singing are her hobbies.
COUNTABLE NOUNS

 Singular Noun

 Plural Noun
FORMING PLURAL NOUNS
By adding the -s suffix to a single noun:
 pencil – pencils
 umbrella – umbrellas
 car – cars
By adding the -es suffix to a single noun ending in
letters -s, -ss, -x, -z, -ch and -sh.
 bus – buses
 ass – asses
 bench – benches
 brush – brushes
 box- boxes
FORMING PLURAL NOUNS

By adding the -es suffix to a single noun ending


with -o.
 buffalo – buffaloes
 mango – mangoes
 hero – heroes
Note: There are some single nouns that ended by
-o letter but the plural is only a plus -s.
 piano – pianos
 bamboo – bamboos
 radio – radios
FORMING PLURAL NOUNS

If the single noun ends in a letter -y beginning with


the vowel (vowel), then the plural noun is
sufficiently added by the -s suffix.
 boy – boys
 toy – toys
 key – keys
Note: While on a single noun ending in a -quy, the
plural noun is formed by changing the suffix -y into -
i and plus -es.
 Colloquy – Colloquies
FORMING PLURAL NOUNS

There are some single nouns ended by -f or -


ef, only augmented by the -s in the plural
form
 proof – proofs
 chief – chiefs
 scarf – scarfs
 cliff – cliffs
 roof – roofs
EXCEPTIONS FOR PLURAL NOUNS

Some nouns are Some single nouns have


always plural, do not irregular plural form :
have a single form.  man – men
 shoes – shoes  woman – women
 foot – feet
 arms – arms
 tooth – teeth
 glasses – glasses  mouse – mice
 trousers – trousers  ox – oxen
 child – children
NOUN
Collective Noun
Refers to a group of things, animals, or person. You
could count the individual members of the group, but
you usually think of the group as a whole is generally
as one unit. It agrees with singular verb.

Examples:
 The team wins the annual championship.
 The committee decides the tuition for new students.
 The audience is amazed by her performance.
PRONOUN

1 Personal Pronoun

2 Possessive Pronoun

3 Reflexive Pronoun

4 Demonstrative Pronoun

5 Reciprocal Pronoun
Personal, Possessive, & Reflexive Pronouns

Subject Object Possessive Possessive Reflexive


Pronouns Pronouns Adjectives Pronouns Pronouns

I Me My Mine Myself
You You Your Yours Yourself/
Yourselves
We Us Our Ours Ourselves
They Them Their Theirs Themselves
She Her Her Hers Herself
He Him His His Himself
It It Its Itself
Demonstrative Pronouns

Singular Plural
This These
That Those
Reciprocal Pronoun

 Each Other (between 2 people/groups)


 One Another (more than 2 people/groups)

Examples:
1. As friends, we should care one another in
this class.
2. They love each other.
Exercises
1. I am Ratu. My name is Ratu. Everyone
calls me Ratu
2. I am Prabu. ...... name is Prabu. Everyone
calls .... Prabu
3. He is Perdana. ..... name is Perdana.
Everyone calls ..... Perdana.
4. ...... is Kadita. Her name is Kadita.
Everyone calls ..... Kadita.
5. We are students. ...... uniform is green
and white. You see ...... now.
Exercises
1 (He, Him) was not allowed to leave
2 It is ( I, me)
3 Contrary to our advice (them, they) bought the stock
4 Lina and (I, me) submitted separate requests
5 Initially (she, her) was uncertain of her duties.
6 She wanted to hire (he, him) for the job.
7 The message was sent by (she, her).
8 The responsibility was places solely on (we,us).
9 They would not allow (she, her) to leave.
10 The director told (us,we) that she had reached a decision.
Exercises

Correct the mistakes in the following


sentences!

1. Womans usually talk more than mans.


2. That family has three childs.
3. Iksan catches a fishes in the pond.
4. I love eating tomatos.

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