1. Nouns - Presentation Transcript
1. Nouns Types of nouns
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o Nouns (Proper/Common)
o Iqbal was a great poet.
o My dog is called Jack.
o F-16 is a fighter-jet.
o Big Mac is a salty burger.
o PAC is a famous institute.
o New York is a big City.
o Aiza is a decent girl.
o David Beckhem is a football player.
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o Possessive Noun (Genitive Case)
o Ahmed looks at the lion den.
o A stuffed turkey is the friend favorite bird.
o Tony computers have been stolen.
o My friend house is at a walking distance.
o The teacher announced girls name.
o We study Iqbal poetry at college.
o The book cover is in bad shape.
o The room window is open.
o The road completion was ahead of schedule.
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o Collective Nouns
o The crowd cheered the cricketer.
o The police have caught the thief.
o The crew of ship was attacked.
o There is a group of tall trees beside the river.
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o The Professionals’ Academy of Commerce
o Words Denoting Collection of Things
o An army of soldiers
o A bunch of keys, of grapes, of flowers,
o A bouquet of flowers.
o A bundle of hay, of sticks.
o A brood or flack of chickens.
o A bale of cotton.
o A band of musicians.
o A basket of flowers or fruits.
o A bench of magistrates.
o A bevy of girls or women.
o A board of directors or trustees or examiners
o A battalion of soldiers.
2. o A collection of relics or curiosities.
o A chain of mountains.
o A clump of trees
o A collection of relics or curiosities.
o A crew of sailors.
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o A cluster of stars.
o A covey of partridges.
o A caravan of merchants, pilgrims, travelers.
o A cargo of goods, wheat.
o A century of years.
o A chest of drawers.
o A class of students or persons.
o A cloud of locusts.
o A code of law.
o A company of soldiers.
o A consignment of goods.
o A course of lectures.
o A constellation of stars.
o A congress of representatives or delegated.
o Curriculum of studies.
o A drove of cattle.
o A flock of geese, sheep.
o A fleet of ships.
o A flight of birds, stairs or steps, or locusts.
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o A fall of snow or of rain.
o A faggot of sticks.
o A group of islands
o A grove of trees.
o A gang of robbers, thieves, labourers, convicts, prisoners.
o A garland of flower
o A galaxy of stars.
o A herd of cattle, deer, swine, elephants.
o A heap of ruins, stones, sand, cotton.
o A hive of bees.
o A horde of pirates, robbers, savages
o A hoard of money.
o A league of nations
o A library of books
o A mob of riotous men
o A little of pigs, puppies.
o A multitude of people
o A Pack of wolves, hounds, or of playing cards.
o A pair of shoes.
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o A peal of bells.
o A party of friends.
o A pile of books.
o A regiment of soldiers
o A range of hills, mountains.
o A shoal of fish
o A sheaf of grain
o A series of events
o A shower of rain or arrows
o A swarms of ants, flies, bees or locusts.
o A stack of corn or arms or wood.
o A suit of clothes
o A string of camels
o A string of camels
o A train of wagons, carriages, flowers
o A troop of school children, scouts, horsemen.
o A tribe of Arabs
o A team of horses, oxen or cricketers.
o A quiver of arrows.
9. Concrete & Abstract Nouns
o You should show respect for your teachers.
o Our soldiers fought with great courage.
o There is truth in his story.
o The girl lost her parents in childhood.
o The women stood in fear.
10. Countable & Uncountable
o Ali has one chair.
o I have got a problem.
o Do you like these photos?
o I am going out for five minutes?
o Can I have some water?
o Shall we sit on the grass?
o The money is quite safe.
o I love music.
o Would you like some butter?
o More Examples: carton, tin, cup, glass, pencil
o Cheese, cable, petrol, butter, wood, bread, paper, chocolate, advice,
information, news etc.
11. Singular/Plural Noun
o boy, girl, book, pen, desk, cow, automobile, cabinet, computer, employee
o s, x, z, ch, sh (es) – class, brush, branch, match, tax, dish, watch, box, bus,
business, quiz
o Nouns ending in y preceded by a vowel (s) – alley, alloy, attorney,
fairway, journey, key
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o 4. Nouns ending in y preceded by a consonant (y changes to i + es) –
beneficiary, boundary, company, quantity, secretary.
o 5. f, fe, ff (s) – (es)
o bailiff, handkerchief, pontiff, safe, staff
o calf, half, knife, wife, life
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o 6. O ending nouns – four parts
o Preceded by vowel add (s) e.g. curio, portfolio, radio, studio
o Musical terms – alto, banjo, crescendo, piano, solo, soprano
o Preceded by a consonant may or may not ad (es)
o embargo, hero, potato, tomato, veto
o Canto, dynamo, silo, tuxedo
o iv. Both ways – cargo, memento, mosquito, motto, proviso, volcano, zero
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o Inside Vowel:
o Man, goose, woman, mouse, foot, tooth, louse
o Singular & plural alike:
o Swine, sheep, deer, cod, trout, score, gross, pair, dozen, salmon, hundred,
thousand, corps, rendezvous, moose, series
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o Nouns used only in plural
o Bellows, scissors, tongs, pincers, spectacles, trousers, drawers, breeches,
measles, mumps, billiards, draughts, annals, thanks, proceeds, tidings,
environs, nuptials, alms, riches, eaves
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o Compound word (hyphenated)
o Commander-in-chief, coat-of-mail, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, aide-de-
camp
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o Separate words
o Step son, step daughter, maid servant, man servant, passer by, man of war,
looker on, bill of lading
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o Compound words (without noun)
o Follow-up, trade-in, strike-over, write-up
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o One word
o Businessman, cupful, spoonful, letterhead, stepchild
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o Foreign nouns
o Analysis, basis, diagnosis, oasis
o Change sis to ses
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o Addendum, curriculum, datum, memorandum
o Change um to a
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o Alumnus, gladiolus, nucleus, stimulus
o Change us to i
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o Appendix, index
o Change ex or ix to ices
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o Alumna, formula, larva, vertebra
o Change a to ae
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o Criterion, phenomenon
o Change on to a
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o Bureau, tableau
o eau to eaux