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1. INFLECTION, DECLENSION AND THE
PROPERTIES OF NOUNS

2. Enerlan
Inflectionisofformingnewwordsby
addingawordtothebaseform
"inflection"comesfromtheLatinword
inflectere,whichmeans"tobend."

3. Enerlan
Itisformedwhenawordischangedor
alteredtoachieveanew,specificmeaning.
Mostwordsinflectedareverbs,theychange
informtoreflecttense,mood,aspect,
personandspeechknownasconjugation.

4. Enerlan
nounplural pasttense
(Cat,cats) (wewalk,wewalked)
aspect
(Ihavecalled,Iamcalling)
comparative
(big,bigger,biggest)

5. Quiñones
Nouninflectioniscalleddeclension.is
formedwhennouns,pronouns,
adjectivesorarticleschangetoindicate
number,case,orgender.Mostnouns
don'tchangebutinsomecasestheydo.

6. Cheilo Quiñones
Declensiontellsthegenderofthenoun
andchangestheformofaccompanying
adjectives.Example:
Elperro Laperro
(Masculine)Thedog (Feminine)Thedog

7. PropertiesofNouns.Nounshave3major
characteristics:gender,caseandnumber.
Gendernamessomethingmasculine
(male),feminine(female),neutral/neuter
(inanimateobjects)andcommon(either
sex)
Echupas

8. Echupas
Mascu-
line
Feminine Neuter Common
Duke
mister
Duchess
mistress
Table
building
Ruler
cousin

9. Caseisthefunctionofthenouninthe
sentenceasmarkedbyaspecialendingon
thenoun."Case"referstoamannerof
categorizingnouns,pronouns,adjectives,
participlesandnumeralsaccordingtotheir
traditionallycorrespondinggrammatical.
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10. Nounhave3cases
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11. 1.Nominativecase,Whenanounisused
asthesubjectofaverb.
Example: Thepainterpaintstheportraits.
2.ObjectiveCase,Isusedfortheobjectofa
verborpreposition.
Example:Theboyateanapple.
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12. 3.Possessivecaseshowsownershipor
possession.Thepossessivecaseofanounis
markedbytheuseofanapostrophe(’).
Example:Thisistheteacher’smanuscript.
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13. Viloan
Functionswithinagivenphrase,clause,
orsentence.

14. Viloan
Nominative Objective Possessive
Subjectofaverb
–thesubjectofa
sentence.
Dative(indirect
objective)
1.Forsingularnouns,
addapostropheand“s”
(‘s)forsingular
possessive

15. Viloan
(Peopleseek
freedom)
(Iboughtthem
aboxof
doughnuts)
2.Fornounsthatdo
notend“withs”add
apostrophe

16. Liscano
Predicate
nominative–
completesalinking
andmeanthe
sameassubjective
Accusative
(direct
objective)
(Theylikehim)
3.Forpropernouns
endingin“s”,“z”,and
“x”,addapostrophe
(‘).

17. Liscano
(TheAntiTerrorism
billisalreadyalaw)
4.Of phraseisplaced
afteranoun
Thenephewofthe
dean.
ThesonoftheCEO.

18. Liscano
Appositive–a
nounthatexplains
anothernounit
follows,(Father
Randy,ourfriend,
isapriest)
Objectofa
preposition
(Thebouquet
offlowersis
fromme.)
5.Incaseof
inanimateobjects,a
prepositionalphrase
‘of’or‘of’phrase
usedornoun-noun
compound.

19. Viloan
6.Forthings,places,
orconceptsuse‘of’
phrase. aboxof
candy,acupofsugar.

20. Viloan
DirectAddress–name
ofpersonorthingis
directlyaddressed.
(Come.Pablo,letus
preparefortheparty)
7.Forabstractconceptsand
ideas,useapostropheand
“s”oronlyapostrophe(’)
dependingontheneed.

21. Exercise
Sumilhig
Which kind of noun are the words in
capital?

22. 1. TheDEAN,aswellashisacademic
CHAIRMEN,isexpectedtoannounce
hisplansfortheEducationWeek
CELEBRATION._____ _____ _____
2. Hesaid,“YourHAPPINESSismore
importanttoyourWIFE,and
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23. FATHER-IN-LAW”.______ ______
_______
3. TheBOARDisgoingtoAUSTRALIA
nextMONTH._____ ______ ______
4. “TheTABLECLOTHwassoiledand
theWAITERremoveditfromthe
TABLE”.______ _____ ______
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24. 5.NationalELECTIONentailsalotof
expensethatgoestobillionsofPESOS
forapoliticalCANDIDATE.______
_____ ______
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25. 1.__________comesfromtheLatin
wordinflecterewhichmean“tobend”.
2.Theychangeinformtoreflecttense,
mood,aspect,personandspeechknown
as___________.
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26. 3.____________ittellsthegenderofthe
nounandchangestheformof
accompanyingadjectives.
4-6.Givethe3majorcharacteristicsof
nouns.
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27. 7.Itisreferstoamannerofcategorizing
nouns,pronouns,adjectives,participles
andnumeralsaccordingtotheir
traditionallycorrespondinggrammatical.
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28. 8.Itisthenameofmasculine(male),
feminine(female),neutral/neuter
(inanimateobject)andcommon(either
sex).
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29. 9.Nameofpersonorthingsisdirectly
address.
10.Thenounthatcompletesalinkingand
meanthesameasthesubject.
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30. Answer key
1. INFLECTION
2. CONJUNCTION
3. DECLENSION
4-6. GENDER,
CASE & NUMBER
7. CASE
8. GENDER
9. DIRECT
ADDRESS
10. PREDICTION
NOMINATIVE

31. Thank you…