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THE PARTS OF SPEECH

Parts of speech are the fundamental building blocks of traditional grammar.

There are eight parts of speech :1. Noun

2. Pronoun3. Adjective

4. Verb5. Adverb

6. Preposition7. Conjunction8. interjection

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WHAT IS A NOUN ?

The words which name persons, places, things, creatures and ideas.

Examples : Salina is a teacher. I have table and several chairs.. we would like to visit Cameron

Highlands Christmas Day is an annual holiday celebrated on December 25 3

TYPES OF NOUNS Nouns which name specific people or places

are Proper nouns. Nouns which name ordinary persons and

things are Common nouns. Nouns which name intangible(untouchable)

things is Abstract nouns Nouns which are countable are Countable

nouns Nouns which are uncountable are Uncountable

nouns Nouns which refer to groups are Collective

nouns Nouns which refer to masculine and feminine

terms are Noun gender

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PROPER NOUNS

They always begin with capital letters like Cameron Highlands

Many of them consist of more than one word like Queen Mary

They may refer to the days in week, months and festivals like February or Tuesday

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COMMON NOUNS

Like have you all received a copy of the agenda ?

Or all classes are coed and are taught by both male and female teachers.

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ABSTRACT NOUNS

Like when inflation rises, so do bankruptcies.

Or I cant thank you enough for your kindness.

You can form abstract nouns from many words like

Advise adviceCoward cowardice

Flatter flatteryGood goodness

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COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Like there were two men and three women in each of the cars.

And the heating system runs on oil

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COLLECTIVE NOUNS

Like The village hall is maintained by an army of volunteers.

Or There are always gangs of kids hanging around the shopping mall.

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NOUN GENDER

Masculine gender like : I could hear a dog barking. A cock crowed as morning approached. Jack Nicholson is my favorite actor.

Feminine gender like : The hens nested in a fridge Meryl Streep has won 2 Oscars as the

best actress in two different movies.

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NOUN PLURALS

Singular Plural

Lecture Lectures

Lecturer Lecturers

Assignment Assignments

regular

irregular

Singular Plural

Man Men

Sheep Sheep

Child Children

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HOW TO MAKE PLURAL NOUNS ?

By adding –s to the singular nouns. (like roofs)

By adding -es to the singular nouns (like buses)

By adding –ies to the singular nouns (like cities)

By adding –ves to the singular nouns (like wives)

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POSSESSIVE NOUNS

The possessive case is formed by adding –’s to nouns which do not end with an –s, as in

the following examples :The sky’s color is changing

The possessive case can also be formed by adding an –s’ to nouns which end with an –s,

as in the following examples.The babies’ nursery had twelve beds.

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The EndB.Amarjargal

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