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NOUNS AND VERBS
•PREPARED BY:
▫MR. SASIGARAN MONEYAM▫FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND
COMMUNICATION▫SULTAN IDRIS EDUCATION UNIVERSITY,
MALAYSIA
NOUNS
CONCRETE NOUNS Name of :
Can be seen or touched
Examples:i. Fingerii. Footiii. Hoteliv. Hospitalsv. spoonvi. Tablevii. Grapesviii. Lemon
ABSTRACT NOUNS Nouns that name a quality or something that
cannot be seen or touched.Example: colour, happiness, pain, beauty, speed,
laughter, sleep, and darkness.Can form abstract nouns from many words.
REGULAR NOUNS•Add ‘s’ or ‘es’ for plural nouns
IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS
COUNTABLE• Nouns that we can count.• We can use the indefinite article a/an with countable
nouns.
• When a countable noun is singular, we must use a word like a/the/my/this with it.
- I want an orange. - Where is my bottle?• When a countable noun is plural, we can use it alone. - I want oranges. - bottles can break.
COUNTABLE
A, an, a few
Some, plenty of, a lot of
A large number of
UNCOUNTABLE• Uncountable nouns are those that have
only one form and we cannot count them.
• Siti drink a cup of milk everyday.
UNCOUNTABLE
a cup of coffee
a bottle of water
a slice of cake
POSSESSIVE NOUNS•Possessive nouns are used to show
possession (owning, or having).
•To form the possessive, add ‘s to singular nouns.
• If the noun is plural not ending in “s”, add ‘s.
•The sky's color is changing.
Syed’s boy’s
Children’s
Women’s
• If the noun in plural ending in “s”, add apostrophe (‘) after the “s”.
•Example :
•My sisters' names are Kate and Nikki.•The children’s party was a blest.
Students’ Pupils’
COLLECTIVE NOUNS
• Collective nouns are names used for a number of people, things or animals together and treated as one.
• Father bought a bunch of bananas yesterday.
A group of friends
PROPER NOUNS• Proper nouns are the special names of
persons and things.• Begins with capital letters.• Examples:
- Adam- Siti - Tanjong Malim- Giant
• Eg: -This is Kamal. He’s a doctor.-These people are from Bangkok.- Hari Raya Aidilfitri is a busy time for
Sakinah’s mother.
VERBS
VERBS
Shows action
State of being
Example sentences :
• Shows actiona.The footballer kick the ball( In this sentences kick is the verb and it
shows action)
• State of beinga.He is a talented diver.( In the sentence, there is no action but a
state of being which is expressed by the verb is)
CONT.
Group of verbs
Action verbs
Non-action verbs
Physical actions
Mental actionsBe verbs(e.g. am is
are, was,were)
Auxiliary verbs
(e.g. be, do, have, modals)
Examples the two groups of verbs :
Action verbs
Physical actions
I. The swimmers practise 5 hours a day.II.We jog in the track on weekends.
Mental actions
I. They sensed something was wrong yesterday.II. I dreamt of playing handball for the state when I was
young.
Non-action verbs
Be verbs
I. I am twenty two years old.II.Suzie was here a while ago.
Auxiliary verbs
I. She is eating at cafe nowII.They have gone home
Slide end thank you !