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English
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Nouns are quite interesting,
They could be a person, a place, or a thing
An abstract idea or just a feeling,
A name, an animal or a building,
Nouns are simple and easy
In every sentence, a noun must be!
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Welcome learners to this special module on NOUNS. I am sure many of you feel comfortable with
as basic a part of speech as a noun. But lets go through the module and I am sure you will learn
many important aspects towards the correct usage of nouns.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
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After this module, students will be able to
Recall that the names of a person are noun.
Recall the names of things we have noticed.
Identify types of things
Give examples of nouns which appear to be singular but their meaning takes a plural
sense.
Differentiate between countable and uncountable nouns
List the different types of nouns which are treated as singular.
List the different types of nouns which are treated as plural.
Give examples of nouns which remain the same in singular and plural form both.
Use the correct auxiliary with different types of nouns depending upon whether they are
used as a singular or a plural entity.
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INTRODUCTION
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A noun is a word used to refer to a
An abstract idea.
Definition of a noun:
The part of speech that is used to name a person, place, thing, quality, or action and can function as the
subject or object of a verb, the object of a preposition, or an appositive is called a noun.
The different types of nouns are:
1. Common noun
2. Proper noun
3. Collective noun
4. Concrete noun
5. Abstract noun
Common nouns are the names of things in general, such as cat, dog, road, city, skirt, color etc. They are not
capitalized. E.g. The city, a policeman.
A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place or things, such as Kate, Billy,
Manchester, Thames, Rover etc. All Proper nouns start with a capital letter.
A collective noun is the name given to a group of things, for example a flock of birds or a
herd of cows.
A concrete noun is a noun which names anything(or anyone) that you can perceive through
your physical senses: touch, sight, taste, hearing or smell. A concrete noun is the opposite of
an abstract noun.
An abstract noun is something you cant see, hear, touch or taste. These can be emotions
(happiness, grief) or states (peace, quite) for example.
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Let us recall further by identifying nouns in the given sentences(Show one sentence. After 2 seconds, underline the nouns)
1. Few men wore hats at the meeting.
Ans- men, hats and meeting
2. Both young men answered correctly.
Ans- men
3. More ripe strawberries were found in the other field.
Ans- strawberries, field
4. Every good student was given a reward.
Ans-student, reward
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Nouns can be classified into different types. In your primary classes, you were taught singular and
plural forms of nouns.
Singular means one while plural means many. For example, we say
- Sonu is eating a toffee.Sonu is eating toffees.
- This is a book. These are books.
Ill take this book; you can use those books over there.
We have one bedroom on the first floor and three more bedrooms on the
second.
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Now you have seen that, nouns can be countable or uncountable. A countable noun is a noun that
can be counted. Lets take some examples VOICE OVER WITH TEXT ON SCREEN
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Examples of countable nouns
Singular
Plural
Uncountable or a non-countable noun cannot be counted. Let us look at these examples and seek
further understanding.
Examples of uncountable nouns
Tea, sugar, water, air, grass, rice, knowledge, beauty, anger, fear, love etc.
We cannot use a/an with these nouns. To express a quantity of one of these nouns, we use a
word or expression like: some, a lot of, a piece of, a bit of, a great deal of
Examples:
On board activity
(Display the noun and then show the answer after 2 seconds)
Now here is a little quiz for you. Say whether the following nouns are countable or uncountable.
Noun
Information
Rules
Sheep
Money
Learning
Answer
Uncountable
Countable
Countable
Uncountable
Uncountable
Noun
Rice
Bottles of Medicine
Equipment
Traffic
Stone(material)
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Answer
Uncountable
Countable
Uncountable
Uncountable
Uncountable
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While it is important to identify types of nouns like countable, uncountable, collectives, abstract
nouns and so many more, it is more important to understand how to correctly use those
nouns.Some nouns are always considered singular, while others are considered plural. Let has
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Uncountable nouns are considered singular. Here are some examples with suffixes age, al, ment,
ship and tion.
Age
Al
Ment
Ship
tion
breakage
arrival
Agreement
Friendship
attraction
shortage
burial
Movement
Hardship
perfections
marriage
trial
Payment
protection
(a)
Some other abstract nouns are also always considered singular. Here are examplesBelief
proof
knowledge
bravery
shock
failure
Pride
choice
laughter
sight
advice
Life
(b)
bread
soap
Butter
gold
Oil
soup
cement
grass
paper
sugar
Chalk
ice
Plastic
tea
We specify some quantifiers to make an uncountable noun countable. Here are some interesting
examples which you must have been using in your everyday livesExamples:a loaf of bread
a bar of chocolate
a piece of chalk
a jar of jam
a drop of blood
a lump of sugar
a punch of salt
a gram of rice
We can use numbers and quantities with these words to show the plural form, such asThree slices of bread
The following miscellaneous nouns are also always used in singular formbaggage
equipment
Luggage
rubbish
clothing
information
Machinery
scenery
leads
is
has
are
were
doesnt
lamps
cats
forks
flowers
pens
moss
buzz
box
dish
church
Calf - Calves Self - selves
Loaf Loaves
Shelf shelves
mosses
buzzes
boxes
dishes
churches
Leaf leaves
Sheaf sheaves
Wolf Half -halves
wolves
Life - lives
Knife knives
Now, there are some nouns which are considered plural by themselves. Let us have
a look at these.
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Some nouns are always considered in the plural formShoes
sneakers
slippers
trousers
Chopsticks
socks
pliers
tights
We can add a pair of before plural nouns to make them into singular nouns.
a pair of trousers
a pair of socks
a pair of jeans
a pair of goggles
droppings
guts
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savings
belongings
funds
odds
thanks
condolences
wares
outskirts
valuables
contents
goods
premises
wages
Examples
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2.
3.
4.
people
cavalry
police
clergy
gentry
This is how one can use them in sentences1. The police are looking for the burglar.
2. The cattle are grazing in the field.
3. The wedding saw elite gentry of the town.
4. There is one species of humans but many species of cats.
5. Newspapers and TV are means of mass-communication.
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Exercise 2
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Complete the following sentences with appropriate nouns1. My eyes are weak. I need some ___________.
Ans: rest
2. Footballers wear _____________ not shoes when they play.
Ans. sneakers
3. This plant belongs to a rare __________________.
Ans. species
4. Can I borrow your ______________to cut a metre of this cloth?
Ans. scissors
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Exceptional cases are an important aspect to any grammar lesson. In todays
module, for example, we look at some nouns that appear to be plural but are taken
as singular. Then, there is another type of noun which is taken as singular or plural
depending upon the usage. Again, some nouns do not change their form whether in
singular or plural usage. Confused? Dont be! Lets look at more examplesVOICE OVER WITH TEXT ON SCREEN (Table is for display. Other sentences
are voice-over)
Do you see some nouns written on the screen? Notice that each of these ends in
ics. They appear plural but are taken as singular!
Athletics
Physics
Politics
Gymnastics
Electronics
Phonetics
Lets try making sentences with such nouns1. Physics is an interesting subject indeed.
2. Gymnastics have been a part of Olympics games since ancient times.
3. It is important for children to learn phonetics before they begin to read.
4. I study mathematics, which is very difficult.
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Million
Dozen
Miles
Quintal
Although we use such nouns as singular, yet when joined with of, they are taken in
plural form. Consider these examples1. There are millions of stars in the sky.
2. Dozens of people were killed in the serial blasts.
Quite simple, isnt it? Let us quickly revise with a little exercise.
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Exercise
To conclude, let us go through a few nouns whose form does not change whether in
singular use or plural.
Deer
Poultry
Fish
Sheep
Salmon
Public
Offspring
Reindeer
Bison
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Summary
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Some nouns are always considered plural such as shoes, trousers, and
scissors, etc. We can treat them singular by making the appropriate phrase
such as a pair of trousers.
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Nouns denoting number and weight are given a singular status unless used
with of. We say five hundred not five hundreds. Alternately, we can say
There are hundreds of people in the stadium
Some nouns remain same whether used in singular or plural forms. Exampleplural of fish is also fish.
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