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Let's start our lesson with Nouns. Nouns are words for people, animals, things, and ideas"
But, Thomson and Martinet (1986:24) state that "there are four kinds of noun in English, such as:
1. Common nouns, e.g : dog, man, table
2. Proper nouns e.g : France, Jakarta, Bolivia, Mr. Galih, Udin
3. Abstract nouns, e.g : beauty, madness, courage, fear, justice
4. Collective nouns, e.g : team, flock, swarm, group, club
Exercise 1
Now find out five more example of each nouns, and write your answer below (in comment)
A. Singular and Plural Nouns
Dignen (1996:6) states that "nouns can be singular or plural. Singular means one and plural means more than one." Usually, the ending -s or -es will be added to form plural nouns.
The example if singular nouns are:
1. She is a student.
2. Jakarta is a city.
3. a moth is an insect.
a and an are called as articles which are located in front of singular nouns. Article "a" will be followed by words which begin with consonants (such as a paper and a laptop) and article "an" will be followed by words which begin with vowels (such as an insect and an elephant)
Exercise 2
Use the article a or an in each sentences below:
1. English is ... language
2. A butterfly is ... animal
3. Asia is ... continent
4. Los Angeles is ... city
5. The bus arrived ... hour ago
The example of plural nouns are:
Days, cats, houses, boxes, pens, donkeys, flies, hotels, rooms, kisses, women, countries, tables and so on.
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NOUNS
Let's start our lesson with Nouns. Nouns are words for people, animals, things, and ideas"But, Thomson and Martinet (1986:24) state that "there are four kinds of noun in English, such as:
1. Common nouns, e.g : dog, man, table
2. Proper nouns e.g : France, Jakarta, Bolivia, Mr. Galih, Udin
3. Abstract nouns, e.g : beauty, madness, courage, fear, justice
4. Collective nouns, e.g : team, flock, swarm, group, club
Exercise 1
Now find out five more example of each nouns, and write your answer below (in comment)
A. Singular and Plural Nouns
Dignen (1996:6) states that "nouns can be singular or plural. Singular means one and plural means more than one." Usually, the ending -s or -es will be added to form plural nouns.
The example if singular nouns are:
1. She is a student.
2. Jakarta is a city.
3. a moth is an insect.
a and an are called as articles which are located in front of singular nouns. Article "a" will be followed by words which begin with consonants (such as a paper and a laptop) and article "an" will be followed by words which begin with vowels (such as an insect and an elephant)
Exercise 2
Use the article a or an in each sentences below:
1. English is ... language
2. A butterfly is ... animal
3. Asia is ... continent
4. Los Angeles is ... city
5. The bus arrived ... hour ago
The example of plural nouns are:
Days, cats, houses, boxes, pens, donkeys, flies, hotels, rooms, kisses, women, countries, tables and so on.
- Apostrophe ?s? With Noun
Use Apostrophe ?s? to change following figure in plural forms, letters (a,b,c,d,etc) Numerical figuresAbbreviation and symbolsSuch as?A?s B?s R?S T?s 5?s 8?s M.A?s M.L.A?sExampleDot your ?I?s and cut your ?t?s.It?s hard to understand your...
- Definition Of Noun & Type Of Noun
Noun definition A word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things (common noun), or to name a particular thing, not only physical also for abstracting thing such as happiness, beauty. A noun can function as a subject,object,complement,...
- Countable And Uncountable Nouns In English
A) Most nouns have singular and plural forms. They are countable nouns.e.g. One letter, two lettersThere is a letter on the table for you. (singular)There are letters on the table for you. (plural)B) Some nouns only have...
- Common Errors: Correct Use Of A Little, A Few, Little And Few
A little and little refer to uncountable nouns or determiners, and used with the singular form. Uses: She has a little piece of cake. There's little tea left in the kettle. A few and few refer to countable nouns/determiners, and are used with the...
- Learning Nouns In English
A noun is the name of a person, place, thing or quality. Nouns are divided into five parts: 1. Proper Nouns 2. Common Nouns ...