Para identificar objetos, animales, personas, nombres, cosas materiales y abstractas.
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Nombran seres vivos, cosas materiales o abstractas.
- Car (auto).
- Flower (flor).
- House (casa).
- Man (hombre).
- Computer (computadora).
Existen tres tipos...
Male > Masculino
Female > Femenino
Neuter > Neutro
En castellano se los puede distinguir por el articulo que va delante del sustantivo (el o la, los o las). En ingles no.
Para distinguirlos se usan pronombres, otros sustantivos o simplemente se deduce por el contexto.
Para acompañar los Sustantivos masculinos se usa el Pronombre "He".
Algunos Sustantivos Masculinos...
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Examples
My brother is tall. He is the best.
(Mi hermano es alto. El es el mejor).
The king is gentle. He loves dancing.
(El Rey es amable. El ama bailar).
He is the greatest hero.
(El es el heroe mas grande).
He is my God.
(El es mi Dios).
He is the host.
(El es el anfitrion).
Para acompañar los Sustantivos femeninos se usa el Pronombre "She".
Algunos Sustantivos Femeninos...
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Examples
She is the princess of the house.
(Ella es la princesa de la casa).
The actress won a prize. She is happy.
(La actriz gano un premio. Ella esta feliz).
She is his girlfriend.
(Ella es su novia).
She is the lady of the hat.
(Ella es la señora del sombrero).
She's my sister.
(Ella es mi hermana).
Para acompañar los sustantivos neutros se usa el pronombre "It". Algunos Sustantivos Neutros...
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Examples
My cat is crazy. It loves dogs.
(Mi gato esta loco. El ama a los perros).
It is a heavy stone.
(Esta es una piedra pesada).
It is my dad's car.
(Este es el auto de mi papa).
The house is green. It is big.
(La casa es verde. Esta es grande).
It is your pen.
(Esta es tu lapicera).
Se dividen en Singulares o Plurales.
Pueden ser Regulares o Irregulares.
Para transformar un Sustantivo en Plural, por lo general se le agrega "–S" al final
Student > Students.
Si el Sustantivo termina con -Es, -Ch, -Sh, -S, -X, se les agrega -Es al final.
Si terminan en -Y, se reemplaza por -Ies, a menos que haya una vocal delante de la -Y.
City > Cities
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Examples
Story > Stories.
Lady > Ladies.
Country > Countries.
Fly > Flies.
Boy > Boys .
(vocal delante de la "Y").
Si termina en -F o -Fe, se reemplaza por –Ves
Life > Lives.
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Examples
Half > Halves.
Knife > Knives.
Wolf > Wolves.
Wife > Wives.
Leaf > Leaves.
Los Sustantivos Plurales que son Irregulares cambian de forma.
Man > Men
Woman > Women
Child > Children.
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Examples
Person > People
Tooth > Teeth
Foot > Feet
Mouse > Mice
Man > Men
Sustantivos que son siempre Plurales.
Glasses (anteojos).
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Examples
Trousers (pantalones).
Scissors (tijeras).
Clothes (ropa).
Stairs (escaleras).
Los Sustantivos pueden ser Simples (un solo termino) o Compuestos (formados por dos o mas terminos).
Los sustantivos pueden cumplir varias funciones en la oracion.
- Sujeto
- Complemento
- Predicativo
- Adjetivo
- Aposicion
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Examples
SUJETO
"Dogs" like bones.
(A los perros les gustan los huesos).
"Happiness" is all around.
(La felicidad esta en todas partes).
"Mom" cooks very good.
(Mama cocina muy bien).
COMPLEMENTO
I received a "call".
(Recibi una llamada).
He drives "home".
(El maneja a casa)
I like "coffee".
(Me gusta el cafe).
PREDICATIVO
He is the "president".
(El es el presidente).
Katty is a "nurse".
(Katty es una enfermera).
She is my "mother".
(Ella es mi madre).
ADJETIVO
Give me the "fruit" basket.
(Dame la canasta de frutas).
He is an "English" man.
(El es un hombre Ingles).
It is a "five dollar" ticket.
(Este es un boleto de 5 dolares).
APOSICION
My brother, the "singer", is 23 years old.
(Mi hermano, el cantante, tiene 23 años).
Susan, the "baby-sitter", is very nice.
(Susan, la niñera, es muy agradable).
The police officer, "Tom", arrested the thieves.
(El oficial de policia, Tom, arresto a los ladrones).
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To talk about Male Nouns, we use the Pronoun "It".
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The plural form of the noun "TOOTH" is "TEETH".
True
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False
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The plural form of the noun "CHURCH".
Churches
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Churchs
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Churcheses
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"LIVINGROOM" is considered…
a Female Noun
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a Simple Noun
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a Compound Noun
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Nouns can function like Adjectives.
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Nouns have no gender.
True
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False
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We generally use the pronoun She to talk about Female Nouns.
True
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The word "BIRD" is considered a Neutral Noun.
True
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The plural form of the noun "MAN" is "MANS".
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Nouns can be SIMPLE or COMPOUND.
True
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There are nouns which are always plural.
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Which of the following is the correct plural form of the Noun "city"?
Cities
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Citys
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Citis
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Which of the following is the plural form of the noun "MOUSE"?
Mouses
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Mice
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Mices
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Which of the following is considered a common noun?
France
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Atlantic Ocean
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Ocean
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In which of the following sentences the noun "DOG" works as the Subject of the sentence?
I love my dog.
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Dogs eat meat.
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Lazzy, the dog, is great.
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