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Para identificar objetos, animales, personas, nombres, cosas materiales y abstractas.

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Revision completa de los diferentes tipos de Sustantivos y sus caracteristicas. Ejemplos, Ejercicios, Examenes y Descargas.

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COMMON NOUNS

Nombran seres vivos, cosas materiales o abstractas.

- Car (auto).

- Flower (flor).

- House (casa).

- Man (hombre).

- Computer (computadora).

PROPER NOUNS

Designan nombres, apellidos, paises, ciudades.

Explanation

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...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • 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).

Explanation

Se dividen en Singulares o Plurales.

SINGULAR

Un Sustantivo Singular se refiere a una sola persona, cosa o lugar.

PLURAL

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Examples

    Person > People

    Tooth > Teeth

    Foot > Feet

    Mouse > Mice

    Man > Men

Sustantivos que son siempre Plurales.

Glasses (anteojos).

  • 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).

SIMPLE

COMPOUND

Los sustantivos pueden cumplir varias funciones en la oracion.

- Sujeto

- Complemento

- Predicativo

- Adjetivo

- Aposicion

  • 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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Answer

Correct Answer

To talk about Male Nouns, we use the Pronoun "It".

True

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False

Well done!

The plural form of the noun "TOOTH" is "TEETH".

True

Good!

False

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The plural form of the noun "CHURCH".

Churches

You did it!

Churchs

Wrong answer

Churcheses

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"LIVINGROOM" is considered…

a Female Noun

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a Simple Noun

Wrong answer

a Compound Noun

Great!

Nouns can function like Adjectives.

True

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False

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Nouns have no gender.

True

Wrong answer

False

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We generally use the pronoun She to talk about Female Nouns.

True

That´s it!

False

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The word "BIRD" is considered a Neutral Noun.

True

Correct answer!

False

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The plural form of the noun "MAN" is "MANS".

True

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False

Well done!

Nouns can be SIMPLE or COMPOUND.

True

Good!

False

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There are nouns which are always plural.

True

Great!

False

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Which of the following is the correct plural form of the Noun "city"?

Cities

Cool!

Citys

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Citis

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Which of the following is the plural form of the noun "MOUSE"?

Mouses

Wrong answer

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

Wrong answer

Ocean

That´s it!

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.

Correct answer!

Lazzy, the dog, is great.

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