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To identify objects, animals, persons, names, material and abstract things.

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COMMON NOUNS

Used to name living beings, material and abstract things.

PROPER NOUNS

Used to appoint names, surnames, countries and cities.

Explanation

There exist three types of gender...

- Male

- Female

- Neuter

To distinguish them, we use Pronouns, other nouns or its meaning is just deduced from the context.

We use the pronoun "He" attached to the male nouns. Some examples are...

  • Examples

    My brother is tall. He is the best.

    The king is gentle. He loves dancing.

    He is the greatest hero.

    He is my God.

    He is the host.

We use the pronoun "She" attached to the female nouns. Some examples are...

  • Examples

    She is the princess of the house.

    The actress won a prize. She is happy.

    She is his girlfriend.

    She is the lady of the hat.

    She's my sister.

We use the pronoun "It" attached to the neuter nouns. Some examples are...

  • Examples

    My cat is crazy. It loves dogs.

    It is a heavy stone.

    It is my dad's car.

    The house is green. It is big.

    It is your pen.

Explanation

They are divided into Singular and Plural.

SINGULAR

A Singular Noun refers to one person, thing or place.

PLURAL

They can be regular or irregular.

To transform a noun into plural, generally we add "-S" in the end

Student > Students.

If the noun ends in -Y, it is replaced by -Ies, unless a vowel is before the -Y.

City > Cities.

  • Examples

    Story > Stories.

    Lady > Ladies.

    Country > Countries.

    Fly > Flies.

    Boy > Boys .

    (vowel before the "Y").

If the noun ends in -F o -Fe, it is replaced by –Ves.

Life > Lives.

  • Examples

    Half > Halves.

    Knife > Knives.

    Wolf > Wolves.

    Wife > Wives.

    Leaf > Leaves.

Irregular plural nouns change their form.

Man > Men

Woman > Women

Child > Children.

  • Examples

    Person > People

    Tooth > Teeth

    Foot > Feet

    Mouse > Mice

    Man > Men

Nouns that are always plural

Glasses.

Nouns can be simple (one term) or compound (two or more terms).

SIMPLE

COMPOUND

Nouns can accomplish several functions in the sentence...

- Subject

- Complement

- Predicative

- Adjective

- Apposition

  • Examples

    SUBJECT

    "Dogs" like bones.

    "Happiness" is all around.

    "Mom" cooks very good.

    COMPLEMENT

    I received a "call".

    He drives "home".

    I like "coffee".

    PREDICATIVE

    He is the "president".

    Katty is a "nurse".

    She is my "mother".

    ADJECTIVE

    Give me the "fruit" basket.

    He is an "English" man.

    It is a "five dollar" ticket.

    APPOSITION

    My brother, the "singer", is 23 years old.

    Susan, the "baby-sitter", is very nice.

    The police officer, "Tom", arrested the thieves.

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Answer

Correct Answer

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

True

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False

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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

Wrong answer

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.

True

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False

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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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False

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The word "BIRD" is considered a Neutral Noun.

True

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False

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

True

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False

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Nouns can be SIMPLE or COMPOUND.

True

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False

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There are nouns which are always plural.

True

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False

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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.

Correct answer!

Lazzy, the dog, is great.

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