Corvalán HANDOUT: NOUNS AND NOUN PHRASES The NP The structure of the Noun Phrase can be illustrated as follows (Premodification) H (Postmodification) determiners adjectives nouns the the old the very old those very old noun pronoun prepositional phrases relative clauses in the parking lot cars (that) the company bought for the employees Other pre- and postmodifiers may include determiner phrases‚ adjective phrases and even adverb phrases. A noun may also be complemented
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THE NOUN The definition of a noun is a word that is used to define a person‚ animal or living object‚ place or quality. There are many different kinds of nouns in English. PROPER NOUNS – nouns that refer to a specific name of a person‚ corporation‚ company‚ product such as Mr. David Green‚ Microsoft ‚ IBM. COMMON NOUNS – general nouns such as cat‚ hand‚ clock etc. COUNTABLE NOUNS – nouns that can be counted‚ such as car- cars‚ child – children
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LN-1.1.1: Nouns LN-1.1.1: NOUNS 1.1 Introduction to Nouns A noun is a part of speech that names a person‚ place‚ or thing. Many different kinds of nouns are used in the English language. Some are specific for people‚ places‚ events‚ and some represent groups or collections. Some nouns aren’t even nouns; they’re verbs acting like nouns in sentences. Nouns can be singular‚ referring to one thing‚ or plural‚ referring to more than one thing. Nouns can be possessive as well; possessive nouns indicate
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Nouns Definition: It is a word that names a person‚ a thing‚ a place or an idea. Grammatically‚ it is the head word of grammatical structure in which it functions. Kinds of nouns: Common nouns name general places or things or ideas e.g.‚ man‚ country‚ statute. Proper nouns name a particular person‚ place‚ or thing e.g.‚ Michael Jordan‚ Indonesia‚ Statute of Liberty. Concrete nouns describe things that can be seen‚ heard‚ touched‚ smelled or tasted e.g.‚ hat‚ hen‚ desk. Abstract nouns describe
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Countable and Uncountable Nouns * Nouns can be countable or uncountable. * Countable nouns are the names of separate objects‚ people‚ etc. which we can count; they have singular and plural forms. e.g.‚ one book two books a man some men * Uncountable nouns are the names of things which we do not see as separate‚ and which we cannot count; they do not have plural forms. e.g.‚ milk rice weather * Countable Nouns can take singular or plural verbs This book is expensive. These books
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NOUNS (名词) Common and Proper Nouns （普通名词和专有名词） 名词可以分为专有名词（Proper Nouns）和普通名词 (Common Nouns）。 专有名词是某（些）人，地方，机构等专有的名称。 普通名词是一类人或东西或是一个抽象概念的名词。普通名词又可分为下面四类： 1）个体名词（Individual Nouns）：表示某类人或东西中的个体，如：gun。 2）集体名词（Collective Nouns）：表示若干个个体组成的集合体，如：family。 3）物质名词（Material Nouns）：表示无法分为个体的实物，如：air。 4）抽象名词（Abstract Nouns）：表示动作、状态、品质、感情等抽象概念，如：work。 个体名词和集体名词可以用数目来计算，称为可数名词（Countable Nouns）。 物质名词和抽象名词一般无法用数目计算，称为不可数名词（Uncountable Nouns）。 归纳一下，名词的分类可以下图表示： 名词 专有名词 NOUNS Proper Nouns 普通名词
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Sentences using Yes‚ it is/No‚ it isn’t • Sentences using Yes‚ they are/No‚ they aren’t • Singular Plural • Punctuation • My Favorite Fruit (Essay) • This is‚ There is/These are‚ There are • My Mom (Essay) • Noun • Proper Nouns • Verb • Sentences using can/can’t • My Pet (Essay) • Words/Opposites • Masculine/Feminine • Comprehension Unit 0: Topic 1: A or an Definition: Exercise: (in copy) Q1: Fill in the blanks
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NOUNS Nouns * We call nouns naming-words. They are the names of people‚ animals‚ places and things. Each person‚ animal‚ place and thing has a name. E.g. – woman‚ baby‚ cow‚ dog‚ sea‚ beach‚ table‚ cupboard etc. Countable and Uncountable nouns * Nouns which can be counted are called countable nouns. We use a‚ an‚ a few‚ several‚ many‚ some‚ plenty of‚ a lot of‚ a large number of with countable nouns. E.g. – many birds‚ a few cars‚ a lot of flowers‚ a large number of books‚ some
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Plural Nouns www.grammar.cl A) Change each of the singular nouns below into plural nouns. 1. Book: 2. Table: _________________________ _________________________ 3. Day: 4. Car: _________________________ _________________________ B) Change each of the singular nouns below into plural nouns. 1. Watch: 2. Fox: 3. Glass: _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ 4. Quiz: 5. Class: 6. Bus: _________________________ _________________________ _________________________
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measure----------------------------------------------------------11 Plurals of headless nouns--------------------------------------------------------------11 Nouns with multiple plurals-------------------------------------------------------------12 Plurals of names of people-------------------------------------------------------------15 Irregular plural from other languages------------------------------------------------15 Plurals of compound nouns------------------------------------------------------------15 Plurals
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