(English Grammar) Nouns - Basic English pptx

Slides about Nouns

3. What is a noun in English?

Definition of a noun: A noun in English is just a name. That's all it is: just a name. But a name of what?

Anoun is aname given to something or somebody. Everything that exists or is made has a name to it.
Being a life (a human being, an animal, a bird) or a thing (a place, an object), or an abstract idea (an
emotion/feeling, a subject, a concept, an activity, a quality), everything that we have in life has a name to
it.

And that name is nothing but a noun. A noun is not just a name of a person, place, or thing; it is a name of
anything that exists (physically or non-physically).

Look at whatever you have around you. Whatever it is; it has a name to it, and that name is nothing but a
noun.

4. List of major noun names that we have:

Categories

Noun names

man, woman, teacher, doctor, Max, singer, boy, girl, Virat Kohli, etc.
1. People

(According to different specifications and qualities a human

being possesses, we give a name to the person.)
2. Things watch, book, car, table, house, milk, rice, apple, potato, dust, etc.
3. Places garden, city, town, hospital, school, college, park, nursery, library, etc.

4. Subjects

economics, marketing, arts, science, geology, etc.

love, hate, anger, frustration, admiration, sadness, ecstasy, etc.

polygamy, democracy, marriage, divorce, meditation, individualism,
politics, etc.

honesty, bravery, beauty, humility, calmness, courage, tranquility, loyalty,
truthfulness, etc.

8. Activities

dancing, singing, teaching, driving, running, drinking, etc.

9. Animals/birds

tiger, elephant, snake, penguin, peacock, cock, cow, crocodile, etc.

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How to identify a noun in English?

Some noun names end in a certain pattern, and others are specific names of people, things, places, and
subjects that don’t have a specific pattern to them.

We have to be familiarized with these names in order to know they are nouns, but there are nouns in
English that can be identified on the basis of how they are formed.

6. %

(A) Nouns/words that end with ‘lity’

Words that end with lity are usually noun names. Here are some examples:
locality, nationality, reality, agility, quality, personality, equality, fidelity, morality, stability, inability, sexuality,

disability, visibility, possibility, inaudibility, spirituality, functionality, accountability, responsibility,
confidentiality, etc.

Note: most nouns/words that end with ‘lity’ are generally made out of adjectives.

7. Note: most nouns/words that end with ‘lity’ are generally made out of adjectives.

Adjectives

Nouns

Local
Ex - It is a local area.

Locality
Ex - This locality is great.

National
Ex - It is a national issue.

Nationality
Ex - Don't question my nationality.

Real
Ex - She is not real.

Reality
Ex - The reality is different.

Agile

Ex - The kid is quite agile.

Agility
Ex - You need agility to do this.

Equal
Ex - It is equal.

Equality
Ex - We are fighting for equality.

8. (B) Nouns/words ending with ‘lty’

Cruelty, faculty, loyalty, royalty, novelty, difficulty, casualty, etc.

Note: noun names that end with ‘Ity’ are formed out of adjectives.

Adjectives

Nouns

Cruel
Ex - You are very cruel.

Cruelty
Ex — We are aware of their cruelty.

Loyal
Ex - You are not loyal to me.

Loyalty
Ex - We want loyalty from you.

Novel

Ex - This guy is extremely novel.

Novelty
Ex - Some novelty in this read is needed.

Difficult
Ex - The question is difficult.

Difficulty
Ex — No difficulty was faced during the test.

9. %

(C) Nouns names/words ending with ‘tion’
Words that end with tion are generally nouns. Here are some examples:

Pollution, corruption, eruption, attraction, solution, situation, relation, imagination, translation, position,
organization, evaluation, summarization, description, option, contribution, caution, affection, regulation,

relaxation, nation, edition, etc.

Note: most words that end with ‘tion’ are made out of verbs.

10. Verbs

Nouns

Pollute
Ex - Don't pollute the hall.

Pollution
Ex - Pollution is a huge problem here.

Elect
Ex - We will not elect him again.

Election
Ex -The election is coming soon.

Corrupt
Ex - Don't corrupt the company.

Corruption
Ex - Corruption is everywhere.

Relate
Ex - Anyone can relate to your story.

Relation
Ex - It does not have any relation to this.

Attract
Ex - You can attract anyone.

Attraction
Ex - There is an attraction between the two.

11. (D) Nouns names/words ending with ‘sion’
Words that end with sion are generally nouns. Here are some examples:

supervision, vision, fusion, passion, mission, collusion, tension, session, pension, version, omission,
allusion, infusion, revision, division, admission, expansion, inclusion, exclusion, collision, depression,
submission, discussion, permission, etc.

| Note: most noun names/words that end in ‘sion’ are made out of verbs.

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12. Verbs

Nouns

Supervise
Ex - He supervises the staff.

Supervision
Ex - His supervision is badly needed now.

Divide
Ex - We can't divide the money.

Di
Ex - The division of property will be the solution.

sion

Infuse
Ex - Let's infuse this into the project.

Infusion
Ex - The infusion of drugs into your body resulted in
this allergy.

Admit
Ex - Do you admit to stealing the money?

Admission
Ex - | will take the admission here.

Expand
Ex - The company can't expand the business
anymore.

Expansion
Ex - The company can't afford the expansion.

13. Types of Nouns

Used toname

places or things in
GENERAL. It refers to the class or type of
person or thing (without being specific).

Examples: girl, city, animal, house, food

Have a singular and a plural form and can
be used with a number or a/an before it.
They are sometimes called Count Nouns
Examples: car, desk, cup, house, bike

Refer to people or things that exist
physically and that at least one of the
senses can detect.

Examples: dog, tree, apple, moon, sock

Two or more words that create a noun.
They can be written as one word, joined

by a hyphen or written as separate words.
Examples: rainfall, son-in-law, credit card

Used to name a SPECIFIC (or individual)
person, place or thing. Proper nouns
begin with a capital letter.

Examples: John, London, Pluto, France

Cannot be counted. They often refer to
substances, liquids, and abstract ideas.
They are sometimes called Mass Nouns.
Examples: wood, milk, air, happiness

| see, touch, hear, smell or taste.

Examples: love, time, fear, freedom

Refer to a set or group of people, animals
or things. They are often followed by
OF + PLURAL NOUN (e.g. bunch of flowers)

Examples: team, pile, stack, flock, bunch

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