Parts of Speech - Noun, Different Kinds and Types of Nouns

Parts of Speech - Noun

1. NOUN (PANGNGALAN)

2. NOUNS A noun is a word that names the following: a. Persons - Jake, Susan, bachelor, researcher b. Places - Cubao, Manila, France c. Things - laptop, book, paper d. Action - reading, researching, writing e. Qualifies - intelligent, resourceful, pretty f. Emotions - love, happiness, sorrow g. Concept - optimism, realism, democracy

3. Kinds of Nouns

4. a. Proper nouns - are names of specific or particular persons, places or things. They begin with capital letters . Examples: Juan Dela Cruz, Baguio City, Samsung TV. b. Common nouns - are names of persons, places, and things in general . Examples: book, actor, bag, pencil, vehicle.

5. c. Abstract nouns - are names of ideas, feelings, qualities, emotions, and other matters not existing physically , but are known through the effects created by them . Examples: remorse, hope, patience, humanism d. Concrete nouns - refer to objects appealed to by the senses. Examples: dogs, bells, perfume, sugar

6. e. Count nouns - refer to countable people, things, and places. They are made plural by adding s to their end parts. Examples: tables, cars, houses f. Mass nouns - are non-countable nouns with no plural equivalents ; but can, nonetheless, be quantified by the use of counters or units of measures that can be pluralized. Examples: a lot of - lots of, a slice of - slices of, a gallon of-gallons of, a strand of hair - strands of hair

7. Gases - hydrogen, oxygen, air, methane Fluids - oil, water, ink, soup Ideas/emotions - curiosity, satisfaction, acceptance Material phenomena - heat, electricity, sunshine Tiny particles - dirt, dust, flour, rice Field of knowledge - economics, history, ethics g. Classes of mass nouns:

8. g. Collective or Group nouns - are names of a group , or set of persons, things, and places. Examples: a group of stars - constellation of a geese - gaggle of lion - pride of teachers - faculty of fish - school of monkeys- troop

9. h. Compound nouns - are made up of two or more words . Examples: Executive Manager Teacher-in-Charge Pacific Ocean Branch Manager Security Guard Mother-in-law

10. i. Possessive or Genetive nouns - are nouns using apostrophe + s ('s) to show that a thing belongs to somebody or something . They are of two types: dependent, which is followed by a noun; independent, not followed by a noun. Examples: Dependent - boy's bag, Ana's jacket, sisters' pictures, Santos' store Independent - Gina is a friend of Carla's (meaning - Gina is a friend of one of the friends of Carla)

11. j. Special nouns - have unique ways of appearing plural . They are of three types: Always plural for they come in pairs but can appear plural with the use of "a pair of". Examples: scissors - a pair of scissors, shoes - a pair of shoes Always plural in form but singular in meaning. Examples: aerobics, economics, measles, statistics

12. Nouns with the same plural and singular forms. Examples: Singular Plural one sheep - 20 sheep one deer - several deer salmon - salmon swine - swine

13. k. Infinite nouns - are classes of nouns that are continuously expanding due to new ideas, products, or developments. Examples: Internet, blog, broadband, gigabyte, cache, mouse, chatroom, homepage, hypertext, spam, wiki, twitter, facebook, voicemail, e-mail, ipod

14. NOUN DETERMINERS (PANTUKOY)

15. Noun determiners are words that do not only signal or specify which noun is referred to in the sentence, but also show the number or quantity, which means that the amount or degree of the subject matter or topic of the sentence. NOUN DETERMINERS

16. KINDS OF NOUN DETERMINERS

17. l Articles (a, an, the) Example: The researcher is equipped with the necessary writing materials. A book is a bonanza of knowledge. An enthusiastic researcher is like a spelunker in a cave. a. Noun determiners that signal the presence of nouns in the sentence:

18. l Possessives (my, his, her, your, their, our, its) Example: His research topic is timely and relevant. My topic is interesting to college students. l Demonstratives (this, that, these, those) Example: This book is what you are supposed to borrow. That college researcher looks like a foreigner.

19. l Quantifiers (a few of, fewer, little, less, much, most, more, some, any, each, every, many etc.) Example: Most learners find college education challenging. Much time for research work means heavy reading activities. b. Noun determiners that show number or quantity of nouns:

20. l Numbers (one, two, three, etc.) Example: Eight college students borrowed books from the library. Twenty UST students passed the Nursing Board Exam.

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