LESSON

PLAN
Presented by :-
Kamaldeep Kaur
Roll no-
2213019
Subject :- English
Topic :- Nouns
What is a noun?
A noun is a word used to name a person,
animal, place, thing, and abstract idea.
Nouns are usually the first words which
small children learn.


Nouns a person
an animal a place
a thing
an idea
flower
freedom
baby
dog city
Nouns
Singular and plural nouns
Plural nouns: Refer to two or more things
babies dogs flowers
Singular nouns: Refer to one thing.
a baby a dog a flower
Nouns
Concrete and abstract nouns
Abstract nouns: Something you can not perceive
through any of your five senses.
Concrete nouns: Something you can perceive with
your five senses (see, touch, taste, hear or smell).
Collective nouns
Name a group of people or thing. This class
of nouns denotes a group of people,
animals, objects, or concepts or ideas as a
single entity.
Nouns
army, troop
Compound nouns
Made up of two or more words acting as a
single unit.
Types:
1. Separate words: coffee table


2. Hyphenated words: editor-in-chief


3. Combined words: battlefield
Nouns
Common nouns and Proper nouns
A common noun names any type of noun
(person, animal, place, thing, idea).
A proper noun names an specific person,
place or thing.
Nouns
This is a dog. A dog is a common noun.
This is also an specific dog. His name is Homer.
Homer is a proper noun because is the particular
name of this dog. A proper noun always begins with
a capital letter.

Nouns
Count nouns and Noncount nouns
Count nouns: Nouns that we can count (one pencil,
two pencils, three pencils). They can be singular or
plural (a book, two books).


Noncount nouns: Nouns that we can not count.
They have no plural. Example: bread, cheese,
ice-cream, yogurt.


Put a or an before singular nouns. Do not use the articles a or an with noncount
nouns.

Recapitulation
Answer following questions :-




Common Nouns Exercises :-


1. Which of the following noun is a Proper Noun?
a)Singer b) John c) Milk d) Sister
2. Which of the following noun is not a Countable Noun?
a) books b) gold c) horse d) apple
1. One who cuts hair is a .. .
2. One who cures sick people is a ...
3. One who sells medicines and drugs is a ..
Home work
Write down two examples each of Common
and Proper Nouns.
Answer the following questions :-

1. Birds fly in the sky.
a) Proper
Noun
b) Common
Noun
c) Abstract
Noun
d) Collective
Noun
2. I saw a bunch of grapes.
a) Common
Noun
b) Material
Noun
c) Collective
Noun
d) Abstract
Noun