COMMON NOUNS
Used to name living beings, material and abstract things.
British English
Car
House
Man
Pen
American English
Car
House
Man
Pen
PROPER NOUNS
Used to appoint names, surnames, countries and cities.
British English
France
Robert
Jagger
Amy
American English
France
Robert
Jagger
Amy
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...
British English
Boy
Man
Father
Son
American English
Boy
Man
Father
Son
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...
British English
Girl
Mother
Aunt
Woman
American English
Girl
Mother
Aunt
Woman
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...
British English
Bird
Stone
Car
Dog
American English
Bird
Stone
Car
Dog
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.
British English
Guitar
Ball
Tree
Flower
American English
Guitar
Ball
Tree
Flower
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 "-ch, -sh, -s, -x" we add "-es" in the end.
British English
Dress > Dresses
Box > Boxes
Church > Churches
Bus > Buses
Beach > Beaches
Dish > Dishes
American English
Dress > Dresses
Box > Boxes
Church > Churches
Bus > Buses
Beach > Beaches
Dish > Dishes
If the noun ends in "-y", it is replaced by "-ies", unless a vowel is before the "-y".
City > Cities.
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.
Half > Halves.
Knife > Knives.
Wolf > Wolves.
Wife > Wives.
Leaf > Leaves.
Irregular plural nouns change their form.
Man > Men
Woman > Women
Child > Children.
Person > People
Tooth > Teeth
Foot > Feet
Mouse > Mice
Man > Men
Nouns that are always plural
Glasses.
Scissors.
Clothes.
Stairs.
Nouns can be simple (one term) or compound (two or more terms).
SIMPLE
British English
Table
Car
Sky
Bed
American English
Table
Car
Sky
Bed
COMPOUND
British English
Father in law
Dining room
Tea cup
Taxi driver
American English
Father in law
Dining room
Tea cup
Taxi driver
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.
1 To talk about Male Nouns, we use the Pronoun "It".
2 The plural form of the noun "Tooth" is "Teeth".
3 The plural form of the noun "Church".
4 "Livingroom" is considered…
5 Nouns can function like Adjectives.
6 Nouns have no gender.
7 We generally use the pronoun She to talk about Female Nouns.
8 The word "Bird" is considered a Neutral Noun.
9 The plural form of the noun "Man" is "Mans".
10 Nouns can be Simple or Compound.
11 There are nouns which are always plural.
12 Which of the following is the correct plural form of the Noun "City"?
13 Which of the following is the plural form of the noun "Mouse"?
14 Which of the following is considered a common Noun?
15 In which of the following sentences the noun "Dog" works as the Subject of the sentence?
