Noun-basics beginner
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A noun is naming word.it names a person (ashoka,
Napoleon, sanjay),place (town,city,New york)or
thing (table,house ,flower).The word” thing”include
all things that we can feel,hear or think of (noise ,
beauty,king kingship.etc.)
Nouns are classified into:(a) the common noun and
the proper noun ,or into (b) the concrete noun and
the abstract noun.
Types –Noun two type -(1)common noun (2)proper
noun
Noun basics
(1) common noun -Name given to every person place
or thing of the same class Examples (Boy ,river,animal,
town)
(A)Abstract -Name given to an abstract idea or
something that cannot be felt or seen or heard.
(B) collective- Name given to a number of persons
or things taken together.
(A) Abstract – Three part
(a) Quality -Examples -goodness,honesty,kindness
(b) Action -Loughter ,hatred,stealth
(c)state- Boyhood,freedom,health
(2)Proper noun -Name given to a particular person
place or thing
Examples -Nepoleon,London,the Ganges
Noun-basics beginner
Gender of Nouns
(a) A noun that denotes a male is masculine gender.
(b) A noun that denotes a female is feminine gender.
(c) A noun that denotes either a male or a female is
common gender.
(d) A noun that denotes neither a male nor a female is
neuter gender.
Examples
(a) Masculine gender- boy, father,horse,hero,fox
(b) feminine gender-girl,mother,mare,heroine,vixen.
(c) Common gender-baby,parent ,neighbour,friend,
student
(d) Neuter gender-book,tree,house,jewel,paper some
common words denoting gender are given below.
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| Mesculine | Feminine | Mesculine | Feminine |
|---|---|---|---|
|
buck peacock |
doe filly bitch duck bee vixen goose mare ewe hind pea-hen |
cock-sparrow jack -ass tom-cat czar sultan Emperor Marquis hero administrator creator executor |
hen -sparrow jenny-ass tabby-cat Czarina Sultana Empress Marchioness heroine creatrix executrix |
Number of Nouns
Noun-basics beginner – Number of Nouns
A singular noun indicates one thing while the plural
more than one .plurals are formed by adding s/es/ies
to the singular or sometimes -ves. Sometimes the
plurals are mutated plurals (foot-feet,woman-women,
child-children)there are also unchanged plurals (sheep,
deer,bison,cannon,salmon)
Foreign Plurals
Plurals of foreign words are formed according to the
rules of the original language .
Latin plurals
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
|
alumnus (M) |
alumni alumnae larvae fungi radii termini |
agendum erratum crisis basis vertex thesis |
agenda errata crises bases vertices theses |
greek plurals
| Singuler | Plural | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
|
criterion |
criteria phenomena |
stigma axis |
stigmata axes |
plurals of compound nouns
| Singuler | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| brother-in-law commander-in -chief major-general spoonful |
brothers-in-law commanders-in-chief major-generals spoonfuls
|
The Following are Always Plural
bellows ,scissors,spectacles,trousers,annals,thanks
tidings,alms,riches
Collective Nouns
such nouns indicate a collection and are treated as
singular
Noun-basics beginer –
| Animal/Bird/Thing | Collective | ||
|---|---|---|---|
|
sheep |
flock shoal swarm pack herd flight fleet pack flight pair staff bunch gang crew crowd mob congregation chest suit set bunch/bouquet clump pair bunch pride |
Nouns and their Diminutives /young ones
| Word | Diminiutive | Word | Young ones |
|---|---|---|---|
|
river |
rivulet booklet ringlet owlet |
dog cat hen cow goose swan duck lion eagle horse |
pup kitten chick calf gosling cygnet duckling cub eaglet lamb foal |