T5 English - Tutorial
T5 English - Tutorial
MAC
2024
ENGLISH
FORM 5
NOUNS
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WEEK 1: Nouns
-can act as the subject, an indirect object, a direct object, a subject complement and an object
complement. Nouns can also function as adjectives and verbs.
Examples of Nouns:
• People
• Places
• Animals
• Ideas
• Objects/Things
Types of Nouns
Nouns can be broadly classified into:
1. Proper Nouns: Nouns that are used to name a person, place or thing specifically are called a
proper noun. Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter.
Examples:
2. Common nouns: Common nouns are those nouns that refer to a generic item, group or place.
This means that, unlike proper nouns, they are not used to identify specific people, places or
objects. Common nouns are not capitalised unless they appear at the beginning of a sentence.
Examples:
3. Singular nouns: These are words that are used to name a single person, place, animal, bird or
object.
Examples:
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4. Plural nouns: Plural nouns refer to a number of people, places, animals or things. Nouns are
made plural by adding an ‘s’ or ‘es’ or ‘ies’ or ‘ves’ to the existing root word. Nouns that end with
an ‘s’ remain the same. Some nouns remain the same in both their singular and plural forms, and
some others have totally different spelling.
Examples:
• Tom brought ten packets of lays for the trip. (specific number – ten)
• Mom asked me to buy a dozen eggs. (specific – dozen means twelve)
• I saw an aeroplane around seven in the morning. (specific – an means one)
6. Uncountable nouns are those nouns that cannot be counted. This category of nouns includes
both concrete and abstract nouns.
Examples:
7. Collective Nouns: A collective noun is a naming word that is used to denote a group of objects,
animals or people.
Examples:
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• A bunch of grapes
8. Concrete Nouns: A concrete noun refers to objects that are material and can be perceived by
the human senses.
Examples:
9. Abstract Nouns: Any entity that cannot be perceived by the five senses of the human body are
called an abstract noun.
Examples:
Also Explore: Compound Nouns | Possessive Nouns | Noun Phrases | Noun Exercises
Nouns Used as Different Components of a Sentence
Nouns Used as a Subject
When used as a subject, a noun mostly appears at the beginning of a sentence. It can be
identified by asking the question ‘who’.
Examples:
• I bought a pen.
• Where is your book?
• I cannot find today’s newspaper.
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Examples:
• Dan bought his sister a Mini Cooper. (For whom did Dan buy a Mini Cooper? – his sister)
• Megha baked Julie a cake. (For whom did Megha bake a cake? – Julie)
• My brother is an engineer.
• Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India.
Multifunctional Nouns
Nouns Used as Verbs
There are some nouns which can also be used as a verb. Some nouns can be used as verbs with
a slight change in the spelling of the original word.
Examples:
My mother iced the fish so that it did not stink. (Used as a verb)
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Did you practice the song? (Used as an adjective)
With a slight change in the spelling or adding a suffix to the root word, nouns can sometimes be
used as adjectives.
Examples:
There has been a change in the monetary policy of the country. (Used as an adjective)
5 Steps of Writing
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4. Draft the essay
• Pupils should learn to stick to the plan in order to write an efficient essay.