NOUNS

What is a noun?
A noun is a part of speech typically denoting a person,
thing, place or idea.

1. Noun Forms
2. Kinds of Nouns
3. Types of Nouns
4. Number Nouns
5. Noun Classes
6. Noun Clause
Noun Forms
1. Concrete Nouns
Concrete nouns refer to physical
entities that can be observed by at least
one of the senses.
Ex: chair, apple, Janet, atom
2. Abstract Nouns
Abstract nouns is ideas or concepts
Ex: justice, hatred, agreement, kindness
Kinds of Nouns
1. Proper Nouns
A proper noun or proper name is a noun
representing unique entities
Ex: Earth, India, Jupiter, Harry, BMW
2. Common Nouns
A class of entities
Ex: city, planet, person, car
3. Collective nouns
Nouns that refer to groups consisting of more
than one individual or entity, even when they
are inflected for the singular.
Ex: committee, herd, flock, school (of fish).
Types of Nouns
1. Countable Nouns
Common nouns that can take a plural, can
combine
with numerals or quantifiers (e.g., one, two,
several, every, most), and can take an
indefinite article (a or an).
Ex: chair, nose, occasion
2. Uncountable Nouns
Can't take plural or combine with number
words or quantifiers.
Ex: laughter, cutlery, helium, furniture
Number Nouns
1. Singular Nouns
Single nouns that are used with the
article a or an
Ex: chair, nose, occasion
2. Plural Nouns
Nouns showing to be more than one.
Ex: books, baskets, CDs, pencils
Noun Classes
1. Masculine Gender
Ex: Father, Uncle, Boy, Husband
2. Feminine Gender
Ex: Mother, Aunt,Wife
3. Neuter Gender Noun
Ex: Bus, Car, Book
4. Common Gender Noun
Ex: Baby, Friend,Teacher
Noun Clause: is a clause functions
as a noun
1. Noun clause as a subject of a sentence
Ex: What you said doesn’t convince me at all.
What the salesman has said is untrue.
2. Noun clause as an object of a transitive verb
Ex: I know what you mean.
He said that his son would study in Australia.
3. Noun clause as an object of a preposition
Ex: Please listen to what your teacher is saying.
Be careful of what you’re doing.
4. Noun clause as a complement
Ex: This is what I want.
The good news is that the culprit has been put into jail.
5. Noun clause as a noun in apposition
Ex: The idea that people can live without oxygen is unreasonable.
The fact that Rudi always comes late doesn’t surprise me.
 PRONOUNS
What is a pronoun?
A pronoun is a word or form that substitutes for a noun or noun phrase.

1. Personal, possessive, and reflexive pronouns

2. Demonstrative Pronouns
This, That, These, Those
3. Indefinite Pronouns
Each, One, Ones, Another, Both, Few, Many
4. Interrogative Pronouns
Who, Whom, Whose, What, Which, Where, When, Why, How
*used in the beginning of the sentence
5. Relative Pronouns
Who, Whom, Which, That, Whose
*used to link two sentences which have same subjects or objects
 ADJECTIVES
What is an adjective?
An adjective is words that describe or modify another person or
thing in the sentence.

1. Limiting adjectives (articles: a, an, the)

2. Demonstrative Adjectives
This, That, These, Those
3. Possessive Adjectives
My, Your, Our, Their, His, Her
4. Cardinal Numbers (0,1,2,3,etc), Ordinal Numbers (1st, 2nd,
etc), Fraction Numbers (1/2, 3/4., etc)
5. Adjectives of Indefinite Quantity
Many, Much, A lot of, Plenty of, a great many, a few, a little,
several, All
 ADJECTIVE CLAUSE
What is an adjective clause?
An adjective clause functions as an adjective. It is started
with relative pronoun or relative adverb.

1. Adjective Clause with Relative Pronoun

Ex: The man who is sitting over there is my father.
The woman whose bag is red is my mother.
2. Adjective Clause with Relative Adverb
Ex: This is the reason why she did it.
Newsworthy events rarely happen in the small
town where I lived as a child.