Parts Of Speech: The Noun

Question 1

Noun

Answer 1

Could be people, places, things, or ideas.

e. g.,
1. Raul
2. Argentina
3. Penguin
4. Dreams

Question 2

Example of a personal pronoun. That people confuse it to nouns.

Answer 2

He

Question 3

E.g., of a demonstrative pronoun. That people confuse it to nouns

Answer 3

This

Question 4

Singular Nouns

Answer 4

Single nouns;

e. g.,
1. Dog
2. Cat
3. Dinosaur
4. Whale

Question 5

Plural Nouns

Answer 5

“Plus” = “More” nouns;

e. g.,
1. Dogs
2. Cats
3. Dinosaurs
4. Whales

Question 6

if you can’t add an “s” to make it plural then they are; __________. Give examples.

Answer 6

Irregular Plural Nouns:

1. Leaf > Leaves
2. Child > Children
3. Fungus > Fungi
4. Mouse > Mice
5. Sheep > Sheep

Question 7

Regular Plural

Answer 7

Define many nouns by simply adding an “s”

e. g.,

1. Cat > Cats

Question 8

Common Nouns

Answer 8

More general kind of noun;

e. g.,
1. City
2. Frog
3. River
4. Mountain

Question 9

Proper Nouns

Answer 9

More specific kind of nouns and it’s always capitalized;

e. g.,
1. Chicago {city}
2. Kermit {frog}
3. Nile {river}
4. Everest {mountain}

Question 10

Concrete Nouns

Answer 10

Something that is concrete; PHYSICAL kind of nouns;

e. g.,
1. Dog
2. Ball
3. Cliff

Question 11

Abstract Nouns

Answer 11

Something that is drawn away from physical reality kind of noun; NOT PHYSICAL kind of nouns;

e. g.,
1. Sadness
2. Happiness
3. Freedom

Question 12

Define and explain the types of Irregular plurals.

Answer 12

In irregular plural you don’t add an “s” to make it plural.
there’s changes in words to make it plural.
1. f > ves
2. change to “en”
3. Base Plurals; which means no changes at all.
4. Mutant Plurals; none of them take “s” to become plural. They mutate into different vowel sound.
5. Foreign Plural; from another language.

e. g.,
1. leaf > leaves
2. child > children
3. Sheep > 2 Sheep
4. foot > feet
5. Larva > Larvae

Question 13

Base plural nouns

Answer 13

When the word’s singular is the same as the plural.

1. Sheep
2. Fish {fishes = type of species/ science}
3. Bison

Question 14

Mutant Plural nouns

Answer 14

none of them take “s” to become plural. They mutate into different vowel sound.

e. g.,
1. Foot > Feet
2. Woman > Women
3. Man > Men
4. Tooth > Teeth
5. Goose > Geese
6. Mouse > Mice
7. Louse > Lice

Question 15

Foreign Plural Nouns

Answer 15

a noun borrowed from another language that has kept its original plural form rather than adapt the usual English plural ending of -s.

e. g.,
1. Larva > Larvae
2. Fungus > Fungi
3. Datum > Data
4. Index > indices
5. Thesis > Theses
6. Criterion > Criteria