At your age now, can you already think of
something that you consider important in
your life? Identify the realities of your life
that are important to you.
PART OF SPEECH: NOUNS
CHARLENE ARARAO
Nouns
 are words to name a person, thing, idea
or anything that is seen around to help
people identify what they talk and think
about.
Kinds of Nouns
 Common Nouns – are names of any one of the class of people, places,
or things. This kind of noun is not capitalized.
 Proper Nouns - names a specific person, place, or things. This kind of
noun is capitalized.
COMMON NOUNS
city
girl
inventor
school
country
PROPER NOUNS
COMMON
NOUNS
PROPER NOUNS
city
Davao City, Digos City, Panabo City
girl
Pamela, Mariel, Angela
inventor
school
Alexander Graham Bell, Aisa Mijeno, Dr. Fe
del Mundo
Cor Jesu College, UM, USEP
country
Philippines, Japan, Korea
Kinds of Nouns
 Collective Nouns – are names of a group of people, objects, animals or
things. When the members of a collective noun are performing an action
as individuals, use a plural verb; the group is not acting together as a
unit. When all the members of a collective noun are performing an
action as a unit, use a singular verb.
Group of:
dancers
sticks
persons
wood
paper
Collective Noun
Group of:
Collective Noun
dancers
troupe
sticks
bundle (a bundle of sticks)
persons
committee, jury
wood
stack (a stack of wood)
paper
ream ( a ream of paper)
Kinds of Nouns
 Countable Nouns – names of things that can be counted, like box,
house, chair, table, slippers, etc.
Kinds of Nouns
 Mass Nouns (Uncountable nouns) – names things that cannot be
counted, like rice, flour, sugar, water, coffee.
Kinds of Nouns
 Abstract Nouns – are names of names ideas, concepts, and emotions
which cannot be experienced concretely or touched physically.
 Ideas, qualities, or conditions like love, hate, power, freedom, faith,
anger, honesty, etc. are all examples of abstract nouns.
Kinds of Nouns
 Concrete Nouns – are nouns that can be perceived by at least one of
our five senses. They are nouns that refer to things that exist physically
and can be touched, seen, smelled, felt, or tasted.
 Examples are dog, salt, wool, wallet, flowers, trees, paper, etc.
Kinds of Nouns
 Compound Nouns – are nouns made up of two or more words but
refer only to one item like horseback, classroom, network and
bandwidth.
PART OF SPEECH: NOUNS
CHARLENE ARARAO
Singular Nouns
Plural Nouns
child
?
?
women
persons
alumnus
?
alumna
?
Assignment (Deadline: Feb. 20, 2022)