Nouns Identification Part 2

Nouns Identification method-II                                                                                                                      

Nouns can be identified by the presence of signal word such as the.

Example: (The nouns are bolded)

·         He catches the ball.

·         The students ask questions.

·         The teacher corrects marks.

·         The meeting was cancelled by the committee.

·         She found the answer to the question.

·         Please open the window.

Nouns Identification method-III

SVO format sentences. Here subject and object are always nouns.

Example:  

·         They are playing cricket.

       (subject)   (verb)     (object)

·         Kumar watches film.

         (subject)   (verb)  (object)

·         The match was stopped by the rain.

    (subject)     (verb)               (object)

·         The tree gives shadow.

(subject) (verb) (object)

·         The students wrote the exam.

       (subject) (verb)      (object)

Nouns Identification method-IV

Nouns may be made plural, usually with the suffix -s or –es

Examples:     -s

·         Books

·         Pens

·         Pats

·         Students

·         Buildings

-es

·         Boxes

·         Buses

·         Branches

·         Lunches

·         Classes

Nouns Identification method-V

Nouns show ownership with the addition of an apostrophe with ‘s’ and, sometimes, an apostrophe only.

Singular nouns show their ownership with the addition of apostrophe with ‘s’.

Plural nouns show their ownership with the addition of apostrophe only.

Example:  
                 ·         books’s pages  (Wrong)                         books’ pages  (Correct)
                 ·         five students’s essays (Wrong)              five students’ essays (Correct)
                 ·         teachers’s documents (Wrong)              teachers’ documents (Correct)
                 ·         computer’s hard disk. (Correct)
                 ·         baby’s dress. (Correct)

 

Exercise-ii

State the nouns in the following sentences. First one is done for you.

1.    The company was closed. (company)

2.    The engineer sketched the plan.

3.    They played football.

4.    We decorated our classroom for the teacher’s day.

5.    The tree has several branches.

6.    The teacher punished the student.

7.    The examination was very tuff.

8.    Babies’ dresses are very costly.

9.    Kumar bought some fruits.

10.  The doctor said him that don’t smoke.

11.  The cat was named Stella.  

Answers-ii

2.    engineer, plan

3.    They, football

4.    We, classroom, teachers

5.    tree, branches

6.    teacher, student

7.    examination

8.    Babies

9.    Kumar, fruits

10.  doctor

11.  cat,Stella

Tamil Question 07

வினா 07

பின்வரும் சொற்களில் அடுக்கிடுக்குத்தொடர் எது?

(1) கட கட 

(2) கூட்டம் கூட்டம் 

(3) செக்கச்சிவந்த 

(4) இராப்பகல் 

IQ Question -07

வினா 07

3 வேறுபட்ட  பகா எண்களின் கூட்டுத்தொகை 35 ஆகும். அவற்றுக்கிடையிலான வீச்சு 10 ஆகும் எனின் ,  அவற்றின் பெருக்குத்தொகை கூட்டுத்தொகையின் எத்தனை மடங்காகும்?

Tamil Question 06

வினா 06

பின்வரும் சொற்களில் முன் பின் தொக்கப்போலி எது?
(1) நுனிமரம்
(2)அஞ்சு
(3) அறன்
(4) முரைசு
(5) அம்பது

Noun Identification(Part-1)

Introduction

The noun has its base word in the Latin word nomen. It refers to name. Every language must have nouns. A noun is easily identified as a person, animal, place, thing and idea.

Identifying a Noun Method-I

A noun is a part of speech that denotes a person, animal, place, thing and idea.

Person –  proper name, gender and title

Animal – proper name, species and gender (It include all the kinds of animal: birds, insects, etc.)

Place – proper name, physical location and general locale.

Thing –  it includes now, will include, or included in the past.

Idea –   be it a real, workable idea or an imaginary that might never come to realization.

Noun Examples

The nouns in each sentence have been bolded.

Person

·         The doctor checks the patient.

·         Dhoni didn’t play last match.

·         Einstein was a greatest scientist.

·         We must obey to our parents.

·         My mother looks a lot like my grandmother, and I look very much like them.

·         Sunder Pichchai is a CEO of Google.

Animal

·         The dog barked at last night.

·         Elephants never forget.

·         Rabbit eats carrot.

·         Cat and mouse are enemies.

·         Parrots can speak.

·         A bird flew in the sky.

Place  

·         The bank is open now.

·         Let’s go to the theatre.

·         Look over here.

·         I go to London.

·         Come here.

·         Moratuwa and peradeniya are two famous universities.

Thing

·         Catch the ball.

·         Please close the door and lock it.

·         Use words properly to be understood.

·         The lamp sits on a table next to the sofa.

·         Money doesn’t grow on trees.

·         I bought a pen.

Idea

·         Follow the rules.

·         A good friendship makes a man full.

·         The theory of relativity is an important concept.

·         Love is a wonderful emotion.

·         Prevention is better than cure.

Exercise-i

Find the nouns in the following sentences and put the nouns into the brackets and say its denotes category. First one is done for you.

Example:-  1 Nuwara-eliya  is a best natural place in Srilanka. (Nuwara-eliya, Srilanka/  place)

2.    Dr.Abdul kalam was a well-known scientist in the world.

3.    Friendship is an amazing relationship ever.

4.    Internet gives a lots of online job opportunity.

5.    A meaningful picture tells a thousands of words.

6.    Boiler chicken grows very fast.

7.    Newton’s third law defines every action has an opposite and same reaction.

8.    Kholi got the man of the match.

9.    Batticaloa is called the place for ‘singing fish’.

10.  Srilanka won the test match series against South Africa.

11.  Practice makes a man perfect.

Answer-i

2.( Dr.Abdul kalam/person)

3. (Friendship/idea)

4. (Internet/thing)

5. (Internet/thing)

6. (chicken/animal)

7. (law/idea)

8.(Kohli/person)

9. (Batticaloa/place)

10. (Srilanka, south Africa/person)->here group of person not place

11.(Practice/idea)

Contents of Noun

Chapter 01: Noun Introduction

(i)Noun Identification(Part-1)
(ii)Noun Identification (Part-2)
(iii)Noun Identification (Part-3)

Chapter 02: Functions of Noun

(i)Functions of Noun Part 01
(ii)Functions of Noun Part 02
(iii)Functions of Noun Part 03
(iv)Functions of Noun Part 04
(v) Functions of Noun Part 05

Chapter 03: Types of Noun

(i)Common Noun
(ii)Proper Noun
(iii)Singular Noun
(iv)Plural Noun
(v)Abstract Noun
(vi)Countable Noun
(vii)Uncountable Noun
(viii)Collective Noun
(ix)Concrete Noun
(x)Compound Noun
(xi)Masculine Feminine Neuter Noun
(xii)Animate and Inanimate Noun
(xiii)Adjectival Noun
(xiv)Adverbial Noun

Trick 2

Math Trick 2

இலகுவாக 5 ஐ இறுதி இலக்கமாக கொண்ட  அனைத்து எண்களின் வர்க்கம் காணல்.

Tamil Question 05

வினா 05

பின்வரும் சொற்களை தமிழ் அகர வரிசைப்படி குறிப்பிடுக.

(1) சமயம் 

(2) சடங்கு 

(3) சம்பிர்தாயம் 

(4) சாதி