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Nouns

Nouns

1. A noun is the name of a person, place, or thing.
2. Nouns are divided into five different kinds : --

Proper Nouns 
Common Nouns
Collective nouns
Material Nouns
Abstract Nouns

A Proper Noun is the name of a particular person, place, or thing.
eg :  John ( person ) ;  Palm Beach County ( place ) ; The Chinese ( people );
                                                   Books ( thing )
A Common Noun is a name that can be given to any person or thing of the same kind.

eg : Man, boy, table, dog

A Collective Noun is singular in form though denoting more than one.

eg : Herd, army, flock.

A Material Noun is the name of a substance

eg : Milk, iron, wood.

An Abstract noun is the name of a quality.

eg : Love, truth, color.

Adjectives

Adjectives  

Descriptive Adjectives qualify a noun by  adding some quality 
or state to it.

eg :  a.  A brave soldier killed the enemy.
            ( quality )
       b.  There are some sick soldiers in the hospital
                                  ( state )

Adjectives

Adjectives

Proper Adjectives are derived from proper nouns.

eg :  a. Chinese soldiers fought bravely.
        b.We are studying the English language.

In ( a ) the word " Chinese " is  a proper adjective because it is derived from the proper noun " China "
In ( b ) the word " English " is a proper adjective because it is derived from the proper noun " England ".
Note -- Every proper adjective should begin with a capital letter.

riddle time!

A  man wanted to enter an exclusive club but did not know the password that was required. He waited by the door and listened. A club member knocked on the door and the doorman said, "twelve." The member replied, "six " and was let in. A second member came to the door and the doorman said, "six." The member replied, "three" and was let in. The man thought he had heard enough and walked up to the door. The doorman said ,"ten" and the man replied, "five." But he was not let in. What should have he said?



answer: Three. The doorman lets in those who answer with the number of letters in the word the doorman says.