CASINILLO, DENNIS R.

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Nounsnames person, places, things, ideas or qualities.

1. Kinds

2. Forms• Number• Gender• Cases

1. Kinds1. Proper

2. Common

-specific

-not specific/General

Country, sport, teacher, president, and lawyer etc.

Philippines, Football, Prof. Troy, Washington and Romulo Macalintal

3. Mass/Noncount Noun -

a. counters/partitative

b. quantifiersMany, few and some, etc.

*Both Count & Noncount Nouns : A little, (not) much, a bit of, all, any, enough,less, a lot of, lots ofmore, most , none of, some.

A little, less, and some other determiners that express quantity.

by a number. Mass nouns are quantified by a word that signifies amount.

4.Count countable

Table, chair, computer, and country etc.

5. Abstract You can’t use five senses

Poverty, Liberty, Freedom, Democracy and Wealth etc.

6. concreteTangible/ five senses can be use.

Chair, table and computer etc.

7. CollectiveGroup of noun

soldiers Troops/battalionPeople CrowdShips FleetHorses DroveBees swarm

8. Compound Two or more words that combine to form a single word

Morpheme

free bond

a. solid/one wordb. Separatedc. Hyphenated

headmasterpolice officersister-in-law

Forms1. Singular/Plural Regular/Irregular

Add –sAdd – esChange – y to – iesAdd – s to –y Change – f or –fe

e.g. chair-chairse.g. match-matchese.g. toy-toyse.g. hoof-hoofs, leaf-leaves

“Common Filipino Mistakes”

ScissorShearTongPincerTrouserMeaslePremisepyjama

SalmonsTroutsDeersSheepsoffsprings

+ -s Don’t add -s

hardwareschinawaresinformationsluggagesequimentsfurnituresjewelries

paperworksjargonsfeedbacksadvices

SPECIAL NOUNSDo not change the spelling at allChange the spellingNoun w/ 2 plural formsPlural in form but singular in meaningPlural in form “in pair”Plural in form and meaning

e.g. deer-deere.g. louse-lice, mouse-micee.g. cactus-cactuses/cacti,brother-brothers/brethrene.g. mumps-mumpse.g. jeans-jeans/pantse.g. clothes, oats, suds, riches

2. Gendera. Masculineb. Femininec. Commond. Neuter

Masculine Feminine Common Neuter

Dog bitch Baby Chair

Lion lioness lawyer table

Prince princess Child book

3. Casesa. Subject

b. Object

c. Possessive

I and Zach discussed the proposal.

The proposal disappointed her and Maverick

John Paulo’s bag is in fad.

a. Subject

b. Object

c. Possessive

The earth trembled.

The earth quake destroyed the City

The teacher’s boyfriend is so simple.

PossessiveAdd ‘s not ending in –sAdd (‘) only to plural formAdd (‘) that do not end in plural form not ending in -sAdd an apostrophe (‘) & -s to singular nouns not ending in –sAdd only apostrophe (‘) to plural nouns ending in -s.Add an apostrophe (‘) & -s to pluralAdd an (‘s) to 1 syllable nouns that end in -s

e.g. The tail of the dog. The dog’s tale.e.g. The tails of the dogs. The dogs’ tails.e.g. The shepherd of the sheep. The sheep’s shepherd. The party of the children. The children’s party. e.g. The bag of the teacher. Teacher’s bag.e.g. The bag of the boys. The boys’ bags.

e.g. The question of James James’s question.e.g. The diary of the princess. Princess’ diary.

However

However, due to too much hissing sound simply add (‘) to more than one syllable nouns ending in –s.

e.g. The performance of the actress. Actress’ performance.

Add only (‘) to proper nouns with 2 or more syllables that have –s sound before the last –s sound.e.g. Sermon of Mosses Moses’ sermon.Join ownership

e.g. The room of Tina & Delia. Tina & Delia’s room.

Separate ownership

e.g. The tickets of John, Zach, and Joshua. John’s, Zach’s, and Joshua’s tickets.

In compound noun:

Add an (‘s) to the last word.Add apostrophe &(‘s) to noun ending –z/-x.

e.g. The editor-in-chief’s.

e.g. The success of Perez. Perez’s success.

IDENTIFYING NOUNAfter determiners (articles)

Object of the preposition

After an adjective

After a noun/noun-phrase

Object Complement

Direct Address

Appositive- its explains not describe.

A student left his book on the table.

Dennis gave Sharline a brand new car.

The historical church in Paris collapsed.

I made a gift, sweater, for Catherine.

We made Francis the leader of the class.

Class, sit properly.

Our dog, poodle, turned 1 month last Christmas.

GERUND Verbal verb form ending in –ing.

That function as NOUN.

FUNCTIONS

SUBJECT

SUBJECT COMPLEMENT

OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION

APPOSITIVE

Swimming is the best exercise..

I don’t like writing.

Lorenzo is known in swimming

My hobby, reading, is a good for a brain development.