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The Nouns

Nouns are words that define or name people, animals, plants, places or things.

(Genre and Number)...(Common - Own)...(Concrete - Adstrato)

NAMES -> Rachel - Jeremiah
ANIMALS -> Lion - Elephant
PLANTS -> Tree - Rosa
PLACES -> Spain - Beaches
THINGS -> Shoes - Coins

The gender of the noun

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The gender in the noun can be Feminine or Masculine

Feminine - Girl - Grandmother- Mom - Sheep - Table
Masculine - Child - Grandfather - Pope - Tiger - Shoe

The Number of the noun

The number of the noun can be singular or plural

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SINGULAR -> turtle (refers to a single element)
PLURAL -> Balls (refers to two or more elements)

Note: There are the same words in singular and plural as "Umbrella"

SINGULAR -> The umbrella (one only)
PLURAL -> Umbrellas (several)

How to change the words from singular to plural?

Let's see:

Adding [s] or [is] to the noun.

Example

Squirrel (one) Squirrels (several) only needed to add s to the end of the noun

Flower (one) flowers (Several) in this nouns we add the es.

Common and propper nouns

Common nouns name any person, animal or thing without distinguishing the rest of their class.

Let's see this example to understand:

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City, cats, men - There are many cities, cats and men, no one is named in specific.

Own nouns name any person, animal or thing distinguishing it from the rest of its class.

For example:

Madrid (city), Rexo (animal), Pedro (person) - These are proper nouns because the person, animal or thing is specified.

Attention! THAT YOU WILL NOT FORGET. All proper nouns are capitalized at the beginning of the word.

Substantives Concrete and abstract.

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Concrete nouns,

Name beings that we perceive through the senses, that is, we can see, hear, touch or smell.

For example

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Phone - We can see and touch it
Ball - you can see and touch
Child - You can see, touch, smell and hear

Abstract nouns,

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Are ideas or feelings that we can not perceive through the senses.

Let's see the following example:

Love, joy, friendship - These are feelings that we can not touch, smell, see or hear.

LET'S PRACTICE

Questions and answers

Which of the following nouns is female only?

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Flower - car - house - book - artist - police
Answer: Flower, house

Which of the following nouns are the only male?

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Flower - car - house - book - artist - Police
Answer: Car, book

Which of the following nouns are of both genders?

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Flower - car - house - book - artist - Police
Answer: Artist, police

Which of the following nouns are plural?

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Slate - colors - can opener - sofa - candle - Tuesday
Answer: Colors, candles, can opener, Tuesday

Which of the following nouns are unique?

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Slate - colors - can opener - sofa - candle - Tuesday
Answer: Blackboard, sofa, candle

Which of the following nouns are propper?

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Pamela - home - Albert - pencil - Barcelona
Answer: Pamela, Albert and Barcelona

Which of the following nouns are common?

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Luisa - Computer - Alberto - telephone - Madrid - lion
Answer: computer, telephone, lion.

Of the following nouns, which are concrete?

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Blanket - Courage - Person - Sadness - Pencil - Friendship
Answer:Blanket, person and a pencil.

We already know which are the concrete nouns, now well Which are abstract?

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Keyboard - Peace - Vessel - Friendship - Tolerance - Phone
Answer: Peace, Friendship and tolerance.

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The Nouns (PART I): Class for 3rd and 4th grade /I have fun and I learn with Genesis

The Nouns

Nouns are words that define or name people, animals, plants, places or things.

(Genre and Number)...(Common - Own)...(Concrete - Adstrato)

The gender of the noun

The gender in the noun can be Feminine or Masculine

The Number of the noun

How to change the words from singular to plural?

Let's see:

Adding [s] or [is] to the noun.

Example

Common and propper nouns

Common nouns name any person, animal or thing without distinguishing the rest of their class.

Let's see this example to understand:

Own nouns name any person, animal or thing distinguishing it from the rest of its class.

For example:

Attention! THAT YOU WILL NOT FORGET. All proper nouns are capitalized at the beginning of the word.

Substantives Concrete and abstract.

Concrete nouns,

For example

Abstract nouns,

Let's see the following example:

LET'S PRACTICE

Questions and answers

Which of the following nouns is female only?

Which of the following nouns are the only male?

Which of the following nouns are of both genders?

Which of the following nouns are plural?

Which of the following nouns are unique?

Which of the following nouns are propper?

Which of the following nouns are common?

Of the following nouns, which are concrete?

We already know which are the concrete nouns, now well Which are abstract?