Nouns

Types of nouns

Nouns (Proper/Common)

1. Iqbal was a great poet.2. My dog is called Jack.3. F-16 is a fighter-jet.4. Big Mac is a salty burger.5. PAC is a famous institute.6. New York is a big City.7. Aiza is a decent girl.8. David Beckhem is a football player.

Possessive Noun (Genitive Case)

1. Ahmed looks at the lion den.2. A stuffed turkey is the friend favorite bird.3. Tony computers have been stolen.4. My friend house is at a walking distance.5. The teacher announced girls name.6. We study Iqbal poetry at college.7. The book cover is in bad shape.8. The room window is open.9. The road completion was ahead of schedule.

Collective Nouns

1. The crowd cheered the cricketer.

2. The police have caught the thief.

3. The crew of ship was attacked.

4. There is a group of tall trees beside the river.

The Professionals’ Academy of CommerceWords Denoting Collection of Things• An army of soldiers• A bunch of keys, of grapes, of flowers,• A bouquet of flowers.• A bundle of hay, of sticks.• A brood or flack of chickens.• A bale of cotton.• A band of musicians.• A basket of flowers or fruits.• A bench of magistrates.• A bevy of girls or women.• A board of directors or trustees or examiners• A battalion of soldiers.• A collection of relics or curiosities.• A chain of mountains.• A clump of trees• A collection of relics or curiosities.• A crew of sailors.

• A cluster of stars.• A covey of partridges.• A caravan of merchants, pilgrims, travelers.• A cargo of goods, wheat.• A century of years.• A chest of drawers.• A class of students or persons.• A cloud of locusts.• A code of law.• A company of soldiers.• A consignment of goods.• A course of lectures.• A constellation of stars.• A congress of representatives or delegated.• Curriculum of studies.• A drove of cattle.• A flock of geese, sheep.• A fleet of ships.• A flight of birds, stairs or steps, or locusts.

• A fall of snow or of rain.• A faggot of sticks.• A group of islands• A grove of trees.• A gang of robbers, thieves, labourers, convicts, prisoners.• A garland of flower• A galaxy of stars.• A herd of cattle, deer, swine, elephants.• A heap of ruins, stones, sand, cotton.• A hive of bees.• A horde of pirates, robbers, savages• A hoard of money.• A league of nations• A library of books• A mob of riotous men• A little of pigs, puppies.• A multitude of people• A Pack of wolves, hounds, or of playing cards.• A pair of shoes.

• A peal of bells.• A party of friends.• A pile of books.• A regiment of soldiers• A range of hills, mountains.• A shoal of fish• A sheaf of grain• A series of events• A shower of rain or arrows• A swarms of ants, flies, bees or locusts.• A stack of corn or arms or wood.• A suit of clothes• A string of camels• A string of camels• A train of wagons, carriages, flowers• A troop of school children, scouts, horsemen.• A tribe of Arabs• A team of horses, oxen or cricketers.• A quiver of arrows.

Concrete & Abstract Nouns

1. You should show respect for your teachers.

2. Our soldiers fought with great courage.

3. There is truth in his story.

4. The girl lost her parents in childhood.

5. The women stood in fear.

Countable & Uncountable

1. Ali has one chair.2. I have got a problem.3. Do you like these photos?4. I am going out for five minutes?5. Can I have some water?6. Shall we sit on the grass?7. The money is quite safe.8. I love music.9. Would you like some butter?

More Examples: carton, tin, cup, glass, pencilCheese, cable, petrol, butter, wood, bread, paper, chocolate, advice, information, news etc.

Singular/Plural Noun

1. boy, girl, book, pen, desk, cow, automobile, cabinet, computer, employee

2. s, x, z, ch, sh (es) – class, brush, branch, match, tax, dish, watch, box, bus, business, quiz

3. Nouns ending in y preceded by a vowel (s) – alley, alloy, attorney, fairway, journey, key

4. Nouns ending in y preceded by a consonant (y changes to i + es) – beneficiary, boundary, company, quantity, secretary.

5. f, fe, ff (s) – (es)

bailiff, handkerchief, pontiff, safe, staff

calf, half, knife, wife, life

6. O ending nouns – four partsi. Preceded by vowel add (s) e.g. curio, portfolio,

radio, studioii. Musical terms – alto, banjo, crescendo, piano,

solo, sopranoiii. Preceded by a consonant may or may not ad

(es)a. embargo, hero, potato, tomato, vetob. Canto, dynamo, silo, tuxedoiv. Both ways – cargo, memento, mosquito,

motto, proviso, volcano, zero

Inside Vowel:

Man, goose, woman, mouse, foot, tooth, louse

Singular & plural alike:

Swine, sheep, deer, cod, trout, score, gross, pair, dozen, salmon, hundred, thousand, corps, rendezvous, moose, series

Nouns used only in plural

Bellows, scissors, tongs, pincers, spectacles, trousers, drawers, breeches, measles, mumps, billiards, draughts, annals, thanks, proceeds, tidings, environs, nuptials, alms, riches, eaves

Compound word (hyphenated)

Commander-in-chief, coat-of-mail, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, aide-de-camp

Separate words

Step son, step daughter, maid servant, man servant, passer by, man of war, looker on, bill of lading

Compound words (without noun)

Follow-up, trade-in, strike-over, write-up

One word

Businessman, cupful, spoonful, letterhead, stepchild

Foreign nouns

Analysis, basis, diagnosis, oasis

Change sis to ses

Addendum, curriculum, datum, memorandum

Change um to a

Alumnus, gladiolus, nucleus, stimulus

Change us to i

Appendix, index

Change ex or ix to ices

Alumna, formula, larva, vertebra

Change a to ae

Criterion, phenomenon

Change on to a

Bureau, tableau

eau to eaux