Parts of the speech: nouns. by Mariana soto herrera https://padlet.com/marianasotoherrera/w85n6uaqhdd93194 On this board you can learn about different types of nouns. By: Mariana Soto, Christian Ruiz and Salomé Vargas. en-us 2020-07-27 17:43:55 UTC 2024-12-07 12:25:39 UTC hello@padlet.com What are nouns? marianasotoherrera https://padlet.com/marianasotoherrera/w85n6uaqhdd93194/wish/663479465 Nouns are words used to name people, animals, things, places, ideas, or even feelings.


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For example:
  • Potatoe - potatoes.
  • Book - books.
  • Box - boxes.
  • Watch - watches.
  • Flower - flowers
  • Egg - eggs.

Sentences:
  • I have two English books.
  • The flowers in the vase look really cute.
  • There are five boxes in that corner.
  • They have three kilos of potatoes.
]]> 2020-08-01 00:46:49 UTC https://padlet.com/marianasotoherrera/w85n6uaqhdd93194/wish/666928977 Uncountable nouns. christianvala13 https://padlet.com/marianasotoherrera/w85n6uaqhdd93194/wish/666963507 These nouns refer to something which can´t be counted.

For example:
  • Water.
  • Love.
  • Knowledge.
  • Rice.
  • Hapiness.
  • Hair.
  • Perfume.

Sentences:
  • We have so much water in the bottle.
  • This rice is really delicious.
  • We need a lot of knowledge to be able to face life.
  • The love I feel for you is so much.
]]> 2020-08-01 02:59:28 UTC https://padlet.com/marianasotoherrera/w85n6uaqhdd93194/wish/666963507 Group or collective nouns. christianvala13 https://padlet.com/marianasotoherrera/w85n6uaqhdd93194/wish/666967206 These nouns talk about groups of people, animals or things with more than one a member.

For example:
  • Army.
  • Public.
  • Staff.
  • Family.
  • Team.
  • Company.

Sentences:
  • The team did incredible in the game.
  • Our company has been evolving very good.
  • My family likes to celebrate Christmas.

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]]> 2020-08-01 03:13:40 UTC https://padlet.com/marianasotoherrera/w85n6uaqhdd93194/wish/666967206 Proper nouns. christianvala13 https://padlet.com/marianasotoherrera/w85n6uaqhdd93194/wish/666968000 These are names of people, things, organizations or places in a particular way, they also start with a capital letter.

For example:
  • Oxford University.
  • President Mujica.
  • Bruce Lee.
  • England.
  • Thanksgiving.

Sentences:
  • We heard Oxford is developing a vaccine.
  • Thanksgiving is celebrated in United States.
  • My classmates and me have been reading Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

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]]> 2020-08-01 03:16:54 UTC https://padlet.com/marianasotoherrera/w85n6uaqhdd93194/wish/666968000 Singular nouns. vargassalome72 https://padlet.com/marianasotoherrera/w85n6uaqhdd93194/wish/669177472 These nouns refer to just a thing, a place, a person, an idea, an action, a quality or a feeling.

For example:
  • A house.
  • An ambulance.
  • An earphone.
  • A friend.
  • A book.

Sentences:
  • She lives in a house in New York.
  • I have a friend near my house.
  • We have been reading a book called Alice´s Adeventures in Wonderland.
  • He works in an ambulence as a paramedic.
]]> 2020-08-04 15:48:25 UTC https://padlet.com/marianasotoherrera/w85n6uaqhdd93194/wish/669177472 Plural nouns. vargassalome72 https://padlet.com/marianasotoherrera/w85n6uaqhdd93194/wish/669194554 These nouns refer to more than one thing, one person, one place, one idea or one quality, that is to say several of them.

For example:
  • Houses.
  • Ambulances.
  • Earphones.
  • Friends.
  • Books.

Sentences:
  • He works selling houses.
  • She likes to use her earphones to listen to music, intead of listening loudly.
  • These books are very interesting.


]]> 2020-08-04 16:03:03 UTC https://padlet.com/marianasotoherrera/w85n6uaqhdd93194/wish/669194554 Common nouns. vargassalome72 https://padlet.com/marianasotoherrera/w85n6uaqhdd93194/wish/669207829 These nouns refer to general and common things and not especific things.

For example:
  • Mom.
  • Boy.
  • Girl.
  • Phone.
  • Food.

Sentences:
  • I want to buy a good computer.
  • That woman has great goals to achieve.
  • He is a little boy who always wants to be playing.

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]]> 2020-08-04 16:15:17 UTC https://padlet.com/marianasotoherrera/w85n6uaqhdd93194/wish/669207829 Concrete nouns. vargassalome72 https://padlet.com/marianasotoherrera/w85n6uaqhdd93194/wish/669263161 These nouns refer to things that we can feel with one or more senses. 

For example:
  • Pencil.
  • Computer.
  • Meat.
  • Cheese.
  • Car.
  • Card.
  • Fragance.
  • Dog.

Sentences:
  • The yellow flowers are in a red glass vase.
  • Suddenly, a large roaring black panther appeared from behind the rock.
  • The sunset unfurled ribbons of red, purple, and gold across the sky.
]]> 2020-08-04 17:05:23 UTC https://padlet.com/marianasotoherrera/w85n6uaqhdd93194/wish/669263161 Abstract nouns. vargassalome72 https://padlet.com/marianasotoherrera/w85n6uaqhdd93194/wish/669263412 These nouns refer to things that we cannot feel with our senses. 

For example:
  • Love. 
  • Happiness. 
  • Peace.
  • Hope. 
  • Anger.
  • Friendship. 

Sentences:
  • The hope is the last thing you lose.
  • The courage is a quality of princes in the fairy tales.
]]> 2020-08-04 17:05:35 UTC https://padlet.com/marianasotoherrera/w85n6uaqhdd93194/wish/669263412 Exercise 1. marianasotoherrera https://padlet.com/marianasotoherrera/w85n6uaqhdd93194/wish/669347566 Chose the best answer!]]> 2020-08-04 18:25:45 UTC https://padlet.com/marianasotoherrera/w85n6uaqhdd93194/wish/669347566 Exercise 2. marianasotoherrera https://padlet.com/marianasotoherrera/w85n6uaqhdd93194/wish/669372544 Select the correct pair.]]> 2020-08-04 18:50:54 UTC https://padlet.com/marianasotoherrera/w85n6uaqhdd93194/wish/669372544 Exercise 3. marianasotoherrera https://padlet.com/marianasotoherrera/w85n6uaqhdd93194/wish/669377082 Put each noun into the appropriate column. The nouns in each column must be in alphabetical order from top to bottom:]]> 2020-08-04 18:56:12 UTC https://padlet.com/marianasotoherrera/w85n6uaqhdd93194/wish/669377082