GRAMMAR - English Nouns

Lesson Plan Unit II
Term : 1st
Subject : English Nouns
Topic: English Nouns in lesson.
• Realizing English nouns in sentence.

Goals: • Know way to use nouns in the right situation.
• Choose English nouns in applying into sentence.
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

• Differentiate English nouns;
• Identify English nouns in each sentence;
Objectives: • Rewrite the sentence changing English tense from sentence to other sentence;
• Appreciate the lesson by showing active participation of the students towards the
lesson.
• Internet Access: any resources based on the topic.

• Basic definitions of English nouns.
Materials: • Teaching English nouns.
• English nouns websites or another explanation of nouns.
• Introduce about nouns in English.

Introduction: • Indicate kinds of nouns in English.
• Choose more formal language; students can adopt a more objective style which can
result in a reliance on English nouns constructions, a style that is more awkward than
it is formal.
Development: • Inviting students to discover the relationship between the actor (or subject) and the
action (or predicate) in using English nouns. It can provide students with more details
on how the constructions work, better enabling students to choose the best language
for their writing situation.
• Give the lesson and ask student to indicate English nouns.

Practice: • Ask student to translate in the different situation with English nouns.
• Do multi choices exercise.
• Once students have identified English nouns from the page(s) they're exploring,
divide students into small groups to explore their findings.
• Ask students to share their findings and use the collected information to draw
Accommodations: conclusions about when they choose English nouns.
• After teacher is satisfied that students have had enough time to explore their findings,
gather as a group and ask students to share their conclusions.
• Ask students to support their conclusions with specific details from the lesson.
• Once the lesson is complete, ask students to explore the pieces that they are writing,
checking for English nouns.
Checking for
• Ask them to revise as necessary, based on whether nouns are appropriate for the
Understanding: particular sentence. Students may work during their in-class writing time or complete
the revisions as homework.
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2.1. English Nouns
It is not easy to describe a noun. In simple terms, nouns are "things" (and verbs are
"actions"). Like food. Food (noun) is something you eat (verb). Or, happiness. Happiness
(noun) is something you want (verb). Or, human being. A human being (noun) is something
you are (verb).
What are Nouns?
The simple definition is: a person, place or thing. Here are some examples:
• person: man, woman, teacher, John, Mary
• place: home, office, town, countryside, America
• thing: table, car, banana, money, music, love, dog, monkey
The problem with this definition is that it does not explain why "love" is a noun but can also
be a verb.
Another (more complicated) way of recognizing a noun is by its:
1. Ending
2. Position
3. Function
2.1.1. Noun Ending

There are certain word endings that show that a word is a noun, for example:
• -ity > nationality
• -ment > appointment
• -ness > happiness
• -ation > relation
• -hood > childhood
But this is not true for the word endings of all nouns. For example, the noun "spoonful" ends
in -ful, but the adjective "careful" also ends in -ful.
2.1.2. Position in Sentence

We can often recognize a noun by its position in the sentence.
Nouns often come after a determiner (a determiner is a word like a, an, the, this, my, such):
• a relief
• an afternoon
• the doctor
• this word
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• my house
• such stupidity
Nouns often come after one or more adjectives:

• a great relief
• a peaceful afternoon
• the tall, Indian doctor
• this difficult word
• my brown and white house
• such crass stupidity
2.1.3. Function in a Sentence

Nouns have certain functions (jobs) in a sentence, for example:
• subject of verb: Doctors work hard.
• object of verb: He likes coffee.
• subject and object of verb: Teachers teach students.
But the subject or object of a sentence is not always a noun. It could be a pronoun or a
phrase. In the sentence "My doctor works hard", the noun is "doctor" but the subject is "My
doctor".
2.1.4. Countable and Uncountable Nouns

English nouns are often described as "countable" or "uncountable".
In this lesson we look at:
A. Countable Nouns
Countable nouns are easy to recognize. They are things that we can count. For example:
"pen". We can count pens. We can have one, two, three or more pens. Here are some more
countable nouns:
• dog, cat, animal, man, person
• bottle, box, litre
• coin, note, dollar
• cup, plate, fork
• table, chair, suitcase, bag
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Countable nouns can be singular or plural:
• My dog is playing.
• My dogs are hungry.
We can use the indefinite article a/an with countable nouns:
• A dog is an animal.
When a countable noun is singular, we must use a word like a/the/my/this with it:
• I want an orange. (not I want orange.)
• Where is my bottle? (not Where is bottle?)
When a countable noun is plural, we can use it alone:
• I like oranges.
• Bottles can break.
We can use some and any with countable nouns:
• I've got some dollars.
• Have you got any pens?
We can use a few and many with countable nouns:
• I've got a few dollars.
• I haven't got many pens.
"People" is countable. "People" is the plural of "person". We can count people:
• There is one person here.
• There are three people here.
B. Uncountable Nouns
Uncountable nouns are substances, concepts etc that we cannot divide into separate
elements. We cannot "count" them. For example, we cannot count "milk". We can count
"bottles of milk" or "litters of milk", but we cannot count "milk" itself. Here are some more
uncountable nouns:
• music, art, love, happiness
• advice, information, news
• furniture, luggage
• rice, sugar, butter, water
• electricity, gas, power
• money, currency
We usually treat uncountable nouns as singular. We use a singular verb. For example:
• This news is very important.
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• Your luggage looks heavy.
We do not usually use the indefinite article a/an with uncountable nouns. We cannot say "an
information" or "a music". But we can say a something of:
• a piece of news
• a bottle of water
• a grain of rice
We can use some and any with uncountable nouns:
• I've got some money.
• Have you got any rice?
We can use a little and much with uncountable nouns:
• I've got a little money.
• I haven't got much rice.
C. Uncountable nouns are also called "mass nouns".

Here are some more examples of countable and uncountable nouns. When you learn a new
word, it's a good idea to learn whether it's countable or uncountable.
Nouns that can be Countable and Uncountable

Sometimes, the same noun can be countable and uncountable, often with a change of
meaning.
Countable Uncountable
There are two hairs in my coffee! hair I don't have much hair.
There are two lights in our bedroom. light Close the curtain. There's too much light!
Shhhhh! I thought I heard a noise. It's difficult to work when there is too much
noise
noise.
Have you got a paper to read? (= I want to draw a picture. Have you got some
paper
newspaper) paper?
Our house has seven rooms. room Is there room for me to sit here?
We had a great time at the party. time Have you got time for a coffee?
Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's greatest I have no money. I need work!

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What are nouns?

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Lesson Plan Unit II

Topic: English Nouns in lesson.

• Realizing English nouns in sentence.

At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

• Internet Access: any resources based on the topic.

• Introduce about nouns in English.

• Give the lesson and ask student to indicate English nouns.

2.1.1. Noun Ending

2.1.2. Position in Sentence

Nouns often come after one or more adjectives:

2.1.3. Function in a Sentence

2.1.4. Countable and Uncountable Nouns

C. Uncountable nouns are also called "mass nouns".

Nouns that can be Countable and Uncountable

Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's greatest I have no money. I need work!

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