^{This class is based on the criterion of teaching elementary school children in the Spanish language, who will learn to use the following punctuation marks in an appropriate way, respecting the learning criteria that may exist in English or in other languages.}

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

The gender in the noun can be Feminine or Masculine

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

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The Number of the noun

The number of the noun can be singular or plural

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.

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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:

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

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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.

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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

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

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Abstract nouns,

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.

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LET'S PRACTICE

Questions and answers

Which of the following nouns is female only?

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

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Which of the following nouns are the only male?

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

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Which of the following nouns are of both genders?

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

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Which of the following nouns are plural?

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

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Which of the following nouns are unique?

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

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Which of the following nouns are propper?

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

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Which of the following nouns are common?

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

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Of the following nouns, which are concrete?

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

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

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

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