Grammar - Nouns I 5H3

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

Welcome!

Road map

• Read - 10 mins
• Grammar: nouns I

Lesson Goal

At the end of this class you can:  

• recognise common nouns, abstract nouns, proper nouns, and collective nouns
• describe the difference between countable and uncountable nouns. 

Imporant because:

you can use the techniques in your letters and essays (Part of the 5H PTA). 

When I was six years old I broke my leg.
Which words are nouns?

1. I, old
2. when, years
3. when, leg
4. years, leg

I was running from my brother and his friends.
Recognise the nouns.

1. running, brother
2. brother, friends
3. running, friends
4. I, his

'I tasted the sweet perfume of the mountain grass I rolled down'
What are the nouns in this sentence?
No capital letters, separate your words by a comma

'I found my heart and broke it here'
What are the nouns in this sentence?

I on my way driving at ninety down those country lanes.

1. way, down , country
2. way, ninety, lanes
3. way, country lanes
4. way, down, ninety, country lanes

Different sorts of nouns

• common noun - a goose, a cat, a man, a woman
• proper noun - Klaas, Appie
• abstract noun - honesty, world peace, faith
• collective noun - family, team, crowd

Countable nouns:

• can get the indefinite article 'a'
• singular and plural - one goose, two geese
•  thus: they can be counted!
• often something tangible and concrete

Uncountable nouns:

• cannot get the indefinite article 'a'
• no (direct) plural form 
•  thus: they cannot be counted!
• material /abstract nouns

E.g. Water needs a glass!

See the grid in your book  on p. 120!

Do ex. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 

pp. 94 to 97 work book

Lesson goal achieved?

At the end of this class you can:  

• recognise common nouns, abstract nouns, proper nouns, and collective nouns
• describe the difference between countable and uncountable nouns. 

Imporant because:

you can use the techniques in your letters and essays (Part of the 5H PTA). 

Next week

Tuesday 1 :              Alquin text I

Tuesday 2:             GRO Nouns II

Wednesday:         Exam training  Friday:                      no class   

Deeltoets II on 3 February 2023