A. Title : Nouns
B. Description
Noun - any member of a class of words that are formally distinguished in many languages, as in English, typically by the plural and possessive endings and that can function as the main or only elements of subjects or objects, as cat, belief, writing, Ohio, darkness. Nouns are often thought of as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities.
C. Learning Outcome
At the end of the lesson you are expected to:
* identify the types of noun
* know the different characteristics of noun
* use a noun correctly in a sentence
D. Learning Presentation:
Learning Object 1: There are eight types of nouns.
Watch this video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVYbDM2Rbeg&feature=related for the details of each types of noun.
You can also click here to read and understand nouns more clearly and see the list of examples.
Learning Object 2: Nouns are commonly thought of as "naming" words, and specifically as the names of "people, places, or things". Nouns such as John, London, and computer certainly fit this description, but the class of nouns is much broader than this. Nouns also denote abstract and intangible concepts such as birth, happiness, evolution, technology, management, imagination, revenge, politics, hope, cookery, sport, literacy....
Click here to view the characteristics of nouns.
Learning Object 3: The most commonly used nouns are common and proper. A common noun names general items while a proper noun name specific things, do require capitalization.
Click each of the following to learn more.
Common Noun
Proper Noun
Learning Object 4: Watch video A, and video B, and to understand nouns more.
E. Learning Activity:
Activity 1: Work on the following exercises to enhance your skills. Click each item to open the link.
try finding nouns in this activity
exercises on common and proper nouns
more nouns exercises
Activity 2: For more drills, click here.
F. Learning Activity:
Evaluation: Click here to gauge your understanding of the lesson. Save the items in the MS Word then underline or highlight your answers. Send the document to my Email.
G. Assignment: In 8-10 sentences, tell me about your favorite gift that you have received. You may use types of nouns that you learn out from this lesson. Send your write-up to aileenpacanan@yahoo.com.
