NOUNS

NOUNS

1. ENGLISH

   • Gender
     • Masculine or feminine gender is used only for someone or something that is male or female.
       • Example
         • Boy-masculine
         • Girl-feminine
   • Number
     • Most nouns add -s or -es to the singular form to form the plural
       • Example
         • Play-Plays
     • Some nouns have irregular plural forms
       • Example
         • Person-People
   • Case
     • Possesive
       • It is formed by adding -’s to a singular noun or -’ to a plural noun ending in -s.
         • Example
           • Patricia´s bag
     • Genitive
       • It is formed by the use of the word “of” when talking about things that belong to other things
         • Example
           • The room of the hotel

2. SPANISH

   • Gender
     • All nouns in Spanish are either masculine or feminine; there are no neuter nouns
       • Example
         • Mesa-feminine
         • Carro-masculine
   • Number
     • Nouns that end in a vowel add -s to form the plural
       • Example
         • libro-libros
     • Nouns that end in a consonant add -es to form the plural.
       • Example
         • ciudad-ciudades
   • Spanish nouns do not have different cases.

3. Subjects

   • The person or thing that is something or is doing something
     • Subjects complements
       • Words or phrases that define or complete an idea
         • Example
           • Anna is my sister

4. Objects

   • Direct objects
     • Nouns or pronouns that directly receive the verb's action
       • Example
         • Jane likes Max
   • Indirect objects
     • Nouns or pronouns that are indirectly affected by the verb's action
       • Example
         • The mother read her child a story
   • Objects of prepositions
     • Every preposition must have an object
       • Example
         • The keys are on the table

5. Types

   • Vs
     • Common
       • Applied to a class of individuals. They begin with a lowercase letter.
         • Example
           • cat, language
     • Proper
       • Name a specific individual within a class. They begin with a capital letter.
         • Example
           • Ecuador, Jane
   • Vs
     • Countable
       • Nouns can be counted.
         • Example
           • two boxes
     • Mass
       • They cannot be counted.
         • Example
           • salt