5. EXAMPLES
This is a flower.
The flower is red.
This is an orange.
That is a stall. There is an umbrella on the stall.
6. • Gender is a term used to differentiate
between male and female nouns.
• The 4 types of gender nouns are:
1. Masculine gender nouns
2. Feminine gender nouns
3. Common gender nouns
4. Neuter gender nouns.
7. SINGULAR NOUN:
A noun that names only one person,
place, animal or thing is called a
singular noun.
Example: book, table, toy, car.
PLURAL NOUN:
A noun that names more than
one person, place, animal or
thing is called a plural noun.
Example: books, tables, toys, cars.
8. WORD:
A group of letters that has meaning is called a word.
Example:
X Idlhc
Child
SENTENCES:
A group of words that are used to express a thought and that makes
sense is called a sentence.
Example:
X Table a cat under is the.
A cat is under the table.
9. A group of words make a sentence. All
these words have different functions.
According to their functions they are
categorized under 8 headings.
11. • A noun is a word that names something: either a person, place,
animal or thing.
• TYPES OF NOUNS:
Common noun
Proper noun
Collective noun
Countable noun
Uncountable noun
12. A pronoun is a word that is used in place of a
noun.
13. Verbs are action words or doing words which
show action.
Example:
Fighting, cooking, eating, swimming, jumping.
14. Adjectives are describing words.They are words used to add
something to the meaning of a noun.
Example:
Beautiful girl, black horse, blue bird.
15. An adverb is a word which adds to the meaning of a verb.
Types of adverb are:
Adverbs of place.
Adverbs of manner.
Adverbs of time.
16. • Preposition is a word that
shows the relationship
between a noun and other
words in a sentence.
• It is always followed by a
noun.
Example:
1. The man is under the tree.
2. The cat is on the table.
17. A conjunction is a word which
is used to join words or
sentences together.
Example:
1.Ram and Raj are friends.
2.I did not eat much because I
wasn’t hungry.
18. • Interjections are the words
which are used to express
sudden feelings.
• An interjection is always
followed by an exclamatory
mark (!).