Noun

Noun is part of speech that functions as subject, object, and complement.

Example :

Tsani in in the classroom now.

    S

I am studying Grammar now.

                             O

She is a strong woman.

                   C

Form of Noun :

a.       Proper Noun is name of person, place, or thing.

          Example : America is a modern country.  

b.      Common Noun adalah kata benda yang bersifat umum.

         Example : I bought a book yesterday.

c.       Collective Noun is group of thing.

          Example : This commite have a meeting.

d.      Abstract Noun adalah kata benda yang tak terlihat.

         Example : every rooms must have circulation.

e.       Concrete Noun adalah kata benda yang terlihat.

f.       Countable Noun adalah kata benda yang dapat dihitung.

          1)      Singular countable noun, e.g. I read a book.

          2)      Plural countable noun, e.g. I have three grammar books.

g.      Uncountable Noun adalah kata benda yang tidak dapat dihitung.

         Example : I have much money.

Keterangan Kuantitas :

Expression of Quantity	Used with Countable Noun	Used with Uncountable Noun
Many A few A	Plural Plural Singular
Much A little		√ √
A lot of Some Any The	Plural Plural Plural Singular and plural	√ √ √ √

Form of Uncountable Noun :

1)      Whole groups made up of similar items : baggage, clothing, equipment, food, fruit, furniture, garbage, hardware, jewelry, junk, luggage, machinery, mail, makeup, money/cash/change, postage, scenery, taraffic.

2)      Fluids : water, coffee, tea, milk, oil, soup, gasoline, blood, etc.

3)      Solids : ice, bread, butter, cheese, meat, gold, iron, silver, glass, paper, wood, cottom, wool, etc.

4)      Abstractions :

        -          Beauty, confidence, courage, education, enjoyment, fun, happiness, health, help, honesty, hospitality, importance, intelegence, justice, knowledge, laugher, luck, music, patience, peace, pride, progress, recreation, significace, sleep, truth, violence, wealth, etc.

        -          Advice, information, news, evidence, proof

        -          Time, space, energy

        -          Homework, work

        -          Grammar, slang, vocabulary

5)      Languages : Arabic, Chinese, English, Spanish, etc.

6)      Fields of study : chemistry, engineering, history, literature, mathematics, psycology, etc.

7)      Recreations : baseball, soccer, tennis, ches, bridge, poker, etc.

8)      General activities : driving, studying, swimming, traveling, walking, (and other gerunds).

9)      Natural phenomena : weather, dew, fog, hail, heat, humadity, lighting, rain, sleet, snow, thunder, wind, darkness, light, sunshine, electricity, gravity