ASSIGNMENT REPORT 1 DGE1212

DIPLOMA IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING)

FACULTY OF COMPUTER, MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
SEMESTER 1 SESSION 2020/2021
DGE1212 [TECHNICAL ENGLISH I]

ASSIGNMENT TOPIC : NOUNS

LECTURER: MISS FARAH DILAILA BINTI SHUKOR
SECTION: 20A10G

 GROUP MEMBERS  MATRIC NUMBER

1. AHMAD AQIL BIN ABD HARITH 1. 20A10G004
2. DANISH QAYYUM BIN MUHAMAD SHAHIDA 2. 20A10G005

DATE SENT: 20th SPTEMBER 2020

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NO. CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. DESCRIPTION NOUNS
3. TYPES OF NOUNS
 COMMON NOUN
 PROPER NOUN
 COLLECTIVE NOUN
 SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUN
 MATERIAL NOUN
 ABSTRACT NOUN
4. COMMON NOUN
 DEFINITION
 EXAMPLES OF COMMON NOUN
 EXAMPLES IN SENTENCES
4. PROPER NOUN
 DEFINITION
 EXAMPLES OF PROPER NOUN
 EXAMPLES IN SENTENCES
5. COLLECTIVE NOUN
 DEFINITION
 EXAMPLES OF COLLECTIVE NOUN
 EXAMPLE IN SENTENCES
6. SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUN
 DEFINITION
 EXAMPLES OF SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUN
 EXAMPLE IN SENTENCES
7. MATERIAL NOUN
 DEFINITION
 EXAMPLES OF MATERIAL NOUN
 EXAMPLE IN SENTENCES
8. ABSTRACT NOUN
 DEFINITION
 EXAMPLES OF MATERIAL NOUN
 EXAMPLE IN SENTENCES
9. CONCLUSION
10. REFERENCES

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1) INTRODUCTION

What is an Nouns?
Noun is a word use to name a person, animal, place, thing and abstract idea. Nouns
are usually the first word which small children learn.

2) TYPES OF NOUNS
The 5 Basic Types of Nouns

ABSTRACT NOUN
COMMON NOUN

5 types of
PROPER NOUN nouns MATERIAL NOUN

SINGULAR AND PLURAL

COLLECTIVE NOUN
NOUN

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3) Common Noun

 Definition
 Common nouns are words used to name general items rather than specific
ones. Common nouns are everywhere, and you use them all the time, even if
you don’t realize it.

Examples of common noun :

 Street
 Bathroom
 School
 Mall
 gas station
 living room
 newspaper

Examples in sentences

• My favorite newspaper  is the Washington Post.

• I went to the the mall near our house with my family last weekend.
• We gathered at the living room with my cousins and relatives at my house
for Hari Raya Aidilfitri last year.

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4) PROPER NOUN

 Definition

a noun that identifies a single entity and is used to refer to that entity

Examples of proper noun:

 University College TATI

 San Francisco
 Mr.Qayyum
 Oreos

Examples in sentences

 I am studying at University College TATI

 Let’s go to San Francisco.
 Mr.Qayyum seems to understand what students need.
 I’m craving Oreos

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5) COLLECTIVE NOUN

 Definition
Collective nouns are names for a collection or a number of people or
things..

Examples of adverbs of frequency:

 A herd of horses
 A pack of dogs
 A flock of ducks
 A swarm of bees

 Examples in sentences

• A herd of horses running together.

• A herd of dogs barking together.
• A swarm of bees flying together.

6) SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS

 Definition

• SINGULAR NOUN NAME ONE PLACE, ONEPERSON,ONE NAME, ONE

THING, OR ONE IDEA ETC.

• PLURAL NOUNS NAME TWO OR MORE PLACES,PEOPLE, NAMES,

THINGS OR IDEAS ETC.

Naming words for noun

 For example we can see : sky,dog,table,tree
 For eample we can feel : happiness,anger,taste
 We can think : fantasy,psychology

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7) MATERIAL NOUN

 Definition

Material noun is a grammar term that refers to a material or substance

from which things are made such as silver, gold, iron, cotton, diamond and
plastic.

Example of material noun

 Cotton
 Silver
 Gold
 Milk
 salt

 Examples in sentences

• Cotton dresses are very cheap and comfortable.

• My mom purchased a gold ring for me.
• I drink milk every morning

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8) ABSTRACT NOUN

 Definition

Abstract nouns refer to intangible things, like actions, feelings,

ideals, concepts and qualities.

Example of abstract noun

• Beauty
• Priority
• Sacrifice
• Brilliance
• Creative

Examples in sentences

 The education of children should be our number one priority.

 He was willing to sacrifice his job in order to move to Hawaii.
 Music can change a mood or be a creative outlet.

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9) CONCLUSION

 Nouns in English are usually categorized as either count or mass.

 Count nouns are thus defined as the nouns that refers to objects ;mass
nouns by contrast refer to masses.

 The noun table, for example, is a count noun while the noun water falls
into the mass category.

10) REFERENCES

 https://www.lexico.com/grammar/types-of-noun
 https://www.teachingbanyan.com/grammar/material-noun/
 https://www.teachingbanyan.com/grammar/common-noun/
 https://examples.yourdictionary.com/examples-of-abstract-nouns.html
 https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/nouns/common-
noun/
 https://www.gingersoftware.com/content/grammar-rules/nouns/proper-noun/

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