Sunday, November 18, 2018
Nouns
Noun
Learning Objective: Pupils will
be able to define and differentiate between Common noun and Proper noun.
A noun is a name of a
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Person Animal place thing
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Adaugo Dog KFC Chair
Ethan Chicken Silver Bird Table
Chioma Lion Abuja Pen
Types of
nouns
Common nouns or (Ordinary nouns) are the
names of general people, places or things.
Examples:
Person –Man
Animal –Dog
Place- Market
Thing- Phone
A common noun starts with a small
letter
E.g The boy went by train from
the station
Proper
nouns- A proper
noun is the name of a particular person, place or thing.
Person –Joshua
Animal –Bingo
Place-Magic Land
Thing –Samsung
Proper noun must begin with Capital letter.
Examples
Joshua went by British Airways from London
Abstract
Noun. It is used to show feelings, it can’t be
touched or felt
Example. Happiness, joy, peace,
sadness.
Collective noun. It is a name of
a group of people, collection of persons or things
Difference between common noun
and proper noun
Common Abstract
Collective noun Proper noun
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Women
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Happy
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A brood of
chickens
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Miss
Lilian
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Bank
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Sad
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A bundle
of rags
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Bank PHB
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City
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Peace
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A clump of
trees
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Abuja
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Girl
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Joy
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A fleet of
cars
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Amanda
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Cinema
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Excited
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A gaggle
of geese
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Silver
bird
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Subject
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Gladness
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A suit of
stars
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English
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Country
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Hungry
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A team of
horses
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Nigeria
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State
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Thirsty
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A suite of
furniture
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Lagos
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Country
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Poverty
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A school
of whales ,dolphins
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John
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Underline the proper noun, common noun, abstract and
collective nouns in this sentence
Jayden and Jasmine went to the movies.
Spain is a country in Europe.
She is a lady with great honor.
A pack of hungry dogs attacked thee sheep.
I could see the fear in his face.
Sunday, November 11, 2018
Benefits of literacy
According to research we have the benefits of Reading: Why You Should Read Every Day
- Mental Stimulation. ...
- Stress Reduction. ...
- Knowledge. ...
- Vocabulary Expansion. ...
- Memory Improvement. ...
- Stronger Analytical Thinking Skills. ...
- Improved Focus and Concentration.
- Better Writing Skills.
Today we will talk about literacy all about literacy.
Literacy is the ability to identify, understand, interpret , create, communicate, and compute, using printed and written materials associated with varying contexts. literacy involves a continuum of learning in enabling individuals to achieve their goals, to develop their knowledge and potential, and to participate fully in their community and aide the society ( UNESCO)
Literacy main skills are not only reading and writing. They include such things as awareness of sounds of language, awareness of print, and the relationship between letters and sounds. Others skills include vocabulary,spelling and comprehension.
What is literacy.
According to Wikipedia Literacy is defined as the ability to read and write. In the modern term's meaning literacy has expanded to include the ability to to use language, numbers, images, computers and other basic means to understand communicate, gain useful knowledge, solve mathematical problems.Literacy is the ability to identify, understand, interpret , create, communicate, and compute, using printed and written materials associated with varying contexts. literacy involves a continuum of learning in enabling individuals to achieve their goals, to develop their knowledge and potential, and to participate fully in their community and aide the society ( UNESCO)
Literacy main skills are not only reading and writing. They include such things as awareness of sounds of language, awareness of print, and the relationship between letters and sounds. Others skills include vocabulary,spelling and comprehension.
What is observed in literacy.
Literacy is used to empower people and helps in social and human development. Literacy helps to eradicate poverty,it also helps in gender equality. Acquiring the knowledge of literacy does not only involve in reading and writing or memorizing sentences. but rather helps in self transformation.
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