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🔍 What is a Noun?

A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

📌 Examples of Nouns

🧑‍🏫 Person → teacher, student, doctor, friend
🏠 Place → school, park, city, restaurant
📦 Thing → book, phone, chair, computer
💡 Idea → happiness, love, education, freedom

Can you think of four more nouns? Say them out loud or write them down.

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📝 Types of Nouns

1️⃣ Common Nouns – General names for things, places, and people.

• Example: dog, table, country, school

2️⃣ Proper Nouns – Specific names of people, places, or things.

• Example: John, London, Toyota, Coca-Cola
• Important Rule: Proper nouns always start with a capital letter!

3️⃣ Countable & Uncountable Nouns

• Countable Nouns → Things you can count (one apple, two apples) 🍎
• Uncountable Nouns → Things you cannot count (water, milk, sugar) 🥛

✅ Try This: Can you say one countable and one uncountable noun?

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📖 What are Articles?

In English, we use three main articles:

• A
• An
• The

Let’s see how they work.

🟢 Using “A” and “An”

We use A and An with singular, countable nouns.

1️⃣ Use “A” before words that start with a consonant sound.

• Example: a dog, a car, a teacher, a university (because “university” sounds like “you-niversity”)

2️⃣ Use “An” before words that start with a vowel sound (A, E, I, O, U).

• Example: an apple, an elephant, an idea, an hour (because “hour” is silent and sounds like “our”)

🚀 Quick Practice:
👉 Say these words out loud and choose the correct article: (a / an) orange, (a / an) house, (a / an) egg

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🟠 Using “The”

We use “The” when we talk about something specific.

📌 Example:

• “I saw a dog in the park.” (Any dog, not specific)
• “The dog was black and white.” (Now, we are talking about one specific dog.)

👉 Use “The” when:

• There is only one (e.g., the sun, the moon, the Eiffel Tower 🌍)
• Both the speaker and listener know the thing (e.g., The teacher in our class is great!)

✅ Try it: Fill in the blanks with a, an, or the.

1. I saw ___ elephant at the zoo.
2. There is ___ book on the table.
3. We visited ___ Eiffel Tower last summer.

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🎯 Summary of Today’s Lesson

✅ A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.
✅ Common vs. Proper Nouns – Common nouns are general, proper nouns are specific and capitalized.
✅ Articles – Use a/an for general things, and the for specific things.

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