It should be : The fire caused much damage.
2.3 Common Errors in Writing
One of the basic grammatical categories is parts of speech, which are different kinds of words used for different purposes in a sentence. There are eight parts of speech : noun,
pronoun, adjective, preposition, conjunction, interjection, punctuation. Errors in writing such as : punctuation, diction, and spelling. However, in this study there are only six parts of
speech will be described and discussed.
2.3.1 Noun
Noun is a word that used to name a person, place, thing, or idea.
a. Types of Noun
1. Common Noun Common noun names anyone of class of person, place, or thing.
Example : girl, pen, hospital
A girl is waiting for the bus. The pen is very expensive.
My friend works at he hospital. 2. Proper Noun
Proper noun names a specific person, place, o thing. Proper noun begins with a capitalized letter in writing. For example :
Personal Name : Mr. John Smith
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Mr. John Smith is an English teacher. Names of geographic units such as countries, cities.
e.g., Holland, Paris Holland has a beautiful scenery.
Paris is a nice city in the world. Names of nationalities and religions.
e.g., Indonesian Names of holiday
e.g., Summer Camp We join for the Summer Camp in the beach.
Names of time unit. e.g., Saturday, March
We are free on Saturday I was born in March.
Words used for personification that means a thing or abstraction treated as a person.
e.g., Nature The nature is destroyed by the pollution.
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3. Compound Noun Compound nouns are two or more nouns that function as a simple unit. A compound
noun can be divided into two individual words, and words that joined by a hyphen or two words combined.
e.g., Individual words : tome capsule Hypenated words : great-uncle
Combined words : basketball 4. Collective Noun
Collective noun is a word for a group of people, animals, or objects that considered as a single unit.
e.g., audience, team, etc. 1. The audience is interested in watching the movie.
2. The opposite team wins the competition.
b. Form of Nouns
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