nouns in english

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NOUNS:

NOUNS

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The part of speech that is used to name or identify a person, place, thing, quality, or action Most nouns have both a SINGULAR and PLURAL form, can be preceded by an ARTICLE and/or one or more ADJECTIVE They have got three bicycle s. There is a cat in the garden. There are two cat s in the garden. John has a new bicycle. My dogs are hungry. My dog is hungry.

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There are two types of Nouns: Common and Propper Singular Nouns Plural Nouns Coffee shop Waiter House Apple Shopping center Car Country Fire fighter Coffee shops Waiters Houses Apples Shopping centers Cars Countries Fire fighters

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There are two types of Nouns: Common and Propper Common Nouns Propper Nouns Coffee shop Waiter Jeans Fruit Shopping center Car Country Fire fighter Starbucks- Bonka Pedro- Silvia Levi’s- Pepe Jeans Apple- Pear- Orange La Illa- La Maquinista Ferrari- Seat- Ford Ireland- Spain- France Captain Solé- John

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Making nouns plural Just add an S to make most nouns plural: star - star s Pencil - pencil s Garden - garden s girl - girl s boy - boy s book - book s

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Making nouns plural For words that end in: S – Z – X - Ch - Sh add es Kiss - kiss es Church - Church es Fish - fish es Buzz - buzz es Box - box es Match - match es

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Making nouns plural For words that end in a vowel + y add an S to the word ay- ey- iy- oy- uy Boy - boy s Toy - Toy s Pulley - Pulley s Guy - guy s Key - key s Day - Day s

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Making nouns plural For words that end in a consonant + y, change the y to i and add es City - cit ies Lady - lad ies Butterfly - butterfl ies Lorry - lorr ies Baby - bab ies Lily - lil ies

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Making nouns plural For words that end in f or fe change the f for v and add es Shelf - shelves Half - halves Calf - calves Wife - wives Knife - knives Loaf- loaves

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Making nouns plural For words that end in is change the is for es. Thesis - the ses Oasis - oa ses Analysis - analy ses Crisis - Crises Chassis - chas ses Basis - ba ses

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Making nouns plural Irregular plurals Man - M en Child - C hildren Tooth - Teeth Mouse - M ice Foot - Feet Woman - W omen

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Some nouns are countable and others are uncountable.. I have a new pen . I would like a glass of milk. Glass is countable. I would like some milk. Milk is uncountable. There are two people in the room. People are countable. He hasn’t any money. Money is uncountable. Pen Is countable.

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Some nouns are countable and others are uncountable.. I have a new pen . I would like a glass of milk. Glass is countable. I would like some milk. Milk is uncountable. There are two people in the room. People are countable. He hasn’t any money. Money is uncountable. Pen Is countable.

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For singular countable nouns we use : There is a + singular noun. There is a car in the drive There is an orange on the table There is a new student in the class There is a mobile phone on the desk

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For singular countable nouns in the negative we use : There is n’t a + singular noun . There isn’t a car in the drive There isn’t an orange on the table There isn’t a new student in the class There isn’t a mobile phone on the desk

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For singular countable nouns in the interrogative we use : Is there a + singular noun . Is there a car in the drive? Is there an orange on the table ? Is there a new student in the class ? Is there a mobile phone on the desk ?

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For plural countable nouns we use : There are + plural noun . There are TWO/ SOME car s in the drive There are FOUR/SOME orange s on the table There are THREE/ SOME new student s in the class There are FIVE/ SOME mobile phone s on the desk

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For plural countable nouns in negative we use : There are + plural noun . There aren’t TWO / ANY car s in the drive There aren’t FOUR / ANY orange s on the table There aren’t THREE / ANY new student s in the class There aren’t FIVE / ANY mobile phone s on the desk

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For plural countable nouns in the interrogative we use : Are there two / three / any + plural noun . Are there TWO / ANY car s in the drive? Are there FOUR / ANY orange s on the table ? Are there THREE / ANY new student s in the class ? Are there aren’t FIVE / ANY mobile phone s on the desk ?

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For singular un countable nouns we use : There is some + uncountable noun . There is some milk in the fridge . There is some money on the table There is some ice in the glass . There is some ice-cream in the tub .

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For singular un countable nouns in the negative we use : There isn’t + any + uncountable noun . There isn’t any mil k in the fridge . There isn’t any money on the table There isn’t any ice in the glass . There isn’t any ice-cream in the tub .

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For singular un countable nouns in the interrogative we use: Is there + any + uncountable noun . Is there any mil k in the fridge ? Is there any money on the table ? Is there any ice in the glass ? Is there any ice-cream in the tub ?

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Most nouns have both a SINGULAR and PLURAL form, can be preceded by an ARTICLE and/or one or more ADJECTIVE They have got three bicycle s. There is a cat in the garden. There are two cat s in the garden. John has a new bicycle. My dogs are hungry. My dog is hungry.

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Genative ‘s & s’ To form the singular genative add ‘s to the noun Tom’s cat. Mary’s boyfriend . His brother’s name is John My dogs are hungry. My dog is hungry.