Nouns and Plural Nouns
Nouns are names for people, places, things, or ideas. Learn about common and proper nouns, as well as singular and plural nouns. Discover rules for forming plural nouns, including irregular forms and possessive nouns.
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NOUNS Definitions and spelling rules
Dr. Prabha Gour Assistant Professor Department of English Madhav University
Nouns Names a person, place, thing, or idea Common nouns any person, place, thing, or idea Car, boy, girl, city Proper nouns a particular person, place, thing or idea Ferrari, James, Susie, Houston
Singular and Plural Nouns Singular nouns name only one person, place, thing, or idea. Plural nouns name more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Rules for forming plural nouns: Regular nouns add only s girl girls desk desks door doors Nouns ending with s, -ss, -ch, -sh, -x, -z, or o - add es fox foxes church bush bushes class churches classes
More rules for forming plural nouns - Nouns ending in y and have a consonant before the y, change the y to an i and add es baby babies Nouns ending in y with a vowel before the y , add only s. boy boys lady ladies toy toys
More rules for forming plural nouns - Nouns ending in f or fe, change the f to a v and add es. life lives loaf Some nouns are irregular and change its spelling. man men tooth teeth ox oxen child children foot feet goose geese woman women loaves mouse mice
More rules for forming plural nouns Some nouns never change! deer deer trout trout fish fish moose moose sheep sheep salmon salmon
Possessive nouns show ownership. Possessive rules: All singular nouns, no matter the ending, add apostrophe ( ) and s. Shirt of the boy - boy s shirt Work of the class class s work All plural nouns that end with s, add only an apostrophe ( ). Purses of the ladies ladies purses
Possessive rules continued All plural nouns that do not end with s, add an apostrophe ( ) and s. Wings of the geese geese s wings Pants of the men men s pants
