M2:NOUN
1. SINGULAR
The singular form is used when considering the noun as a singgle item(count) or entity(no count)
Example: the girl loves painting
2.PLURAL
The plural form is used when considering more than one of the same item. Non count nouns do not have a plural form.
Examples: the girls’ books are on the people
3.COUNTABLE
Countable nouns re easy to recognize. They are things that we cancount for example: “pen”. We can countpens. We can hav one,two,three or more pens. Here are some more countable nouns:
· Dog,cat,animal,man,person
· Bottle,box,litre
· Coin, note,dollar
· Cup,plate,fork
When a coutable noun is singular, we must use a word like a/the/my/this with it:
· I want an orange. (not i want orange)
· Where is my bottle? (not where is bottle?)
When a coutable noun is plural we can use it alone:
· I like oranges
4.UNCOUTABLE
Uncoutable nouns are substances, concept etc that we cannot divide into separate elements. We cannot “count” them. For example,we cannot coynt “milk”. We can count “bottles of milk “or “ litres of milk”.but we cannot count “milk” it self. Hre are some moe uncoutable nouns:
Ø Music,art,love,happines
Ø Advice,infomation,news
Ø Furniture,luggage
Ø Rice,sugar,butter,water
For example:
v This news is very impotant.
v Your luggage looks heavy
5.PLURAL POSSESIVES
To make most nouns plural add an –s or –es.the –es is added to word that end in an s or z sound. To make a plural noun possesive,simply add an apostrophe to te word. If the plural does not end in and s, then add an apostrophe lus s.
Example: the girl’ dresses (the dresses belonging to the gils)
6.POSSESIVE SINGULAR
The Possesive of singular nouns (a name,place,thing,or idea) is formed by adding an apostrophe plus an s.
Examples:
· Monica’s house
· Flower’s petals
7.COMMON NOUNS & PROPER NOUNS
The important thing to remember is that common nouns are general names.thus,they are not capitalized unlss they begin a sentece or are part of a little. Proper nouns, those that name specific things, do require capitalization. Here are some sample senteces:
Although there are five other chairs in the living room, everyone i jim’s family fights to sit in the puffy new rool-o-rocker.
Chair=common nouns
Rool-o-rocker= proper nouns
