Singular nouns form their possessive case by adding ‘s to the singular. The boy’s dog My father’s office Only the apostrophe (‘) without s is… Continue reading
Formation of the possessive case
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Noun: gender
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Living beings are of either the male or the female sex. Now compare the following pairs of words. Boy, girl Man, woman Husband, wife Lion,… Continue reading
The phrase and the clause
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When we make a sentence, we name a person or thing and say something about that person or thing. Every sentence has two parts –… Continue reading
Formation of plurals – Part II
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Some nouns have identical singular and plural forms. Examples are: swine, sheep, deer, cod, salmon, aircraft, spacecraft, series, species etc. The following nouns are always… Continue reading
Formation of plural nouns
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The plural noun is generally formed by adding -s to the singular. Cow (singular), cows (plural) Boy, boys Girl, girls Book, books Tree, trees Dog,… Continue reading