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
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
The Noun: Case
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Read the following sentence: John broke the window. The boy killed the spider. In sentence 1, the noun John is the subject. It is the… Continue reading