PARTS OF SPEECHPARTS OF SPEECHNOUN - PLURALNOUN - PLURAL

A A nounnoun is often defined as is often defined as a word a word which names a person, place or which names a person, place or thingthing..

DEFINITIONDEFINITION

• Many Many nounsnouns have a special have a special pluralplural form if there is more than one.  form if there is more than one.  For example, we say one For example, we say one bookbook but but two two booksbooks.  .  PluralsPlurals are usually are usually formed by adding an -s (bookformed by adding an -s (bookss) ) or -es (boxor -es (boxeses) but some ) but some pluralsplurals are formed in different ways are formed in different ways (child - children, person - people, (child - children, person - people, mouse - mice, sheep - sheepmouse - mice, sheep - sheep

PLURALPLURAL

• Nouns end with e, s, x, ch we usually add Nouns end with e, s, x, ch we usually add `S` or `ES``S` or `ES`

• Ex:- bus - busesEx:- bus - buses• tree - treestree - trees• Donkey - donkeys Donkey - donkeys • box - boxesbox - boxes• bench - benchesbench - benches• Echo - echoes Echo - echoes

Bus Bus BusesBuses

TreeTree treestrees

End with `Y`End with `Y`

• A noun end with `Y` which follows A noun end with `Y` which follows by a vowel we add `S` in the end of by a vowel we add `S` in the end of the nounthe noun

Ex:- boy-boysEx:- boy-boys

toy-toystoy-toys•

donkey donkey donkeysdonkeys

End with `Y`End with `Y`

When a noun end with `Y` which When a noun end with `Y` which follows a consonant add `IES` in the follows a consonant add `IES` in the end of the nounend of the noun

baby - babiesbaby - babies

lady – ladieslady – ladies

Baby Baby babiesbabies

Having `IN`, `BY` & `OF` Having `IN`, `BY` & `OF`

• Some nouns are formed with Some nouns are formed with IN,BY,OF that particular nouns take IN,BY,OF that particular nouns take the plural at first part of the nounthe plural at first part of the noun

Commander in chief – Commander in chief – commanders in chiefcommanders in chief

Passer by – passers byPasser by – passers by

Bird of prey – birds of preyBird of prey – birds of prey

passer by passer by Passers byPassers by

Commander in chief Commander in chief Commanders in chiefCommanders in chief

bird of prey Birds of bird of prey Birds of preyprey

SAMESAME

• Some nouns are not having any Some nouns are not having any change in pluralchange in plural

• Fish – fishFish – fish• Deer - deerDeer - deer

fish fish fishfish

deer deer deer deer

Different wayDifferent way

• Some nouns are formed as plural in Some nouns are formed as plural in a different waya different way

• Child – childrenChild – children• Person – peoplePerson – people

Child Child childrenchildren

Some nouns are changed Some nouns are changed in the in the

middle of the wordmiddle of the word

tooth – teethtooth – teethfoot – feetfoot – feetman – menman – men

woman – womenwoman – womenoasis - oasesoasis - oases

foot foot feetfeet

womanwoman women women

Woman Woman womenwomen

goose goose geese geese

man man men men

tooth tooth teeth teeth

oasis oasis oasesoases

End with `FE`End with `FE`

• The noun which end with `FE` it The noun which end with `FE` it automatilly takes the `VES` in the automatilly takes the `VES` in the plural formplural form

• Wife – wivesWife – wives• Knife –knivesKnife –knives

housewife housewife housewiveshousewives

PRONOUNSPRONOUNSSUBJECTIVSUBJECTIVEE

OBJECTIVEOBJECTIVE POSSESSIVPOSSESSIVEE

REFLEXIVEREFLEXIVE

I know himI know him He knows He knows meme

It is my carIt is my car It is mineIt is mine I Hurt I Hurt myselfmyself

We know We know himhim

He knows usHe knows us It is our carIt is our car It is oursIt is ours We hurt We hurt ourselvesourselves

You know You know himhim

He knows He knows youyou

It is your It is your carcar

It is yoursIt is yours You hurt You hurt yourselfyourself

You hurt You hurt yourselvesyourselves

He knows He knows meme

I know himI know him It is his carIt is his car It is hisIt is his He hurt He hurt himselfhimself

She knows She knows meme

He knows He knows herher

It is her carIt is her car It is hersIt is hers She hurt She hurt herselfherself

It knows meIt knows me He knows it He knows it It is its carIt is its car It is itsIt is its It hurt itselfIt hurt itself

They know They know meme

He knows He knows themthem

It is their It is their carcar

It is theirsIt is theirs

They hurt They hurt themselvesthemselves