properties of nouns
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Properties of
NounsMr. Ezekiel D. Rodriguez
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Properties of Nouns
1. Gender
2. Number
3. Case
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Gender1. Masculine Gender for words
representing males: boy, man, duke, son.
2. Feminine Gender for words representing females: girl, woman, mother.
3. Neuter Gender for inanimate objects: table, book, umbrella, door.
4. Common Gender for either sex: student, reader, cousin, friend.
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GenderMASCULINE FEMININE
Actor ActressBaron BaronessCount CountessDuke Duchess
Emperor EmpressGiant giantessHeir heiressHost hostessLion lioness
Manager manageressMaster mistress
murderer murderessPriest priestessPrince PrincessPoet poetess
Shepherd shepherdessSteward stewardess
Tiger tigressWaiter waitress
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MASCULINE FEMININE
Bachelor spinster
Boy girl
Brother sister
Bull cow
Cock hen
Dog bitch
Drake duck
Father mother
Fox vixen
Friar nun
Gander goose
gentleman lady
Horse mare
Husband wife
King Queen
Lad lass
Lord lady
Lover mistress
Man woman
Monk nun
Nephew nice
Sir lady, madam
Son daughter
Tutor governess
Uncle aunt
Wizard witch
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Numbers - Pluralization• A) The plural of nouns is
generally formed by adding "S" to the singular.
SINGULAR PLURAL
Book books
Girl girls
Hand hands
Table tables
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Numbers - Pluralization• B) Add "ES" to nouns ending in
ch,s,sh,ss,x and z.
SINGULAR PLURAL
Church churches
Bus buses
Brush brushes
Kiss kisses
Box boxes
Buzz buzzes
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Numbers - Pluralization• Add "S" to nouns ending
in ch which have the sound of k.
SINGULAR PLURAL
Epoch epochs
Monarch monarchs
Stomach stomachs
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Numbers - Pluralization• C) Nouns ending in "y“ preceded
by a consonant: change the "y" into "IES", but if the "y" is preceded by a vowel, only "S" is added.
SINGULAR PLURAL
Lady ladies
Country countries
Boy boys
Day days
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Numbers - Pluralization• D) Most nouns ending in “o”
preceded by a consonant, add "ES".
SINGULAR PLURAL
Echo echoes
Hero heroes
Potato potatoes
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Numbers - Pluralization• D) Exemptions:
SINGULAR PLURAL
Dynamo dynamos
Halo halos
Photo photos
Piano pianos
Solo solos
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Numbers - Pluralization• E) All nouns ending in "o“
preceded by a vowel take "S" in the plural.
SINGULAR PLURAL
Cuckoo cuckoos
Portfolio portfolios
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Numbers - Pluralization• F) Nouns ending in "f“ or "fe“
drop the "f" or "fe" and add "VES".
SINGULAR PLURAL
Calf calves
Half halves
Knife knives
Leaf leaves
Life lives
Loaf loaves
Self selves
Sheaf sheaves
Shelf shelves
Thief thieves
Wife wives
Wolf wolves
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Numbers - Pluralization• G) Nouns which retain their
original Greek or Latin forms make their plurals according to the rules of Greek or Latin.
SINGULAR PLURAL
Alumnus alumni
Crisis crises
Datum data
Erratum errata
Oasis oases
phenomenon phenomena
Stimulus stimuli
Terminus termini
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Numbers - Pluralization• H) Irregular Plurals
SINGULAR PLURAL
Child children
Die dice
Foot feet
Goose geese
Louse lice
Man men
Mouse mice
Tooth teeth
Woman women
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Numbers - Pluralization• I) Compound Nouns
1. Normally, the last word is made plural in compound nouns.
SINGULAR PLURAL
Armchair armchairs
Bookcase bookcases
Mailman mailmen
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Numbers - Pluralization• I) Compound Nouns
2. Where man or woman come first, both parts are made plural.
SINGULAR PLURAL
manservant menservants
woman-teacher women-teachers
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Numbers - Pluralization• I) Compound Nouns
3. Compound nouns formed with prepositions or adverbs make only the first word plural.
SINGULAR PLURAL
looker-on lookers-on
sister-in-law sisters-in-law
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Numbers - Pluralization• I) Compound Nouns
4. Compounds finishing in "ful“ take "S".
SINGULAR PLURAL
handful Handfuls
spoonful Spoonfuls
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Numbers - Pluralization• J) Some nouns in English are
used only in the singular form and so the verb remains in singular.
• Accommodation• Advice• Furniture• Information• Knowledge• News• progress
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Numbers - Pluralization• K) Some nouns have the same
form for both plural and singular.• Deer• Fish• Series• Sheep• species
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Numbers - Pluralization• L) The names of many sciences
ending in "ics“ are singular. The verb remains in the singular form.
Ethics Mathematics (Math) Phonetics
Physics Statistics Genetics
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Numbers - Pluralization• M) The following nouns are
always plural and are followed by verbs in the plural:
alms bowels Contents
customs fireworks Goods
pants scissors Shears
spectacles stairs Thanks
trousers wages Wares
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Numbers - Pluralization• Nouns denoting value, weight,
time, measure, etc., when used as adjectives are singular in form, as:
• a twelve pound book• a thirty day month• an eleven inch ruler • eight mile walk.
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Case• The CASE of a noun indicates the
position of that noun in a sentence.
• Nominative case • Objective case (or Accusative case) • Dative case • Possessive case (or Genitive case) • Vocative case
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CaseNominative case:
A noun is said to be in the Nominative case if it is the subject of a verb. (SUBJECT is the person or the thing who or which carries out the action of the verb in the sentence)
Examples:
Mr. Ram is an intelligent boy.
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CaseObjective case (or Accusative case):
Nouns or pronouns are said to be in Objective cases if they are the direct objects of verbs or if they are the objects of preposition. (Direct object is the person or the thing upon whom or upon which the action of the verb is carried out).
Example:
I met your sister.
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CaseDative case:
A noun is said to be in dative case if it is the Indirect object of the verb. (Indirect object of the verb is the noun for whom or for which the action of the verb is carried out).
Examples:
The teacher gave the students few exercises.
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CasePossessive case (Genitive case):
A noun is said to be in possessive case, if it denotes possession or ownership.
Examples:
This is your pencil.
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CaseVocative case:
A noun or a pronoun is said to be in Vocative case if it is used to call (or to get the attention of) a person or persons.
Example:
Mr. Bill, students are waiting for you in the main hall.
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