The general rule of plural nouns is that they are created by adding the letter S to the end of a singular noun. For example, you take the singular noun apple and add an S to make the plural noun apples. What is noun example of noun? A noun isRead More →
Countable nouns can be counted, e.g. an apple, two apples, three apples, etc. Uncountable nouns cannot be counted, e.g. air, rice, water, etc. Are proper nouns countable or uncountable? Proper nouns can be countable and uncountable. For example, there are fifty states in America. The noun ‘state’ is a countableRead More →
Noun Functions A noun often comes after a determiner like “a”, “the”, “some”, ‘his”, “our”, or “this”. The dog barked. A noun can come after an adjective. The angry dog barked. Why do we need nouns? Nouns are subjects. Each sentence has a subject, which is a thing that letsRead More →
To make regular nouns plural, add ‑s to the end. … If the singular noun ends in ‑s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, or -z, add ‑es to the end to make it plural. … In some cases, singular nouns ending in -s or -z, require that you double the -sRead More →
Answer: Jasmine, Rose, Sunflower, Lotus and so on. Here we are specifying the type and name of flower. So these are Proper Nouns. Is Rose a proper noun? “Rose” is a common noun, not a proper noun, as used in this sentence. “Rose” can also be a woman’s name inRead More →
The only portions of animal breeds that should be capitalized are words that are otherwise proper nouns. Are animals proper nouns? The noun ‘animal’ is usually a common noun, not a proper noun. It is not the name of a specific animal. Is teacher a proper noun? Teacher – ProperRead More →
I am now acting president of the corporation. Wind turbines are a renewable source of power. Many people’s favorite movie genre is action or drama. Mario Garcia has been councilman for five years. A teenager’s favorite food must be hot dogs. What are examples of predicate pronouns? Examples of predicateRead More →
Job titles are normally capitalised when they stand in for (or are part of) a proper name, especially when the title precedes a person’s name. … When used generically or descriptively, job titles are not usually capitalised. Are medical professions capitalized? Medical specialties should not be capitalized in text. …Read More →
Team – Countable; No Uncountable Noun. Is family a collective noun? Collective nouns, like team, family, class, group, and host, take a singular verb when the entity acts together and a plural verb when the individuals composing the entity act individually. How can we count uncountable nouns? Unlike countable nouns,Read More →
person: man, woman, teacher, John, Mary. place: home, office, town, countryside, America. thing: table, car, banana, money, music, love, dog, monkey. How do you use I would rather? I would rather (‘I prefer’, ‘I would prefer’) is used as a modal auxiliary verb. It is followed by the infinitive (withoutRead More →