Grammar Unit 2 Flashcards
what is an Irregular Noun?
An irregular noun is a noun that becomes plural by changing its spelling in other ways than adding an “s” or “es” to the end of the word
what is a Plural Noun?
A plural noun is the form of a noun used to show there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea
What is a Proper Noun?
a name used for an individual person, place, or organization, spelled with initial capital letters
what is a Common Noun?
a non-specific person, place, or thing. for example, dog or boy. They refer to any dog or any boy.
Possessive Noun
Possessive Noun is a special form of a noun that’s used to indicate ownership (possession)
appositive
An appositive is a noun or pronoun — often with modifiers — set beside another noun or pronoun to explain or identify it. 2 examples are:
1) Martha ate lunch at Chili’s, her favorite restaurant on the weekends.
2) My uncle was staying at the Holiday Inn, the most affordable hotel in the neighborhood.
how to change singular nouns to plural nouns
To make regular nouns plural, add –s to the end.
difference between possessive singular and possessive plural
To form the possessive of most singular nouns,
add ’s
To form the possessive of most plural nouns, add
the apostrophe after the s.
s’
plural possessive
’s
singular possessive
singular noun to plural if it ends in –s, –ss, –sh, –ch, –x, or –z,
you usually add -es to the end to make it plural.
EX: lunch – lunches
change singular nouns to plural ending in -y and letter before is a consonant
you usually change the ending to –ies to make the noun plural
EX:
city – cities
puppy – puppies
change a singular noun ending in -y when the letter before the -y is a vowel
simply add an –s
EX:
ray – rays
boy – boys
change a singular noun to plural ending in –o
usually add –es
EX:
potato – potatoes
tomato – tomatoes
Exceptions:
photo – photos
piano – pianos
halo – halos
changing singular noun plural ending in –us
usually you add an -i
EX:
cactus – cacti
