Basic English Grammar I

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 Grammar is a very old field of study. Did you know that the sentence was first divided into subject and verb by Plato, the fam ...

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1 Nouns 7– What you’ll find in this book Common Nouns Proper Nouns Singular Nouns Plural Nouns Collective Nouns Masculine an ...

 There are two main types of nouns: common nouns and proper nouns. Common Nouns Words for people, places and things are called ...

 These common nouns are words for people who do certain things. singer manager sailor gardener dancer secretary pilo ...

 Nouns: Proper Nouns The names of special days and celebrations are also proper nouns. New Year’s Day Veterans' Day Mother ...

Exercise Write each common noun under the correct heading. theater lion father brother doctor restaurant builder ...

Nouns: Singular Nouns; Plural Nouns Singular Nouns Nouns can be singular or plural. When you are talking about just one thing ...

singular plural sandwich sandwiches witch witches brush brushes flash flashes box boxes fox foxes singular plura ...

Many nouns that end in f are made plural by changing the f to v and adding es. singular plural half halves leaf ...

Most nouns that end in o are made plural by adding s. singular plural video videos hippo hippos zoo zoos kangaroo ...

Some nouns are always plural. trousers glasses shorts spectacles jeans goggles pants scissors tights binoculars pa ...

Exercise Read the following passage. Write S in the box after each singular noun and P in the box after each plural noun. Ou ...

1 N o t e s Collective Nouns Words for groups of people, animals or things are called collective nouns. Here are some c ...

1 Some groups of things also have their own special collective nouns. a bunch of bananas a deck of cards a cluster ...

1 Exercise Read the sentences. Does the collective noun indicate a group acting together as a single unit? If so, circle th ...