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Nouns

A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

Example: Miss Gonzalez is a teacher in our classroom.

Ricardo plays soccer on the field.

There are two classes of nouns:

- A common noun names any normal not specific object.

Examples: dog, house, car

- Aproper noun names a particular person, place, or thing. It always

begins with a capital letter.

Examples: Honduras, Francisco Morazon , Volvo

Miss Bayes is a teacher at the American School of Tegucigalpa.

When a noun means one only, it is said to be a singular noun.Examples: boy, girl, book, church, box

When a noun means more than one, it is said to be a plural noun.Examples: boys, girls, books, churches, boxes

Rule #1The plural of nouns is usually formed by adding - s to a singular noun.

Examples: kid, kids; cake, cakes; bike, bikesRule #2

Nouns ending in s, z, x,sh, and ch form the plural by adding - es.

Examples: dish, dishes; church, churches; couch,couchesRule #3

Nouns ending in - y preceded by a consonant is formed into a plural bychanging

the - y to - ies.Examples: lady, ladies; city, cities; army, armies

Rule #4Nouns ending in y preceded by a vowel form their plurals by adding - s.

Examples: boy, boys; day, days

Rule #5Most nouns ending in o preceded by a consonant is formed into a pluralby adding es.

Examples: hero; heroes; potato, potatoesRule #6

Some nouns ending in f or fe are made plural by changing f or fe to - ves.Examples: knife, knives; wife, wives

Rule #7Some nouns have the same form in the singular and plural

Examples: fish, moose, deer, sheepRule #8

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Some nouns are irregular and change the word.Examples: foot, feet; child, children; mouse, mice

Rule #9Many two-word or three-word compound nouns add-s to the mainword.

Examples: son-in-law, sons-in-law; merry-go-round, merry-go-rounds

Rule #10Some nouns have no singular form so they dont change.

Examples: scissors, pants, jeans

Rule #11Letters, numbers, signs and words that are used as words add anapostrophe and s

Examples: n, ns; 7, 7s, -, -s

Apossessive noun shows possession of the noun that follows it.

Examples: Eduardos ball, Robertos camera

To form the possessive of most singular nouns add an apostrophe ()and -s.

Examples: Farids paper, Isabellas notebook

To form the possessive of most plural nouns ending in s add only anapostrophe.

Examples: birds nests, kids homework, teachers books

To form the possessive of plural nouns that do not end in s add anapostrophe and s.

Examples: womens bags, childrens coats