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Proper noun Common noun Concrete Class material abstract collective The semantic classification of the noun Proper noun Common noun Concrete Class material abstract collective singular plural Personal Geographical

The classification of nouns countable uncountable Single This is a boy plural These are many boys. Only single It is hard work. only plural These are my glasses. The classification of nouns

The countable nouns have two numbers the single The plural The countable nouns have two numbers

the plural nouns rules: Tch, sh, ch, o, x, z, s, ss es y ies f, fe ves the change of the root vowel a e Names of nationalities ending in ese, ss - no change borrowed words from Latin and Greek um-a, a-ae, um-a,ex-ices, ix-ices, is-es, on-a the Conpound forms can change either the first element or the second one the Noun ending –in law is changed the first element If the first element a man or a woman both elements are made in plural The noun can be only in single The noun can be only in plural

tch, sh, ch, o, x, z, s, ss + es a fox a watch a tomato a bush a dress a cat a dog the foxes the watches the tomatoes the bushes the dresses the cats the dogs

f, fe -ves one calf one half one knife one leaf one life one loaf one self one sheaf сalves halves knives leaves lives loaves selves sheaves

But remember Cuckoo cuckoos cliff cliffs Piano pianos belief beliefs Photo photos chief chiefs Solo solos proof proofs Zero zeros roof roofs Portfolio portfolios safe safes Soprano sopranos Ratio ratios Dynamo dynamos

Y-ies or y -s one baby one penny one boy one key one toy one journey one day one city one army one lady babies pennies boys keys toys journeys days cities armies ladies

try to guess a fox - a toy - a photo - a girl - a chief - a dynamo - a watch - a wife - a dish - a safe - a cuckoo - a baby - a wolf - a tomato - foxes toys photos girls chiefs dynamos watches wives dishes safes cuckoos babies wolves tomatoes

The change of the root vowel a man a woman a child a foot a goose a louse a mouse a tooth an ox men women children feet geese lice mice teeth oxen

Identical forms for the singular and for the plural a deer a species a means a carp a sheep a series a fish a pike a salmon a trout two deer two species some means Five carp five sheep three series six fish but lots of kind of fishes Two pike four salmon nine trout

a Japanese a Swiss a Chinese a Burmese many Japanese many Swiss names of nationalities ending in ese, ss have identical forms for the single and for the plural a Japanese a Swiss a Chinese a Burmese many Japanese many Swiss many Chinese many Burmese

Try to guess a man a deer a Portuguese a carp a child a goose a species men two deer many Portuguese many carp many children six geese three species

Lots of words borrowed forms from Latin and Greek us i stimulus a ae formula um a memorandum ex ices codex ix ices appendix is es crisis on a phenomenon

Plural in the last element Plural in the first element a grown-up a grown-ups a boyfriend boyfriends an office-block office-blocks a forget –me- not forget –me- nots room-mate room-mates overall overalls sit-in sit-ins stand-by stand-bys writing-table writing-tables notary public passer-by man-of-war coat-of-mail commander-in-chief court-martial The plural of compound nouns

plural - In law The first element man or woman a woman – driver a father-in law fathers-in law a mother – in law mothers – in law a sister – in law sisters – in law But His- in laws Her-in laws a woman – driver women – drivers a manservant a menservants plural

Try to guess one cactus one antenna one curriculum one Index one appendix one basis one phenomenon a grown-up a father-in law his –in law a woman-driver coat-of –mail cacti antennae curricula indices appendices bases phenomena grown-ups fathers-in law his –in laws women-drivers coats-of -mail

Only in single information advice money news progress furniture work yeast cream ink linen rubbish leafage weather

clothes contents sweepings glasses odds Ends greens customs goods Only in plural clothes contents sweepings glasses odds Ends greens customs goods shorts trousers jeans scissors tights pants scales

Put the words in plural forms a toy a carp a dish a girl a boyfriend a box a fish index a watch an ox rubbish a class a pass-by weather a dutch a goose appendix a house a deer cactus a Japanese a man-of war a story a city a roof a father in law a solo a Wife a forget-me-not a chief a photo her-in law a key a tomato a Swiss phenomenon safe a manservant a sheep

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