Grammar notes

Nouns A noun is a person, place, thing or idea. Person – Mrs. O’Leary (proper noun), athlete (common noun) Place – St. John School (proper noun), library (common noun) Thing – Cheerios (proper noun), marker (common noun) Idea – bravery, intelligence, faith

Singular & plural nouns Add ‘s’ to most nouns to form the plurals. airport = airports Add ‘es’ to form the plurals of nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, and sh. fox = foxes watch = watches Some plural nouns are irregular and are not formed by adding ‘s’ or ‘es’. child = children tooth = teeth moose = moose

More singular & plural nouns If a noun ends in a y preceded by a vowel, form the plural by adding s. attorney = attorneys If a noun ends in a y preceded by a consonant, form the plural by changing the y to i and adding es. discovery = discoveries If a noun ends in o preceded by a vowel, form the plural by adding s. radio = radios

Final examples of singular & plural nouns If a noun ends in o preceded by a consonant, form the plural by adding es. tomato = tomatoes For most nouns ending in f or fe, form the plurals by adding s. roof = roofs For some nouns ending in f or fe, form the plural by changing the f to ves. leaf = leaves

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