ENGLISH GRAMMER-1

NOUNS

·         COMMON NOUNS

They are names of people(man,women,boys.girls,children's),things(books,pens,boxes,phones),animals(monky’s,tigers,lion’s),and places(school, station ,house)

·         PROPER NOUNS

They are special names of people(e.g.  James, Ashok , Anwar) animals(king honk)and places(INDIA

 Srilanka)

·         ABSTRACT NOUNS

An Abstract noun is the name of something that we can only think of or feel But can not see (fruits, flowers, knifes,).

·         COLLECTIVE NOUNS

They are names used  for  a number of people, things or animals together and treated as one. For Example: A Group of friends, a Bunch of bananas, a litter of Puppies.

·         COUNTABLE NOUNS AND  UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

 Countable nouns are nouns which can be  counted(e.g. trees).Uncountable Nouns Which cannot be counted(e.g. Smoke).

NOUNS HAVE FOUR GENDERS.

MASCULINE GENDER –The Masculine Gender is used for all males Example: Boy, Man

FEMININE GENDER –The Feminine Gender is used for all females. Example: Girl , Women

COMMEN GENDER-The Common Gender is used where the noun can be both male and female.

NEUTER GENDER-The Neuter Gender is used for things which have no life or sex(Example Table chair).

SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS

·         A noun that shows only one person(e.g. a girl),thing (e.g. pencil), animal (e.g. tiger)or place(e.g. Market) is called a singular noun.

·         A noun that shows more then one person(e.g. girls),thing(e.g. pencils),animal(e.g. tigers) or place(e.g. markets) is called a plural noun.

FORMATION OF PLURAL NOUNS ARE FORMED

SINGULAR	PLURAL	SINGULAR	PLURAL
BEACH(கடற்கரை)	BEACHES(கடற்கரை)	PEACH	PEACHES
BRANCH(பிரிவு)	BRANCHES(பிரிவுகள்)	SPEECH(பேச்சு)	SPEACHES(பேச்சுகள்)
DITCH(சாக்கடைகள்)	DITCHES(சாக்கடைகள்)	BOSS(தலைவர்)	BOSSES(தலைவர்கள்)
BUS(பேருந்து)	BUSES(பேருந்துகள்)	LENS(ஆடி)	LENSES(ஆடிகள்)
CHORUS(பிரிவு)	CHORUSES(பிரிவுகள்)	PASS(மாற்று)	PASSES(மாற்றுகள்)
BRUSH	BRUSHES	FISH(மீன்)	FISHES(மீன்கள்)
BUSH	BUSHES	LASH	LASHES
DISH	DISHES	WISH	WISHES
BOX(பெட்டி)	BOXES(பெட்டிகள்)	FAX	FAXES
FOX	FOXES	SIX	SIXES
TAX(வரி)	TAXES(வரிகள்)
BUFFELO(பசுமாடு)	BUFFELOES(பசுமாடுகள்)	CARGO(சரக்குவிமானம்)	CARGOES(சரக்கு விமானங்கள்)
ECHO(எதிரொலி)	ECHOES(எதிரொலிகள்)	TOMATO(தக்காளி)	TOMATOES(தக்காளிகள்)
BANJO	BANJOS	BAMBOO	BAMBOOS
RADIO	RADIOS	VIDEO	VIDEOS
BABY	BABIES	FLY	FLIES
LORRY	LORRIES	NAVY	NAVIES
HOBBY	HOBBIES	PUPPY	PUPPIES
BOY	BOYS	KEY	KEYS
DAY	DAYS	TOY	TOYS
DONKY	DONKEYS	TURKEY	TURKEYS
CALF	CALVES	HALF	HALVES
LIFE	LIVES	LOAF	LOAVES
SELF	SELVES	LIFE	LIVES
WIFE	WIFES	CHIEF	Chiefs
GULF	GULFS	ROOF	ROOFS
REEF	REEFS	HOOF	HOOFS