hunter
15-09-2007, 07:41 PM
in english there are eight parts of speach belw:
1_noun
2_pronouns
3_verbs
4_adverbs
5_preposition
6_conjunction
7_adjective
8_Interjections
i want to talke about all parts of speach but one by one
today i will talking about the noun
!_the noun
A noun is one of the most important words that you use either speaking or writing. It is the word that tells what you are talking about. A noun is a word that names something. There are names for persons, animals, places, and objects, that can be pointed out and recognized. There also names for substances, qualities, actions, and measures of time or quality. The following list includes examples of different kinds of nouns
Persons:
Animals
Places
Objects
Substances
Qualities
Actions
Measures:
Kind of nouns
In English nouns are divided into 2 main classes called common nouns and proper nouns. A common noun names any one of a class of persons, places, or things:
A _proper noun is the name of a particular person, place,or thing
Pacific Ocean
Berlin and so............
A collective noun is a common noun whose singular form names a group of persons, objects, or acts:
crowd
herd company
army and.................
Plural form of nouns
When a noun refers to one person or thing, it is singular in number. When a noun refers to more than one person or thing, it isplural in number. Nouns have special forms to show these distinctions, as you will see from the following illustrations
Singular Plural
way ways
fox foxes
knife knives
The plurals of nouns are formed in a number of different ways
1_Most nouns add the letter s to the singular to form the plural ex:
map maos
boy boys
2_Nouns ending in s, sh, ch, x, or z form the plural by ending es. for ex
dress dresses
box boxes
kiss kisses
3_Nouns ending in o preceded by a vowel add s. Musical terms ending in o add s.
patio patis
redeo redeos
Some nouns ending in o preceded by a consonant add s. Other add es:
hero - heroes
Negro - Negrees
Add "s" or "es"
cargo cargos or cargoes
motto mottos or mottoes
4_Nouns ending in y preceded by consonant change the y to i and add es.
army armies
lady ladies
city cities
5_Nouns ending in y preceded by vowel, usually add s. In many cases the vowel before the final y is e.
boy boys
6_Some nouns ending in f or fe change f or fe to v and add es. Some nouns ending in f have 2 plurals, one in s and one in ves
chang to (ves)
wife - wives
thief - thieves
an other chang to (ves)OR add (S)
scarf - scarfs - scarves
wharf - wharfs - wharves
7_Some nouns form the plural by a change in the vowel
man men
foot feet
tooth teeth
8_ Some nouns have the same form for both singular and plural
Fish, sheep, Chinese, species, series, salmon
9_The plural of compound nouns are generally formed by adding s to the principle world in the compound.
mother-in-low mothers_in_low
board of education boards of education
Sometimes both parts of the compound are made plural
manservant menservants
woman doctor womendoctors
Compounds ending in ful are made plural by adding s to the end of the compound. this rule appliens when the same container is filled a number of times.
spoonful spoonful
bucketful bucketfuls
10_the plurals of proper names are formed by adding s or es.
There are three Peters in this class.
The two Burnses left the conference room.
The Joneses and the Smiths attended.
The spelling of proper names must not be changed.
Mary - Marys
Marie - Maries
11. Titles are made plural in several ways. The plural of Miss is Misses; the plural of Mr. is Messrs. Mrs. has no plural. The plural of Madam is Mesdames, which is sometimes user for the plural of Mrs. Misses should not be followed by a period. It is not an abbreviation. In the first column of the folowing examples, the title is made plural. In the second column the name is made plural. Either form is correct.
the Misses Thomas the Miss Thomases
the Messrs. Churchill the Mr. Churchills
12. The plural of numbers, letters, signs, and symbols is formed by adding the apostrophe and s.
Your 2's look like your 3's.
You use too many ands in your writing. (correct)
or:
You use too many and's in your writing. (correct)
You must allways cross your t's.
He received three A's and two B's last semester.
1_noun
2_pronouns
3_verbs
4_adverbs
5_preposition
6_conjunction
7_adjective
8_Interjections
i want to talke about all parts of speach but one by one
today i will talking about the noun
!_the noun
A noun is one of the most important words that you use either speaking or writing. It is the word that tells what you are talking about. A noun is a word that names something. There are names for persons, animals, places, and objects, that can be pointed out and recognized. There also names for substances, qualities, actions, and measures of time or quality. The following list includes examples of different kinds of nouns
Persons:
Animals
Places
Objects
Substances
Qualities
Actions
Measures:
Kind of nouns
In English nouns are divided into 2 main classes called common nouns and proper nouns. A common noun names any one of a class of persons, places, or things:
A _proper noun is the name of a particular person, place,or thing
Pacific Ocean
Berlin and so............
A collective noun is a common noun whose singular form names a group of persons, objects, or acts:
crowd
herd company
army and.................
Plural form of nouns
When a noun refers to one person or thing, it is singular in number. When a noun refers to more than one person or thing, it isplural in number. Nouns have special forms to show these distinctions, as you will see from the following illustrations
Singular Plural
way ways
fox foxes
knife knives
The plurals of nouns are formed in a number of different ways
1_Most nouns add the letter s to the singular to form the plural ex:
map maos
boy boys
2_Nouns ending in s, sh, ch, x, or z form the plural by ending es. for ex
dress dresses
box boxes
kiss kisses
3_Nouns ending in o preceded by a vowel add s. Musical terms ending in o add s.
patio patis
redeo redeos
Some nouns ending in o preceded by a consonant add s. Other add es:
hero - heroes
Negro - Negrees
Add "s" or "es"
cargo cargos or cargoes
motto mottos or mottoes
4_Nouns ending in y preceded by consonant change the y to i and add es.
army armies
lady ladies
city cities
5_Nouns ending in y preceded by vowel, usually add s. In many cases the vowel before the final y is e.
boy boys
6_Some nouns ending in f or fe change f or fe to v and add es. Some nouns ending in f have 2 plurals, one in s and one in ves
chang to (ves)
wife - wives
thief - thieves
an other chang to (ves)OR add (S)
scarf - scarfs - scarves
wharf - wharfs - wharves
7_Some nouns form the plural by a change in the vowel
man men
foot feet
tooth teeth
8_ Some nouns have the same form for both singular and plural
Fish, sheep, Chinese, species, series, salmon
9_The plural of compound nouns are generally formed by adding s to the principle world in the compound.
mother-in-low mothers_in_low
board of education boards of education
Sometimes both parts of the compound are made plural
manservant menservants
woman doctor womendoctors
Compounds ending in ful are made plural by adding s to the end of the compound. this rule appliens when the same container is filled a number of times.
spoonful spoonful
bucketful bucketfuls
10_the plurals of proper names are formed by adding s or es.
There are three Peters in this class.
The two Burnses left the conference room.
The Joneses and the Smiths attended.
The spelling of proper names must not be changed.
Mary - Marys
Marie - Maries
11. Titles are made plural in several ways. The plural of Miss is Misses; the plural of Mr. is Messrs. Mrs. has no plural. The plural of Madam is Mesdames, which is sometimes user for the plural of Mrs. Misses should not be followed by a period. It is not an abbreviation. In the first column of the folowing examples, the title is made plural. In the second column the name is made plural. Either form is correct.
the Misses Thomas the Miss Thomases
the Messrs. Churchill the Mr. Churchills
12. The plural of numbers, letters, signs, and symbols is formed by adding the apostrophe and s.
Your 2's look like your 3's.
You use too many ands in your writing. (correct)
or:
You use too many and's in your writing. (correct)
You must allways cross your t's.
He received three A's and two B's last semester.