2. FeminineGender Thefemininegenderisusedforallfemales.
Contact Example:girl,woman
3. CommonGender Thecommongenderisusedwherethenouncan
bebothmaleandfemale.Example:cousin,friend,person,child,student
4.NeuterGender Theneutergenderisusedforthingswhichhaveno
lifeorsex.Example:table,chair.
SingularandPluralNouns Anounthatshowsonlyoneperson(e.g.agirl),
thing(e.g.pencil),animal(e.g.tiger)orplace(e.g.market)iscalledasingular
noun).
Anounthatshowsmorethanoneperson(e.g.girls),thing(e.g.pencils),animal
(e.g.tigers)orplace(e.g.markets)iscalledapluralnoun.
Howpluralnounsareformed.
thing(e.g.pencil),animal(e.g.tiger)orplace(e.g.market)iscalledasingular
noun).
Anounthatshowsmorethanoneperson(e.g.girls),thing(e.g.pencils),animal
(e.g.tigers)orplace(e.g.markets)iscalledapluralnoun.
Howpluralnounsareformed.
Byaddings.
Byaddingestonounsendinginch,s,shandx.
beach beaches peach peaches
branch branches speech speeches
ditch ditches watch watches
Byaddingestonounsendingino.
buffalo buffaloes potato potatoes
cargo cargoes mosquito mosquitoes
echo echoes tomato tomatoes
Byaddingstonounsendingino.
banjo banjos patio patios
bamboo bamboos photo photos
radio radios video videos
Byreplacingywithies.
baby babies lorry lorries
fly flies navy navies
hobby hobbies puppy puppies
Byaddingstonounsendinginy.
boy boys key keys
day days toy toys
donkey donkeys turkey turkeys
Byreplayingforfewithves.
calf calves loaf loaves
half halves self selves
life lives wife wives
Byaddingstonounsendinginforfe.
chief chiefs hoof hoofs
dwarf dwarfs reef reef
gulf gulfs roof roofs
Bychangingvowels.
foot feet louse lice
goose geese tooth teeth
mouse mice woman women
Somenounshavesamewordsforpluralandsingular.
Exceptionalplural.
child children ox oxen
crisis crises passerby passersby
crossroads crossroads series series
furniture furniture sheep sheep
Exceptionalplural.
child children ox oxen
crisis crises passerby passersby
mouse mice radius radii
FORMINGNOUNS
Nounscanbeformedfrom nouns , verbs and adjectives .Theyareformedby
addingcertainletterstothem.
Nouns Nouns
widow widowhood
friend friendship
king kingdom
Verbs Nouns
add addition
fail failure
give gift
Adjectives Nouns
clean cleanliness
sad sadness
beautiful beauty
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