English grammar explained in plain language simple enough to be understood.
Often, a word can work with an article and be a noun – but also work as a verb. Look at these examples:Take a bite out of the apple. NounI will bite the apple. Verb We watched the show last… Read more1158. Some Words are a Noun and a Verb
The articles a, an, and the are used with common nouns. However, the articles are never used with proper nouns. Proper nouns are words that name a specific person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are always capitalized and never use… Read more1159. Proper Nouns do not use Articles
A common noun names a non-specific person, place, thing or idea. Here are some common nouns: dog, man, teacher, house, city, country A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing. A proper noun is always capitalized. If we… Read more1161. Common Noun vs. Proper Noun
A concrete noun is a word that names an object that can be seen. Any visible object that can be seen is a concrete noun. Here are some examples:house, man, girl, book, sidewalk, squirrel, carrot, sofa, desk, shirt, face, mirror,… Read more1162. Concrete Nouns vs. Abstract Nouns
A collective noun is a noun that names a group of people, animals, or things as a single unit. Here are some examples of a collective noun:class, team, family, crowd, facultyherd, swarm, pack, flock, bunch, bundle, group, deck, collection Very… Read more1163. Collective Nouns
You can often recognize a noun by the ending of the word. Here are common noun suffixes:–ness, -tion, -sion, -ment, -ist, -ness, -er, -orNotice how we can turn a describing word into a naming word:happy – happinesssad – sadnesshopeful –… Read more1164. Nouns Use Certain Word Endings
A noun names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. A singular noun names one person, place, thing, or idea. If there is more than one, it is called a plural noun. A plural noun is often formed… Read more1166. Plural Nouns – add -s
Many nouns add an -s to become plural. However, nouns ending in -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, and -z add -es to become plural. Look at these examples:Singular noun: boxPlural noun: boxes Singular noun: lunchPlural noun: lunches Nouns ending in… Read more1167. Plural Nouns – add -es
Some nouns change the spelling form when they are plural. Here are some examples:one woman – two womenone man – two menone goose – two geeseone foot – two feetone tooth – two teethone child – two childrenone knife –… Read more1168. Plural Nouns – changing form
Some nouns use the same form for both singular and plural. Here are the most common nouns that stay the same when being used as a plural: fish, shrimp, sheep, elk, deer, reindeer, moose, scissors I saw a deer in… Read more1169. Plural Noun the Same as Singular Noun