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The Easiest Topics: PRONOUNS

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PRONOUNS Pronouns replace nouns. A different pronoun is required depending on two elements: the noun being replaced and the function that noun has in the sentence. In English, pronouns only take the gender of the noun they replace in the 3rd person singular form. The 2nd person plural pronouns are identical to the 2nd person singular pronouns except for the reflexive pronoun. Subject Pronoun Object Pronoun Possessive Adjective (Determiner) Possessive Pronoun Reflexive or Intensive Pronoun 1st person singular I me my mine myself 2nd person singular you you your yours yourself 3rd person singular, male he him his his himself 3rd person singular, female she her her hers herself 3rd person singular, neutral it it its itself 1st person plural we us our ours ourselves 2nd person plural you you your yours yourselves 3rd person plural they them their theirs themselves SUBJECT PRONOUNS Subject pronouns replace nouns that are the subject of their clause. In the 3rd per...
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The Easiest Topics: PLURAL NOUNS

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Plural Nouns In general the plural of a noun is formed by adding -S to the noun. Singular Plural car cars house houses book books bird birds pencil pencils However: 1.  When the noun ends in S, SH, CH, X or Z*, we add -ES to the noun. Singular Plural kiss kisses wish wishes match matches fox foxes quiz quizzes* I have a  box  in my bedroom. I have three  boxes  in my bedroom. * With words that end in Z sometimes we add   an extra Z to the plural form of the word (such as with the plural of quiz). 2.  When the noun ends in a VOWEL + Y, we add -S to the noun. Singular Plural boy boys holiday holidays key keys guy guys 3.  When the noun ends in a CONSONANT + Y, we remove Y and add -IES to the noun. Singular Plural party parties lady ladies story stories nanny nannies city cities 4.  If the noun ends in F or FE, we remove the F/FE and add -VES to the noun. Singular Plural life lives lea...
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The Easiest Topics: TYPES OF NOUNS

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Types of Nouns A noun is a word that functions as the name of something. Nouns are the most common class of word in English. Below we have a list of the different types of nouns in English with an explanation of what each one is and with examples of each type of noun. Common Nouns Common nouns are used to name a GENERAL type of person, place or thing. Common nouns can be divided into smaller classes such as countable and uncountable nouns, concrete and abstract nouns and collective nouns. Examples of common nouns:  girl, city, animal, friend, house, food Proper Nouns Proper nouns are used to name a SPECIFIC person, place or thing. In English, proper nouns begin with a capital letter. Proper nouns do not normally have a determiner before them (e.g.  the  London,  the  Mary etc.) though there are some exceptions (e.g. Is she  the  Mary that we met at the conference?). Examples of proper nouns:  John, London, Pluto, Monday, Franc...
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