- •Grammar Revision Tables terminology of English grammar
- •Nouns: singular and plural
- •Nouns: common and possessive case
- •Count and noncount nouns
- •Some common noncount nouns
- •Using nouns as modifiers
- •The indefinite article
- •The definite article
- •No article
- •Personal pronouns
- •Possessive pronouns
- •Reflexive pronouns
- •Indefinite pronouns
- •Quantitive pronouns
- •Demonstrative pronouns
- •Degrees of comparison of adjectives and adverbs
- •Numerals
- •Numbers in measurement
- •Особові форми дієслова finite forms of the verb
- •Indefinite tenses (to work, to write)
- •Continuous tenses (to work, to write)
- •Perfect tenses (to work, to write)
- •Perfect continuous tenses (to work, to write)
- •The functions of the verb «to be»
- •The functions of the verb «to have»
- •The functions of the verb «to do»
- •General Questions
- •Tag questionS
- •Question words
- •More questions with How
- •Summary chart of verb tenses Active Voice
- •Passive Voice
- •Passive Voice Present
- •Modal verbs Can; could; to be able to
- •May; might
- •Must; be to; have to; have got to
- •Should; ought to
- •Will; would
- •Indefinite pronoun «one»
- •The pronouNs «both, either and neither»
- •Sequence of Tenses Direct and Indirect Speech
- •The Infinitive
- •Reference list of verbs followed by infinitives
- •The Prepositional Infinitive Complex
- •The Objective Infinitive complex
- •The Subjective Infinitive complex
- •The Participle
- •Complexes with the Participle the Objective Participle complex
- •The subjective Participle complex
- •The absolute Participle complex
- •The Gerund. Forms and Functions
- •Reference list of verbs followed by gerunds
- •The Gerundial complex
- •Conditional sentences
- •Irregular VerBs
Grammar Revision Tables terminology of English grammar
Частини мови Parts of Speech
Іменник Noun
Неозначений артикль Indefinite Article
Означений артикль Definite Article
Злічувані іменники Count Nouns
Незлічувані іменники Noncount Nouns
Абстрактні іменники Abstract Nouns
Число Number
Oднина/множина Singular/plural
Загальний відмінок Common Сase
Присвійний відмінок Possessive Сase
Рід Gender
Прикметник Adjective
Ступені порівняння Degrees of Comparison
Вищий ступінь порівняння Comparative Degree
Найвищий ступінь порівняння Superlative Degree
Числівники Numerals
Кількісні числівники Cardinal Numerals
Порядкові числівники Ordinal Numerals
Займенники Pronouns
Особові займенники Personal Pronouns
Присвійні займенники Possessive Pronouns
Зворотні займенники Reflexive Pronouns
Взаємні займенники Reciprocal Pronouns
Вказівні займенники Demonstrative Pronouns
Питальні займенники Interrogative Pronouns
Сполучні займенники Conjunctive Pronouns
Неозначені займенники Indefinite Pronouns
Заперечні займенники Negative Pronoun
Кількісні займенники Quantitative Pronouns
Дієслово Verb
Правильні дієслова Regular Verbs
Неправильні дієслова Irregular Verbs
Особові форми дієслова Finite Forms of the Verbs
Неозначені часи Indefinite Tenses
Тривалі часи Continuous Tenses
Перфектні (доконані) часи Perfect Tenses
Перфектно-тривалі часи Perfect Continuous Tenses
Nouns: singular and plural
Singular |
Plural |
Uses |
day bird street rose |
days birds streets roses |
The plural of a noun is usually made by adding -s to the singular |
tomato match dish class box |
tomatoes matches dishes classes boxes |
Nouns ending in -o, -ch, -sh, -s, -ss or -x form their plural by adding -es. (NOTE: words of foreign origin or abbreviated words ending in -o add -s only: dynamo - dynamos; kilo - kilos; photo - photos; piano - pianos); |
baby city |
babies cities |
Nouns ending in -y following a consonant form their plural by dropping the -y and adding -ies. |
loaf wife wolf calf half knife shelf life sheaf |
loaves wives wolves calves halves knives shelves lives sheaves |
Twelve nouns ending in -f or -fe drop the -f or -fe and add -ves: loaf, wife, wolf, calf, half, leaf, self, knife, life, sheaf, shelf, thief. (Exceptions: beliefs, chiefs, roofs, cliffs, safes, cuffs, handkerchiefs). The nouns hoof, scarf and wharf take either -s or -ves in the plural: wharfs or wharves, hoofs or hooves; scarfs or scarves. |
man woman foot goose tooth louse mouse child |
men women feet geese teeth lice mice children |
A few nouns form their plural by a vowel change. |
sheep deer fish species swine |
sheep deer fish species swine |
Some nouns have the same form for singular and plural. |
crisis criterion datum |
crises criteria data |
Some nouns that English has borrowed from other languages have foreign plurals. |