Nouns In the English Language

ebook Types and Examples · English Daily Use

By Manik Joshi

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This Book Covers The Following Topics:

(I). What are Nouns

(II). Types of Nouns

A. Proper Noun
B. Common Noun
C. Collective Noun
D. Material Noun
E. Abstract Noun
F. Concrete Noun
G. Compound Noun
H-1. Countable Noun — Singular Noun
H-2. Countable Noun — Plural Noun
I. Uncountable or Mass Noun
J. Possessive Noun

(III-A). Countable & Uncountable Nouns – Categorization
1. always countable (both singular & plural) | no uncountable
2. always uncountable | no countable
3A. uncountable + countable (both singular & plural)
3B. uncountable + singular
4A. always singular | no plural
4B. always plural | no singular
5A. (a). uncountable | (b). countable (both singular & plural)
5B. (a). countable (singular and plural) | (b). singular
5C. (a). countable (singular and plural) | (b). plural
5D. (a). countable (singular and plural) | (b). singular | (c). plural
5E. (a). always uncountable | (b). always singular
5F. (a). always uncountable | (b). always plural
6. (a). uncountable and countable (singular as well as plural) | (b). countable (singular as well as plural)
7. (a). uncountable | (b). uncountable + countable (singular as well as plural)
8A. (a). uncountable | (b). countable (singular as well as plural) | (c). uncountable + countable (singular as well as plural)
8B. (a). uncountable | (b). countable (both singular and plural) | (c). singular
8C. (a). uncountable | (b). countable (both singular and plural) | (c). plural
9A-1. countable: usually singular
9A-2. uncountable + usually singular
9A-3. (a). uncountable | (b). usually singular
9A-4. (a). uncountable | (b). usually plural
9A-5. (a). usually singular | (b). countable (both singular and plural)
9B-1. countable: usually plural
9B-2. (a). usually plural | (b). countable (both singular and plural)
9C. (a). always singular | (b). always plural
9D. (a). 'usually singular' | (b). 'usually plural'
9E. Miscellaneous Patterns
10. Additional Countable and Uncountable Nouns

(III-B). Nouns with Singular/Plural Verbs
1. uncountable noun + singular/plural verb
2. singular noun + singular/plural verb
3. countable noun (in singular form) + singular/plural verb

(III-C1). Formation of Plural Nouns
(1). REGULAR PLURAL NOUNS
(2). IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS
(A). "-y" is changed into "-ies"
(B). "-f" and "-fe" is changed into "-ves"
(C). "-is" is changed into "-es"
(D). "-um" is changed into "-a"
(E). "-us" is changed into "-i"
(F). "-on/-ian" is changed into "-a"
(G). "-ax" / "-ex" is changed into "-ices"
(H1). Compound words without dashes
(H2). Compound words with dashes
(H3). Compound words with a verb
(H4). Double Plural
(I). "-a" is sometimes changed into "-ae"
(J). Change of vowel(s)
(J1). "-an" is changed into "-en"
(J2). "-oo" is changed into "-ee"
(J3). "-o" is changed into "-i"
(J4). "-u" is changed into "-ux"
(K). Irregular Nouns That Do Not Change When Made Plural
(L). Irregular Nouns That Change Substantially
(M). Other Irregular Plural Nouns

(III-C2). Formation of Nouns from Other Parts of Speech
C2-a. Formation of Nouns from Other Nouns
C2-b. Formation of Nouns from Adjectives
C2-c. Formation of Nouns from Verbs

(IV). Nouns and Genders

Nouns In the English Language