Nouns in English Language Pt 2
Types of Nouns:
Plural nouns: Most nouns in English can be made plural by adding an -s or -es to the end of the noun. For example, "cat" becomes "cats" and "desk" becomes "desks". However, there are many irregular nouns in English that have special plural forms, such as "child" (plural: "children"), "mouse" (plural: "mice"), and "foot" (plural: "feet").
Possessive nouns: To show possession or ownership in English, you can add an apostrophe + s to the end of a noun. For example, "The cat's toy" means "the toy belonging to the cat". If the noun is already plural and ends in -s, you can just add an apostrophe after the -s. For example, "The cats' toys" means "the toys belonging to the cats".
Gerunds: A gerund is a noun formed from a verb by adding -ing to the end of the verb. Gerunds can be used as the subject or object of a sentence. For example, "Swimming is my favorite activity" and "I enjoy swimming".
Infinitives: An infinitive is the basic form of a verb, usually preceded by "to". Infinitives can be used as the subject or object of a sentence. For example, "To swim is my favorite activity" and "I like to swim".
Noun phrases: A noun phrase is a group of words that functions as a noun in a sentence. A noun phrase can include a noun and other words such as determiners (e.g. "the", "a", "an"), adjectives, and prepositions. For example, in the noun phrase "the big, fluffy cat", "cat" is the noun and "the", "big", and "fluffy" are determiners and adjectives that modify the noun.
Countable and uncountable nouns: Countable nouns are nouns that can be counted, such as "cat" (one cat, two cats, etc.). Uncountable nouns are nouns that cannot be counted, such as "happiness" or "water". These nouns are usually used with a singular verb and do not have a plural form.
