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    A noun is a part of speech that refers to a person, place, thing, or idea. There are several categories of nouns: proper nouns, which are specific names that are capitalized; common nouns, which are generic names that are not capitalized; and plural nouns. Plural nouns are formed by adding "-s" or "-es" to the singular form, with some exceptions depending on how the singular noun ends.

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    A noun is a part of speech that refers to a person, place, thing, or idea. There are several categories of nouns: proper nouns, which are specific names that are capitalized; common nouns, which are generic names that are not capitalized; and plural nouns. Plural nouns are formed by adding "-s" or "-es" to the singular form, with some exceptions depending on how the singular noun ends.

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    A noun is a part of speech that refers to a person, place, thing, or idea. There are several categories of nouns: proper nouns, which are specific names that are capitalized; common nouns, which are generic names that are not capitalized; and plural nouns. Plural nouns are formed by adding "-s" or "-es" to the singular form, with some exceptions depending on how the singular noun ends.

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    The Noun

    A noun is a part of speech that denotes a person, animal, place, thing, or


    idea. Every language has words that are nouns. As you read the following
    explanations, think about some words that might fit into each category.
     Person – man, Plato, Sharon, grandfather, person, etc;
     Animal – horse, cat, elephants, flamingo, etc;
     Place – restaurant, church, market, etc;
     Thing – book, desk, ball, sofa, etc;
     Idea – rules, love, kindness, emotion, etc;

    Proper Nouns vs. Common Nouns


    A proper noun is a specific name of a person, place, thing. It is always
    written with a capital letter. ( John, Paris, Earth, etc)
    A common noun is the generic name of a class or group. It is not written with
    a capital letter. (girl, ball, cattle, etc)

    The plural of nouns


    Many English plural nouns can be formed by adding -s or -es to the singular
    form.
    Ex: cat – cats
    Egg – eggs
    ! A plural noun is followed by a verb with a plural form :
    Those cats are mine.
    There are many exceptions:
    1. A noun ended in consonant + y –y turns to I + es country – countries
    2. A noun ended in vowel + y – y + s boy – boys
    3. A noun ended in “s”, “z”, “sh”, “ch” add “es” to the singular noun:
    Ex: class – classes wish - wishes
    Bus – buses mass - masses
    4. A noun ended in “f” turns “f” to “v” and adds “es”:
    Wife – wives leaf – leaves
    Knife – knives shelf – shelves
    ! there are some exceptions: beliefs, roofs, cliffs, cuffs, chiefs
    5. A noun ended in “o” adds “es”:
    Potato – potatoes hero – heroes
    Tomato – tomatoes
    ! There are some exceptions: pianos, photos, banjos, zeros, zoos

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