Saturday, January 31, 2015

Number in English Grammar

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There are two kinds of number in English Grammar. One is Singular and other is Plural number. We have already known about the person and its classification. Number relates person directly. Number is only used to determine Noun & Pronoun. Other parts of speech are never be determined by Number.

Singular Number: Singular number means One object, person, matter etc. In fraction, ¼, 1/100 are also singular number. All abstract nouns are generally singular number. Abstracts nouns are aspect, idea, concept, feelings and other entities.

Examples of Abstract Noun: Love, Sour, hate, Peace, Sympathy, Anger, Pride, Honesty, Dignity, Bravery, Courage, Skill, Beauty, Pain, Belief etc.

Plural Number: More than One of any person, object, matter etc. is Plural Number. In fraction 2/3, 4/100 are also Plural Number. 


Countable & Uncountable Noun: In the term of quantity, noun can be classified into two categories Countable and Uncountable. Countable noun can be both singular and plural. But uncountable noun is generally always singular.

           

Singular
Plural
Countable
Apple, Egg, Table, Man, Car, Cat, Phone, Bed etc.
Apples, Eggs, Tables, Men, Cars, Cats, Phones, Beds etc.
Uncountable
Rice, Water, Milk, Air, Light, Psychology, Mathematics etc.
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Number Used in Person

Singular
Plural
1st Person
I
We
2nd Person
You
You
3rd Person
He, She, It
Rahim, Karim, House, Sun, Moon, Honesty, Love etc.
They, Houses, Hills, Computers, people etc.




You may use any book to read through how to turn a singular into plural and plural into singular.

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