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.
|
…………….
|
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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