English grammar possessive noun & singular - plural nouns

Possessive Noun and Singular-Plural

2. BALLROHAN Rohan’s BALL
But to show that this
ball is of Rohan , we
will say -
What is a Possessive Noun ?
It is use to show possession OR ownership for
proper noun and common noun.
We use aposotrophe( ) to show
possession.

3. Gift
Sheena Sheena’s Gift
Now , Some more examples of POSSESSIVE NOUNS -
Designer
Designer’ s Office

4. BALL
BALLS
What is a Plural noun?
A word that indicates that
there ismore than one
person, animal, place,
thing, or idea.
What is a Singular noun?
A word that indicates that
there is only oneperson,
animal, place, thing, or
idea.

5. BALL
BALLL + s = BALLS
1stRule
Add –s to make most nouns plural.
Examples:
Carrot = Carrots
Book = Books

6. 2ndRule
Add –esto nouns ending in s, z, ch, x, tch, o, ssand sh.
Examples:
Tomato = Tomatoes
Bush = Bushes
Box = Boxes
Potato = Potatoes
Tomato
Tomatoes

7. 3rdRule
When a noun ends with a consonant and y, change y to iand add –es.
Examples:
Lady = Ladies
Butterfly = Butterflies
Fly = Flies
Butterfly
Butterflies

8. 4 thRule
When a noun ends with a vowel followed by a consonant ,change vowel to
–v and add –es.
Examples:
Knife = Knives
Life = Lives
Knife Knives

9. For some nouns we have to remember the plural form, they are not following
the rule.
Examples:
Man = men
Child = Children
Woman = Women
Child
Children