Plural Forms Of Nouns
Most nouns have both singular and plural forms. Generally speaking, nouns form their plurals by adding -s or -es to the singular. There are, nonetheless, some exceptions to this rule. Here is a list...
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What Are Nouns?
Nouns are the names of people, places or things. There are different kinds of nouns. Proper nouns (India, Kerala, Hindi, Arabic, China, Amazon) Common noun (nations, country, student, book, mother, father, boy, girl, dog,...
Noun Clause
A noun clause serves the same purpose as a noun. That means it can be the subject or object of a verb. It can also be the object of a preposition or the complement...
Nor
The conjunction nor is mainly used in the correlative pair, neither-nor. He neither spends his money nor donates it. I like neither apples nor peaches. I know neither Sam nor his wife. He is neither educated nor...
Change Affirmative To Negative | Class 5 Grammar Worksheets
Change the following affirmative sentences into negative sentences. 1. My mother makes delicious cakes. 2. Susan writes plays for television. 3. My sister runs a website. 4. They are anxious about his safety. 5. I was...
How To Make Negatives In English
We make negative forms by putting not after an auxiliary verb. I do not smoke. He did not come. They are not expected to come. They have not been invited. She has not come. I cannot go. Basic rules 1. Do is used if there is no other auxiliary verb. After do, we...
Negative Questions
Negative questions are of two kinds: contracted and uncontracted. They have different word order. Contracted negative question Word order: auxiliary verb + n’t + subject Why don’t you listen to me? Don’t you understand? Hasn’t she any friends to...
Need As An Ordinary Verb And An Auxiliary Verb
Need is used both as an ordinary verb and as an auxiliary verb. As an ordinary verb As an ordinary verb need is used in the sense of ‘require’. It has the usual forms needs and needed. Ordinary need is...
Must vs. Have To
Both must and have to can be used to express the conclusion that something is certain. Note that have to is more common in American English. He must be mad to do this. (OR He has to be mad to...
Modal Auxiliary Verb Must
Must is a modal auxiliary verb. It has no –s in the third person singular. He must go. (NOT He musts go…) Must is followed by an infinitive without to. I must get some rest. You must finish the report today itself. You must...