THE COMPONENTS OF COMMON NOUNS ( 2 )

 3. POSSESSIVE NOUNS are used to show possession.

by adding ( 's ) to nouns that do not end with ‘ s ‘

e.g.

man’s wife

tiger’s tail

children’s toys

by adding ( ' ) to nouns that end with ‘ s ‘  or  ‘ ce ‘

e.g.

ladies’ hats

Alice’ shoes

With inanimate objects, ‘ of ‘ is often used.

e.g.

the legs of the chair

the colours of the rainbow

4. COUNTABLE and UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Basic understanding of the countable and uncountable nouns.

i. Countable nouns are nouns that can be counted.

e.g.

boy , chair , dog , tree , house

We use ‘ a ‘ or ‘ an ‘ to denote a singular countable noun.

e.g. a boy , a chair , a dog , a tree , a house

We add ‘ s ‘ to countable nouns to make them plural.

e.g.

boys , chairs , dogs , trees , houses

We use  ‘ numerals ‘ , ' a few ' , ' several ' , ‘ a lot of ' , ' many ' ,

' a large number of ' with plural countable nouns.

e.g.

three boys ,  a dozen chairs , a few trees , many houses

Three boys were seen loitering at the supermarket after school.

ii. Uncountable nouns are nouns that cannot be counted.

e.g.

water , air , gold , powder

Note: ‘ hair ‘ or ‘ feather ‘ is considered uncountable because

of its quantity.

We use ‘ the ‘ with uncountable nouns.

e.g.

the water , the air , the gold , the powder

In fact, we can add a ‘ measurement ' to uncountable nouns

to make them plural.

e.g.

two glasses of water , three kilogrammes of gold