Search results for 'tag:Nouns tag:Singular nouns' matching tags 'Nouns' and 'Singular nouns'

Re: Can you tell me if my sentence is correct.

Yankee — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 21:10:54 GMT

Anonymous
Wow! I'm amazed at all the good feedback I have received. I'm certainly going to put them
to good use.

Hi Anon

I'd suggest using "it" or "all of it" instead of "them" since "feedback" is a singular noun:

- Wow! I'm amazed at all the good feedback I have received. I'm certainly going to put it to good use.

Re: Singular & Plural Verb

Mister Micawber — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:29:53 GMT

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Hello, prem1pre-- and welcome to EF.

His rank (singular noun) of Major is superior to their ranks (plural noun) of Captain and Lieutenant.
A Major ranks (3rd person singular present verb) higher than a Captain;, while a Captain and a Lieutenant rank (3rd person plural present verb) higher than a Sergeant.

Several genes determine (3rd person plural present verb) hair colour, but only one gene determines (3rd person singular present verb) curliness.

Re: lies/exist/stay

Avangi — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 07:03:07 GMT

singular noun, third person singular verb: The bucket lies / exists on the floor.

plural noun, third person plural verb: The glasses lie / exist / stay on that stand.

- A.

Re: the apostrophe s!

yizhivika — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:12:47 GMT

Hi Shely,

If the noun is singular, as with 'Poland' here, you should say:

Poland's entrance [actually, you're more likely to use 'entry' here, not 'entrance'] to the EU.

You use s' if the noun is plural. For example:

The local farmers' wives always organise a festival at this time of year.

Note that if you were talking of only one farmer you would say:

The local farmer's wife always organises a festival at this time of year.

Be careful, however, with irregular plurals such as men and children.

It would be "The men's wives..." and "The children's toys..."

Also note that you'll sometimes see s' used with singular nouns that end in s, when the noun is a proper name. For example:

Mr. Jones' daughter has just got married. (Mr. Jones here is the man's name).

Re: Using an apostrophe

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:16:56 GMT

Possessive Use

If you are using a singular noun to indicate possession, use an apostrophe before the "s."
If you are using a plural noun, use an apostrophe after the "s."

Instead of: Both neighbors dogs barked all night long.
Consider: Both neighbors' dogs barked all night long.

Instead of: Ice hockey is Toms favorite sport.
Consider: Ice hockey is Tom's favorite sport.

(NOUN MEANS - PERSON, PLACE, THING, OR IDEA) - meaining that you would use an apostrophy for non-living things as well...

THIS IS BY WAY OF MICROSOFT WORD..HOPE THIS HELPS

Re: The profits of Prince Charles's organic farm go to charities

Mister Micawber — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:35:28 GMT

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1-- The '-s' after a singular noun ending in '-s' is now generally accepted, and even preferred by some stylists. Keep it.
2-- Yes.
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superative and article

Anonymous — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:55:39 GMT

Hi,
I am wonder if I have to place the definite article before a phrase that has a superative in front or before another word. Normally, I figure a definite noun is necessary if a singular noun/word? is involved, ie I need the best/strongest man to lift this table, but if we have 'men' instead of 'man' or 'people', do we must have to put the definite article?

I need the best/strongest men/people to ...

One more question: Does the word 'ultimate' need a definite article if a singluar noun is involved? It looks to be functioning like the word 'top' which no definite article is needed for a singular noun, IMO. Can you think of several more words like 'top'?

ultimate climbers
the ultimate climber

Re: article

CalifJim — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 01:51:53 GMT

Cool Breeze
However, what you have made a mistake with in my humble opinion is that the indefinite article isn't used with uncountable nouns. The defintite article (the) can be used with all nouns.

Yes, yes, yes. I know that. Maybe I used the wrong words to express what I was trying to say. Maybe I should have said it as follows:

Only an uncountable noun can be used without an article (if it's singular).

The formulation in sea uses no article.

Therefore it treats sea as uncountable.

But I know for a fact that, on the contrary, sea is countable.

Therefore, in sea is wrong (because it contains a countable singular noun being used without an article).

_____

The argument, I'll admit, doesn't specify which article (a or the) will fix what's wrong.

Does this explanation make it clearer what I was getting at?

(Thanks for responding. Sorry about the e-mail problem.

There should be a list on the right with your latest discussions, by the way. Maybe that will help. )

Re: What is Concord?

Yoong Liat — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:49:57 GMT

Hi B-A

Below is for your information.

What is âconcordâ?There must be grammatical logic or coherence in the links between parts of a sentence. This is called 'agreement' or 'concord'. EXAMPLES The boy is swimming.
[singular subject, singular verb form]

The boys are swimming.
[plural subject, plural verb form]

The shop [singular] opens at nine o'clock. On Thursdays the shops [plural] open late. Sometimes confusion occurs because a statement begins in the singular but then drifts into the plural: wrong
It can be argued that a person has the right to know when they are dying. The easiest solution to this problem is to make the subject plural and its verb plural as well: correct
It can be argued that people have the right to know when they are dying. Sometimes a singular noun is used to denote a plural or a collective thing - such as 'government' or 'parliament'. Either the singular or the plural verb form may be used - but the important thing is to be consistent. wrong
The government prefers to let matters rest, but events may make them change their minds.correct
The government prefers to let matters rest, but events may make it change its mind. correct
The government prefer to let matters rest, but events may make them change their minds.

Re: Difference between using much and many

CalifJim — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:51:18 GMT

Guest
Please send me the grammar rule for using much and many in sentences and the reasons behind this usage.

much is used with singular nouns. much butter, much water, not much information, not much hope, Much of it is ...

many is used with plural nouns. many cars, many letters, not many horses, not many details, Many of them are ...

There is no particular reason behind the usage. It's just a convention of English grammar.

I don't think it's necessary to consider whether a noun is countable; the singular-plural rule is sufficient because an uncountable can't be used in the plural anyway.