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== What is the differences between Plurals and Possessvies? == | == What is the differences between Plurals and Possessvies? == | ||
Students get many points deducted, from a report, because they do not know the difference between possessives and plurals. The most common mistakes are with nouns and verbs. Remember, verbs, like "see" and "draw," will never use an apostrophe when "s" is added, as "s" denotes the present tense third person” (Engcit Grammar Online). | Students get many points deducted, from a report, because they do not know the difference between possessives and plurals. The most common mistakes are with nouns and verbs. Remember, verbs, like "see" and "draw," will never use an apostrophe when "s" is added, as "s" denotes the present tense third person” (Engcit Grammar Online). One way to tell the differents between a plural and possessives is by checking the meaning of the sentence. Check to see if the noun simply refers to more than one thing, or if the sentence mention something that belongs to the noun. | ||
== Plurals == | == Plurals == | ||
Plural means of or being a grammatical form that designates more than one of the things specified. | Plural means of or being a grammatical form that designates more than one of the things specified. | ||
Two Types of Plurals: | |||
*Regular Plurals | |||
*Irregular Plurals | |||
==Regular Plurals== | ==Regular Plurals== | ||
By adding an “s,” nouns can be changed to the plural form. That is not always the case. Some nouns will require more than just an “s” if wanted to change into a plural noun. | By adding an “s,” nouns can be changed to the plural form. That is not always the case. Some nouns will require more than just an “s” if wanted to change into a plural noun. Plural form of a noun indicates that there are more than on of the person or thing in the question. | ||
*Singular- boy | *Singular- boy | ||
*Plural- boys | *Plural- boys | ||
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*Nouns ending in y after a consonant or qu should be changed to -ies. | *Nouns ending in y after a consonant or qu should be changed to -ies. | ||
*Nouns that end in end that follows a vowel should be added on with an “s.” | *Nouns that end in end that follows a vowel should be added on with an “s.” | ||
*Some plural can only be pronounced by only adding a syllable. Add an “s” if the noun already ends in a silent “e.” | *Some plural can only be pronounced by only adding a syllable. Add an “s” if the noun already ends in a silent “e.” | ||
*The plural form generally refers to two or more persons or things, but that is not always the case; The plural is used for zero persons or things, for fractional things in a quantity greater than one, and for people or things when the quantity is unknown. | |||
==Irregular Plurals== | ==Irregular Plurals== | ||
*Nouns that end with -s, -z, -x, -sh, -ch | |||
Add -es | |||
Examples: glass/glasses, buzz/buzzes, box/boxes, bush/bushes, switch/switches | |||
*Nouns that end in -o | |||
Add -es | |||
Examples: potato/potatoes, echo/echoes, hero/heroes | |||
''*Note There may be come exceptions.'' | |||
*Nouns that end in a consonant + -y | |||
Change -y to -i and add -es | |||
Examples: baby/babies, spy/spies, poppy/poppies | |||
*Nouns that end in -f, or -fe | |||
Change the -f to -v and add -es | |||
Examples:shelf/shelves, wolf/wolves, knife/knives, wife/wives | |||
== Possessives == | == Possessives == | ||
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==Possessive Nouns== | ==Possessive Nouns== | ||
A possessive noun shows ownership. Possessive nouns are formed by adding an apostrophe and "s" or only an apostrophe. | A possessive noun shows ownership. Possessive nouns are formed by adding an apostrophe and "s" or only an apostrophe. Possessives manifest in a desire to control or dominate another, especially in order to limit that person's relationship with others. | ||
See the words that tell who owns the bicycles? | See the words that tell who owns the bicycles? | ||
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Plurals [http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/plurals.htm] | Plurals [http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/plurals.htm] | ||
Possessives [http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/possessives.htm] | Possessives [http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/possessives.htm] | ||
More Plurals [http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/crump.htm# | More Plurals[http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/crump.htm#Regular20Plural%20Forms] | ||
Irregular Plurals [http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/pluralsn.htm] | |||
Plurals [http://www.meredith.edu/grammar/plural.htm] | |||
Possessives [http://www.answer.com/possesive&r=67] | |||
Plurals/ Possessives [http://www.google.com] | |||
== Works Citied == | == Works Citied == | ||
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http://info.citruscollege.com/FF/tEiland/grammar/plurals.htm | http://info.citruscollege.com/FF/tEiland/grammar/plurals.htm | ||
Hodges' Hatbrace Handbook. | |||
Bedford 36/ Hodge's | |||