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What is the plural form of 'mango'?
Which of the following nouns has a special plural form?
How do nouns ending in 'o' preceded by a consonant form their plural?
What is the plural of 'tooth'?
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What is the plural form of 'datum'?
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Which of the following is always plural in form and meaning?
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Which noun retains the same form in both singular and plural?
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What is the plural of 'child'?
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What is the function of an object complement in a sentence?
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How do nouns ending in a sibilant sound form their plural?
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What change occurs to nouns ending in y when preceded by a consonant sound to form the plural?
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What is a nominative address in a sentence?
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Which of the following nouns forms its plural by simply adding s?
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What is the plural form of 'buzz'?
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What is the function of a subject complement?
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How do nouns that end in y and are preceded by a vowel form their plural?
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What is the plural form of the noun 'matrix'?
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Which noun transforms to 'criteria' in its plural form?
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How is the plural of 'phenomenon' spelled?
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What is the plural form of 'radius'?
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What is the correct plural form of the word 'vortex'?
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Which of the following is the plural form of 'focus'?
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What is the plural form of 'axis'?
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What is the plural of 'appendix'?
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What type of noun refers to a specific person, place, or thing?
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Which of the following is an example of a concrete noun?
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Which of these is an abstract noun?
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What category do 'sugar' and 'oil' belong to?
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Which of the following is a plural noun?
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What is a compound noun?
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Which option describes a feminine noun?
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What function does a subject serve in a sentence?
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Study Notes
Objects and Complements
- Object of Verbal: Functions as an object for gerunds, participles, or infinitives (e.g., "Washing hands frequently is a way of avoiding SARS").
- Object Complement: Complements a direct object (e.g., "He considers himself God").
- Subject Complement: Complements a subject (e.g., "That deadly disease is SARS").
- Nominative Address: Used for direct address (e.g., "God, have mercy on us").
- Appositive: Identifies or describes another noun before it (e.g., "The killer disease, SARS, affected the whole world").
Pluralization of Nouns
- Adding -s: Regular nouns typically form plurals by adding "s" (e.g., "student" to "students").
- Adding -es: Nouns ending in sibilant sounds (s, z, sh, zh, ch, j) form plurals by adding "es" (e.g., "buzz" to "buzzes").
- Changing -y to -ies: Nouns ending in "y" preceded by a consonant change to "ies" (e.g., "saleslady" to "salesladies"); if preceded by a vowel, simply add "s" (e.g., "monkey" to "monkeys").
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Nouns Ending in -o:
- Preceded by a consonant: add "s" or "es" (e.g., "tomato" to "tomatoes").
- Preceded by a vowel: add "s" (e.g., "radio" to "radios").
- Same Form for Singular and Plural: Some nouns remain the same (e.g., "moose" and "equipment").
- Special Plural Forms: Certain nouns have unique plural forms (e.g., "child" to "children").
Latin-derived Nouns Pluralization
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Change of Ending:
- "-um" to "-a" (e.g., "bacterium" to "bacteria").
- "-us" to "-i" (e.g., "alumnus" to "alumni").
- "-on" to "-a" (e.g., "phenomenon" to "phenomena").
- "-is" to "-es" (e.g., "basis" to "bases").
- "-ix" to "-ices" (e.g., "matrix" to "matrices").
- "ex" to "-ices" (e.g., "index" to "indices").
What is a Noun?
- Nouns name persons, places, things, events, or ideas and function in various grammatical roles.
Classification of Nouns
- Proper Noun: Specific names (e.g., "Simba", "Marxism").
- Common Noun: Generic names (e.g., "river", "lion").
- Concrete Noun: Perceptible by senses (e.g., "blackboard").
- Abstract Noun: Not perceivable by senses (e.g., "love").
- Collective Noun: Refers to a group (e.g., "company").
- Non-collective Noun: Single entities (e.g., "bishop").
- Count Noun: Countable items (e.g., "book").
- Non-count/Mass Noun: Uncountable but measurable (e.g., "sugar").
- Singular Noun: One entity (e.g., "diary").
- Plural Noun: More than one (e.g., "diaries").
- Simple Noun: Single word (e.g., "editor").
- Compound Noun: Two or more words (e.g., "bookworm").
- Masculine/Feminine Noun: Refers to male/female (e.g., "boy"/"girl").
- Neuter Noun: Inanimate objects (e.g., "textbook").
Functions of Nouns
- Subject: Main topic of a sentence (e.g., "SARS is a lethal illness").
- Direct Object: Receives action of the verb (e.g., "We worship God").
- Indirect Object: Receives action indirectly (e.g., "She gave the patient a mask for SARS").
- Object of the Preposition: Follows a preposition (e.g., "Economies suffer because of SARS").
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This quiz covers the identification and usage of various grammatical objects and complements, including verbal objects, subject complements, and nominative address. Participants will explore examples to deepen their understanding of these key components in English grammar.
