Grammar – Beginner – Collective Nouns – English for Everyone
Collective NounsCollective nouns are words for groups of people, animals or things.These are nouns for groups of people.- Many collective nouns can be used with a singular or plural...
Collective NounsCollective nouns are words for groups of people, animals or things.These are nouns for groups of people.- Many collective nouns can be used with a singular or plural...
Plural NounsWhen you are talking about two or more people, animals, places, or things, use plural nouns.Most nouns are made plural by adding -s at the end.Word FileSingular ...
Singular NounsNouns can be singular or plural. When you are talking about one person, animal, place, or thing, use a singular noun.Word FileThese are also singular nouns:an airplane -...
Proper NounsProper nouns are names for particular people, places or things. They always begin with a capital letter.Word FileHere are some more names of people:Ali BabaFlorence NightingaleDerek JeterPaulineJohnny DeppPatrickHarry...
Common NounsNouns are divided into common nouns and proper nouns.Common nouns are words for people, animals, places, or things.These are words for people. They are common nouns.Word FileHere are...
What is Grammar? - Here’s an old children’s rhyme about the eight parts of speech of English grammar. It gives you an idea of what grammar is about. Read and remember it. -...
Relative pronoun A pronoun such as who, which, or that which is used at the beginning of a relative clause. Reported speech Speech that is reported without using the exact words of the speaker. Sometimes called...
InversionChanging the usual word order sothat the verb comes before thesubject (e.g. Up went the balloon).Linking verbA verb (e.g. be, become, appear) thatconnects a SUBJECT with itsCOMPLEMENT.Modal verbsA group...
ComplementA word or phrase that follows aLINKING VERB and describes theSUBJECT (e.g. Linda is a lawyer) orOBJECT (e.g. I found the food inedible).CompletionA completion is an ADVERBIAL orPREPOSITIONAL PHRASE...
ActiveIn an active clause or active sentence,the grammatical subject is the personor thing that performs the actiongiven in the verb (e.g. Geoff wrotethe book). Compare PASSIVE.AdjectiveA word that describes...