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NOUNS

• The plural form of most nouns is created simply
  by adding the letter "s".
• more than one snake snakes
• more than one girl girls
• more than one window windows
• Nouns that end in -ch, x, s, z or s-like sounds,
  however, will require an es for the plural
• more than one witch witches
• more than one box boxes
• more than one kiss kisses
• Nouns that end in a vowel y take the letter s
• more than one boy boys
• more than one way ways
• Nouns that end in a consonant y drop the y and
  take ies
• more than one baby babies
• more than one lorry lorries
• A lot of nouns that end in o take es in the
  plural

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Pronouns
Definition A pronoun (I, me, he, she, herself,
you, it, that, they, each, few, many, who,
whoever, whose, someone, everybody, etc.) is a
word that takes the place of a noun. In the
sentence Joe saw Jill, and he waved at her, the
pronouns he and her take the place of Joe and
Jill, respectively. There are three types of
pronouns subject (for example, he) object
(him) or possessive (his).
Rule 1. Subject pronouns are used when the
pronoun is the subject of the sentence. You can
remember subject pronouns easily by filling in
the blank subject space for a simple
sentence. Example ___ did the job.I, he, she,
we, they, who, whoever, etc., all qualify and
are, therefore, subject pronouns. Rule 2.
Subject pronouns are also used if they rename the
subject. They will follow to be verbs, such as
is, are, was, were, am, will be, had been,
etc. ExamplesIt is he.This is she
speaking.It is we who are responsible for the
decision to downsize
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NOTE In informal English, most people tend to
follow to be verbs with object pronouns like me,
her, them. Many English scholars tolerate this
distinction between formal and casual
English. Example It could have been
them. Technically correct It could have been
they. Example It is just me at the
door. Technically correct It is just I at the
door.
Rule 4. Object pronouns are used everywhere else
beyond Rules 1 and 2 (direct object, indirect
object, object of a preposition). Object pronouns
include me, him, herself, us, them, themselves,
etc
ExamplesJean saw him. Him is the direct
object.Give her the book. Her is the indirect
object. The direct object is book.Are you
talking to me? Me is the object of the
preposition to.
Rule 5. The pronouns who, that, and which become
singular or plural depending on the subject. If
the subject is singular, use a singular verb. If
it is plural, use a plural verb. Example He is
the only one of those men who is always on
time.The word who refers to one. Therefore, use
the singular verb is. Sometimes we must look more
closely to find a verb's true subject Example
He is one of those men who are always on
time.The word who refers to men. Therefore, use
the plural verb are
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In sentences like this last example, many would
mistakenly insist that one is the subject,
requiring is always on time. But look at it this
way Of those men who are always on time, he is
one.
Rule 6. Pronouns that are singular (I, he, she,
everyone, everybody, anyone, anybody, no one,
nobody, someone, somebody, each, either, neither,
etc.) require singular verbs. This rule is
frequently overlooked when using the pronouns
each, either, and neither, followed by of. Those
three pronouns always take singular verbs. Do not
be misled by what follows of. ExamplesEach of
the girls sings well.Either of us is capable of
doing the job.Neither of them is available to
speak right now. Exception When each follows a
noun or pronoun in certain sentences, even
experienced writers sometimes get tripped
up Incorrect The women each gave her
approval.Correct The women each gave their
approval.Incorrect The words are and there each
ends with a silent vowel.Correct The words are
and there each end with a silent vowel. These
examples do not contradict Rule 6, because each
is not the subject, but rather an adjunct
describing the true subject.
Rule 7. To decide whether to use the subject or
object pronoun after the words than or as,
mentally complete the sentence. Examples Tranh
is as smart as she/her.If we mentally complete
the sentence, we would say Tranh is as smart as
she is. Therefore, she is the correct answer.
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Zoe is taller than I/me.Mentally completing the
sentence, we have Zoe is taller than I
am.Daniel would rather talk to her than
I/me.We can interpret this sentence in two ways
Daniel would rather talk to her than to me. OR
Daniel would rather talk to her than I would. A
sentence's meaning can change considerably,
depending on the pronoun you choose.
Rule 8. The possessive pronouns yours, his, hers,
its, ours, theirs, and whose never need
apostrophes. Avoid mistakes like her's and your's.
Rule 9. The only time it's has an apostrophe is
when it is a contraction for it is or it has. The
only time who's has an apostrophe is when it
means who is or who has. There is no apostrophe
in oneself. Avoid "one's self," a common
error. Examples It's been a cold morning.The
thermometer reached its highest reading.He's the
one who's always on time.He's the one whose wife
is always on time.Keeping oneself ready is
important.
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ADJECTIVES
A compound adjective is sometimes called a
hyphenated adjective. What are they? Let's look
at the following sentences I saw a man-eating
alligator. I saw a man eating alligator. The
first sentence contains a compound adjective. The
second sentence doesn't. However the meaning of
the two sentences are very different as can be
seen in the picture below
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I saw a man-eating alligator.We are describing
the alligator. What type of alligator is it? It
is one that eats men (or people). I saw a man
eating alligator. This sentence without the
hyphen sounds like a man is eating an alligator.
(man is the subject, eating is the verb,
alligator is the object or thing that is being
eaten). As you can see, the hyphen (or lack of
it) makes a big difference in the meaning of the
sentence. Before we explain in more detail why we
put that hyphen between those two words in the
first sentence, we need to do a quick review of
Adjectives. What is an adjective? An adjective is
a word that describes something. A red car (red
is an adjective because it describes the car. How
is the car? Red) A big book (big is an adjective
because it describes the book. How is the book?
Big) But sometimes we use more than one adjective
to describe something.
Compound adjectives A compound adjective is an
adjective that contains two or more words. In
general we put a hyphen between two or more words
(before a noun) when we want them to act as a
single idea (adjective) that describes
something. I live in an English-speaking country.
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• English-speaking is an adjective (used to
  describe the country). We use a hyphen to connect
  the word English with speaking to show that it is
  one adjective (or one idea).
• This adjective with two words joined by the
  hyphen is called a compound adjective.
• Some more examples of compound adjectives are
• Our office is in a twenty-storey building. I
  have just finished reading a 300-page book.
• He is a well-known writer.
• There are many types of Compound Adjectives. Here
  is a list of the most common types
• Compound Adjectives Periods of Time
• When he have compound adjectives using numbers
  a time period, that word referring to a time
  period is in singular form and is joined to the
  number with a hyphen.
• I work eight hours every day --gt I work an
  eight-hour day
• I'm going on vacation for three weeks --gt I have
  a three-week vacation
• There was a delay of 5 seconds --gt There was a
  five-second delay
• Notice how we normally write the number as a
  word, not in numerical form.
• Adverbs and Compound Adjectives
• Adverbs modify a verb.
• She walks slowly.
• How does she walk? Slowly. Slowly is an adverb
  that modifies (or describes) the verb.
• Adverbs can also be used to modify an adjective.
• It is very hot today. (Very is an adverb)
• She is extremely intelligent. (Extremely is an
  adverb)

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• Adverb Past Participle
• However when we have an Adverb past participle,
  we put a hyphen between the two words to make it
  a compound adjective.
• This is a brightly-lit room.
• She is a well-known actress.
• We live in a densely-populated city.
• Noun Past Participle
• When we have a noun past participle, we put a
  hyphen between the two words to make it a
  compound adjective.
• We should start using wind-powered generators to
  cut costs.
• I love eating sun-dried raisins.
• Noun Present Participle
• When we have a noun present participle, we put
  a hyphen between the two words to make it a
  compound adjective.
• I bought some mouth-watering strawberries.
• That was a record-breaking jump.
• Noun Adjective
• When we have a noun adjective, we put a hyphen
  between the two words to make it a compound
  adjective.
• She is a world-famous singer.
• This is a smoke-free restaurant.
• Adjective Noun
• When we have an adjective noun, we put a hyphen
  between the two words to make it a compound
  adjective.