Universidad El Turabo
Programa Ahora
Damaries Ortiz
Stud. ID 00546966
Prof. Cynthia Garcia
Definitions
Pronoun
In linguistics and grammar, a pronoun is a word that substitutes for a noun or noun phrase.
It is a particular case of a pro-form. Pronouns have traditionally been regarded as one of the
parts of speech, but some modern theorists would not consider them to form a single class,
in view of the variety of functions they perform. Subtypes include personal pronouns,
reflexive and reciprocal pronouns, possessive pronouns, demonstrative pronouns, relative
pronouns, interrogative pronouns, and indefinite pronouns.
Noun and Numbers
There are two numbers in Noun-Number: Singular and Plural.
1. Singular:
When we speak about one person and one thing, we use the noun in singular form.
Single means one.
Plural means many.
2. Plural:
When we speak about more than one person and one thing, we use the noun in plural form.
Mass Nouns
In linguistics, a mass noun, uncountable noun, or non-count noun is a noun with the
syntactic property that any quantity of it is treated as an undifferentiated unit, rather than as
something with discrete subsets. Non-count nouns are distinguished from count nouns.
Given that different languages have different grammatical features, the actual test for which
nouns are mass nouns may vary between languages. In English, mass nouns are
characterized by the fact that they cannot be directly modified by a numeral without
specifying a unit of measurement, and that they cannot combine with an indefinite article (a
or an).
Count Nouns
In linguistics, a count noun (also countable noun) is a common noun that can be modified
by a numeral and that occurs in both singular and plural form, as well as co-occurring with
quantificational determiners like every, each, several, etc. A mass noun has none of these
properties. It can't be modified by a numeral, occur in singular/plural, or co-occur with the
relevant kind of determiner.
Possesive forms of nouns
How do I make the possessive form of a noun?
The possessive of singular nouns ending in s, including nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, or
sh, is formed by adding 's, e.g., witness's affidavit. However, if the next word begins
with s, then add only an apostrophe, e.g., witness' story. The possessive of singular
nouns not ending in s is formed by adding 's, e.g., VIP's seat, baby's food. The
apostrophe follows the s of a word with two sibilant sounds, e.g., Kansas', Moses'. The
apostrophe is added for the possessive of a noun that is plural in form but singular in
meaning, e.g., mathematics' formulas. The apostrophe follows the s for the
possessive of plural nouns that end in s, e.g., girls' movies. For the possessive of a
plural noun that does not end in s, add 's, e.g., women's rights. For singular proper
nouns, add only an apostrophe for the possessive, e.g., Achilles' heel.