NOUNS
i) Nouns having the same form in sin-
gular - plural.
a) Animals Fish, Deer, Sheep, Swine.
Ex: Here is a sheep.
Ten sheep are grazing in the field.
b) Numbers: Five hundred students.
Two dozen eggs.
Hundreds of students.
ii) Nouns which are used generally as
singular.
a) Furniture, luggage, information,
machinery, poerty, scenery, physic.
Ex: Wooden furniture is imported
from Kerala.
b) Mathematics, Physics, Mechanics,
Statistics, Mumps, Measles, Innings,
News.
c) Accommodation, behaviour, per-
mission, progress, advice, work,
bread, chaos.
iii) Nouns which are used as plural.
a) Shoes, trouseres, pyjamas, jeans.
b) Scissors, spectacles, tongs.
c) Alms, ashes, intestines, savings,
belongings, credentials.
d) Cattle, gentry, poultry, peasantry.
Nouns after confused.
Brothers – Brethern
Cloths – Clothes
Indexes – Indices
Staffs – Staves
Custom – Customs
Manner – Manners
Minute – Minutes
Quarter – Quarters
Force – Forces
Wood – Woods
Authority – Authorities
Good – Goods
Return – Returns
Physic – Physics
Practice Questions
Directions: Correct the following sen-
tences.
1. He turned a deaf ear to the advices of
his teacher.
2. His hairs have turned grey.
3. Second - hand furnitures were put to
auction.
4. Alms is given to the poors.
5. How many brother-in-laws have you?
6. I bought two dozens bananas last
night.
7. I have many works to do.
8. Do not make friend with selfish
people.
9. I told the porter to carry my luggages.
10. One must keep one's words.
11. There is no place in this compartment.
12. My house's roof is leaking.
13. He has completed two-third of his
work.
14. The greeks were brave peoples.
15. The house was divided in its opinion.
16. Will you please tell me the reason of
an earthquake.
17. You have a good cause for fighting.
18. This house is built of stones.
19. It's a nice weather today.
20. It was a good advice.
21. Did you hear noise just now?
22. Ten minutes are given to each par-
ticipant to talk about the matter.
23. Susan said that she had the lunch at
1:00 p.m.
24. The sceneries of Manali are very beau-
tiful.
25. Measles are an infectious disease.
26. Do you enjoy a good health?
27. 705 runs are not that daunting a score
for the batting line up of Dhon's team.
28. The analysises of that organization are
very reliable.
29. I have asked him to cut the apple into
two halfs.
30. The second innings are not yet over.
31. The cattle that has been found there
is owned by Thomas.
32. Here is your trousers.
33. During the first week of this month,
we had a very bad weather.
34. Aarti stays in her father's-in-law
house.
35. It is not possible to cut it with a scis-
sor.
36. Whole country regretted the great
singer's death.
37. I wish you all brothers of my commu-
nity.
38. I went to the shop to buy breads.
39. The police is in search of a notorious
criminal.
40. When I went to the Agra I saw Taj
Mahal.
41. We have not yet received any ethicses
from the organising committee.
42. You have to cross Atlantic to reach
the US.
43. Manvi's and Sanvi's beauty parlous is
well known in our locality.
44. The teacher saw that Venu and Rohit's
books were torn.
45. The teacher gave him an advice but
he turned a deaf ear to it.
46. You need suitable cloths for this
occassion.
47. A part is a public's place.
48. I enjoy the poetries of John Keats.
49. She studies in a women's college.
50. My brother's friend's father is a Law-
yer.
51. No summor has yet been issued from
the court.
52. Keep on laughing. Laugh is the best
medicine.
53. Sunil Gavasker scored more than Ten
Thousands Runs.
54. Politics are an interesting subject.
55. Cares of the old are necessary.
56. The chair is made of a wood.
57. His services have been terminated.
58. Nature offers its lap to him that seeks
it.
59. The mouse lost his tail when the cat
pounced on him.
60. The team camped at parade grounds.
They followed a rigorous routine.
