Nouns
- Countable nouns
- Uncountable nouns
- Uncountable nouns ending with '-s'
- Nouns - plural nouns
- Nouns - pronunciation of plural nouns
- Nouns with the same singular and plural forms
- Nouns with unusual plural form (of foreign origin)
- Nouns with only plural form
- Collective Nouns
- Possessive nouns with 's
In English possessive form of nouns is created by adding to the noun
apostrophe (') and letter -s.
General rules
| Possessives | |
| typical possessive form | John's car |
| the girl's father | |
| James's sister | |
| a dog's life | |
| plural nouns get apostrophe after the final letter | the boys' father |
| our neighbours' dog | |
| the Browns' house | |
| the Joneses' car | |
| plural nouns get apostrophe and -s | the children's toys |
| women's rights | |
| men's clothing | |
| gentlemen's agreement | |
| nouns referring to things | a pound of sugar |
| the door of the room | |
| the conquest of space | |
| a proof of honesty | |
| nouns in case of personification of the names of countries, town, rivers, some nature phenomena | Poland's economy |
| England's sons | |
| Warsaw's pride | |
| the sun's rays | |
| in expressions referring to time and measure concepts | a day's journey |
| a four-weeks' holiday | |
| a three-miles' walk | |
| a yard's distance |
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