Singular nouns are words for one person, place, or thing. Examples of singular nouns are:
Person
Place
Thing
For countable nouns:
Apple, book, child, goose, bicycle, elephant, cookie, person, toy, girl, man, lady, car, house, life, etc.
For uncountable/mass nouns, they are always singular and don't have a plural form:
water, bread, salt, sugar, hair, meat, bread, sauce, etc.
Two kinds of nouns are common or proper, singular or plural.
Singular common nouns and proper nouns are made possessive by addingapostrophe s ('s) even when they end in s. Examples:boss'sclass'sCarlos'sDoris'sParis'sTexas'sMassachusetts'sHonduras's
Proper noun: Marie is from Italy.Plural proper nouns: Marie and Rose are Italians.Proper singular and proper plural: Kermit the Frog is the star of the movie, The Muppets.
The proper use of the verb forms 'has been' and 'have been' is:for singular nouns (common or proper), use 'has been'for plural nouns (common or proper), use 'have been'Examples:John has been at work. Mary has beenshopping.The book has been in my locker the whole time.John and Mary have been out all morning. The Millers have been out all morning.The books have been in my locker the whole time.
The noun Cleveland is a singular proper noun, the name of a city. Proper nouns are the name of a person, a place, a thing, or a title; Cleveland is a place. Proper nouns are always capitalized.
The types of nouns are: Singular or plural nouns Common or proper nouns Concrete or abstract nouns Possessive nouns Collective nouns Compound nouns
Absract, Compound, Collective, Proper, Singular, Plural, Concrete, Possesive
Six types of nouns are:Singular or plural nounsCommon or proper nounsConcrete or abstract nounsPossessive nounsCollective nounsCompound nouns
Three kinds of nouns are: singular or plural common or proper concrete or abstract
Some singular nouns that end with 'tion' are:abbreviationabsolutionaccelerationactionaddictionaffectionafflictionagitationaggregationaviationobligationobservationoccupationoperationoptionorganizationornamentationosculationovationovulation
Kinds of Nouns: singular and plural nouns common and proper nouns abstract and concrete nouns possessive nouns collective nouns compound nouns count and non-count (mass) nouns gerunds (verbal nouns) material nouns (words for things that other things are made from) attributive nouns (nouns functioning as adjectives)
Examples of singular nouns ending in -io are:audioimpresariopatioPinocchiopistachiopolioportfolioradioratiotrio