NOUNS.
RULES:
- a collective noun takes a singular verb when whole verb is taken as singular unit
here family is a collective noun .it represent whole members as a single unit,so verb 'consists'(singular) is
used
suppose if we take members of a family separately then plural verb is used
Eg: my family members have taken their seats
here the sentence means that each of my family members occupied respective seats.so we used have instead of has
2.when material noun denotes mass of matter.it is used in singular form
the best example is :The house is made of bricks and stones(wrong), it should be "The house is made of brick and stone"(correct)
this might be a bit confusing try making examples of your own
3.some nouns have same form for plural & singular usage
the following are nouns belong to this category:
sheep,species,space,yoke etc
4.some nouns are always used as singular.
they are:hair,machinery,grain,justice,clothing,information etc
note:advice is a noun where as advise is used as verb
practice is a noun where as practise is verb
5.some nouns are always used in plural
they are: cattle,police,scissors,spectacles
6.possessive case is used with the nouns of living things but not with non living things
eg: a) pen's cap (wrong usage) b)table's leg(wrong)
cap of the pen(correct) leg of the table(correct)
7.when noun is plural the possessive case is formed by adding aphostrope after s
Eg: Boys hostel(wrong)
Boys' hostel(correct)
8.if noun is plural and not ending with s then we get possessive case by adding 's
Eg: women's day
9.suppose if a noun consists of several words.the possessive case is formed by adding 's to the last word
Eg: The chief minister of Andhra pradesh's visit to....
The queen of England's visit to....
10.if last letter of a singular noun ends in 's' or 'ce' and the noun is followed by the word "sake" the possessive case is formed by adding ' only
Eg: for conscience' sake
for goodness' sake
for gods' sake
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