400 Golden Rules
Noun Rules
1) A noun always takes a colon if
it is to be defined or described.
Inc:-Thursday,
the most spiritual day for all Sai Baba devotees.
✓Cor:-
Thursday: The most spiritual day for all Sai Baba devotees
2) The noun has to be in singular form if it
is to be repeated after a preposition. The noun follows a singular verb.
Inc:-Kingdoms
after Kingdoms were conquered by the mighty Alexander.
✓
Cor:- Kingdom after Kingdom was conquered by the mighty Alexander.
3) Nouns after one of should
always be plural.
Inc:-One
of my friend is working with the United Nations.
✓Cor:-
One of my friends is working with the United Nations.
4) Cousin is never followed by
brother or sister.
Inc:
I love my cousin brothers the same way I love my own brother.
✓Cor:-
I love my cousins the same way I love my own brother.
5) If a numeral adjective and a
fraction of a noun are to be denoted, the noun is chiefly used with the numeral
adjective.
Inc:-The
food provided by the authority is inadequate as it is just two and a half
chapati and some dal for a day.
✓Cor:-
The food provided by the authority is inadequate as it is just two chapati and
a half and some dal for a day.
6) The initial letter of a proper
noun (first, middle or Surname) and adjectives made of proper nouns are always
written with a capital letter.
Example:
The most reliable friend of mine is Premananda Das who has always extended his
selfless and timely help to me.
Inc:-Premananda
Das is known as the emran hashmi of our class.
✓Cor:-
Premananda Das is known as the Emran Hashmi of our class.
7) Quotation marks are to be used
around names of chapters, short stories and poems. Example: Neel sir is highly
adept in 'Permutation and Combination.'
Inc:-Neel
sir is highly adept in Permutation and Combination.
✓Cor:-
The famous story 'Winking Woman' is written by Charan Singh.
8) Proper nouns can be used as
common nouns.
Inc:-Abinash
Jena is Tendulkar of our colony.
✓Cor:-
Abinash Jena is the Tendulkar of our colony.
9) A Collective Noun takes
singular verb and singular pronoun if its collective sense is felt.
Inc:-The
board have taken their decision that Ishant Sharma should be dropped in the
next match.
✓Cor:-
The board has taken its decision that Ishant Sharma should be dropped in the
next match.
10) A Collective Noun takes a
plural verb and a plural pronoun if it no more gives its collective identity or
individual of the group is focused.
Inc:-The
panel was divided in its opinion in the mining scam.
✓Cor:-
The panel were divided in their opinion in the mining scam.
11) Collective Nouns are always
considered as neuter gender.
Inc:-A
bevy of young girls hold a candle march for the unlucky brave heart Nirbhaya.
She is determined to get Nirbhaya justice.
✓Cor:-
A bevy of young girls hold a candle march for the unlucky brave heart Nirbhaya.
It is determined to get Nirbhaya justice.
12) A Material Noun is viewed as
a singular subject and has no plural form.
Inc:-Irons
are the most useful of all metals.
✓Cor:-
Iron is the most useful of all metals.
13) A Material Noun never takes
an article before it.
Inc:-The
iron is used in all types of constructions.
✓Cor:- Iron is used in all types of constructions.
14) An Abstract Noun is a
singular subject and always takes a singular verb and a singular pronoun.
Inc:-Angers
and greeds are despicable elements in a person.
✓Cor:- Anger and greed are despicable elements in a
person.
15) Babies, lower animals and
insects are considered as neuter gender if they are spoken in general.
Inc:-The
baby cries when he is hungry.
✓Cor:-
The baby cries when it is hungry.
16) All
non living things take neuter gender. Example: It is a book of just three
hundred pages.
Inc:
The doll is very dear to her. She takes her wherever she goes.
✓Cor:-
The doll is very dear to her. She takes it wherever she goes.
17) If non living things are personified and
denote masculine or feminine characteristics, they shed of their neuter gender
and take masculine or feminine gender according to the context.
Inc:-Death
has its unique way of meeting people. ✓Cor:-
Death has its unique way of meeting people.
18) Some singular nouns appear plural as they
end in's' and 'es'. So, care should be taken to use singular verb and singular
pronoun for them.
Example: Arts, Billiards, Draughts,
Ethics, Economics, Innings, Mathematics, Mechanics, Measles, Mumps, News, Physics,
Politics, etc.
Ine:-Ethics
are to be inculcated and learnt for leading a virtuous life.
✓Cor:-
Ethics is to be inculcated and learnt for leading a virtuous life.
19) some nouns have no plural form and are
considered singular and hence take singular verb and singular pronoun.
Example: Advice, Bread, Business,
Breakage, Crockery, Furniture, Information, Jewellry, Knowledge, Language,
Luggage, Money, Mischief, Poetry, Postage, Scenery, Stationery, Wastage, etc.
Inc:-Noor
feared to keep her luggages in the cloak room.
✓Cor:-
Noor feared to keep her luggage in the cloak room.
20) Some nouns have no singular form and are
considered plural and hence take plural verb and plural pronoun.
Example: Jeans, breeches, drawers,
trousers, scissors, tweezers, pliers, pincers, glasses, etc.
Inc:-Where
have you kept my scissor? Find it fast.
✓Cor:-
Where have you kept my scissors? Find those fast.
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