Have and has (possess or own)

                                           Have and has ( possess  or  own)

We use ‘have ’ with you/we/they/I /plural nouns and ‘has ’ with he/she/it/singular nouns to say that we own or possess something/ somebody now.

Positive sentences:             you have  a car

                                          They have  a son

                                          We have  two buildings

                                          I have   a good friend

                                         The boys have   5 bikes

                                          He has    a nice pen

                                         She has  a wonderful house

                                         It has  nice eyes

                                         Paul has  a daughter

Negative sentences:           you have not  a car

                                          They have not  a son

                                          We have not  two buildings

                                          I have not   a good friend

                                         The boys have not   5 bikes

                                          He has not    a nice pen

                                         She has not  a wonderful house

                                         It has not    nice eyes

                                         Paul has not  a daughter

                   

                                         

                    

Questions :                    Have  you   a car?

                                      Have  they a son ?

                                      Have  we   two buildings ?

                                      Have  I   a good friend?

                                      Have the boys    5 bikes?

                                      Has he    a nice pen ?

                                      Has  she  a wonderful house ?

                                      Has  it    nice eyes?

                                      Has  Paul    a daughter?

                       

                                        

HAVE GOT AND HAS GOT

                                       HAVE GOT AND HAS GOT

We use ‘have got’ with you/we/they/I /plural nouns and ‘has got’ with he/she/it/singular nouns to say that we own or possess something/ somebody now.

Positive sentences:             you have got a car

                                          They have got a son

                                          We have got two buildings

                                          I have got  a good friend

                                         The boys have got  5 bikes

                                          He has got   a nice pen

                                         She has got a wonderful house

                                         It has got  nice eyes

                                         Paul has got a daughter

Negative sentences:           you have not got a car

                                          They have not  got a son

                                          We have not  got two buildings

                                          I havenot got  a good friend

                                         The boys have not got  5 bikes

                                          He has not got   a nice pen

                                         She has not got a wonderful house

                                         It has not  got  nice eyes

                                         Paul has not   got a daughter

                   

                                          

                    

Questions :                    Have  you  got a car?

                                      Have  they got a son ?

                                      Have  we  got two buildings ?

                                      Have  I got  a good friend?

                                      Have the boys got   5 bikes?

                                      Has he  got   a nice pen ?

                                      Has  she got a wonderful house ?

                                      Has  it  got  nice eyes?

                                      Has  Paul   got a daughter?

                      

                                        

PLURAL NOUNS

                                                           Plural nouns

If there are 2 or more than 2 people, places or things, it is called Plural noun

If a singular noun ends in sh; ch, ss or x, we add ‘es’ to form a plural noun

Examples: watch- watches , batch-batches, kiss-kisses, box-boxes, match-matches, dish -dishes, witch- witches.

                                   He sells watches

                                   They have two batches

                                   My son gives me kisses

                                   There are some boxes             

                                   There are 3 dishes

                                   There are 3 witches in the garden

If a singular noun ends in ‘by, ry ,  we change ‘y’ into I and add es to form a plural noun

Examples: baby-babies, berry-berries, cherry-cherries, curry-curries, lorry -lorries country- countries, secretary-secretaries

        

                                   I have two babies

                                   Her grandfather ate 4 berries

                                   I like cherries

                                   My mother cooked 3 curries

                                   That person owns 10 lorries

                                   

If a singular noun ends in oy, ey, ay, we add s to form a plural noun

Examples: toy- toys, boy-boys, day- days, ray- rays, donkey- donkeys, key- keys, way-ways.                        

                                  I have many toys

                                  The boy are playing

                                  The sun rays harm skin

                                  I want two days’ time

                                  The donkeys are on the road

                                  Where are my keys?

                                  There are 5 ways to reach that place

                                   

    

We can use ‘s’ to form plural nouns with  any other noun.

Examples: Pen-pens, sin-sins , son-sons, gun-guns, book-books, lie- lies, door-doors etc..

                                  Where are my pens?

                                   Don’t  do sins

                                   My sons are students

                                   We have two books

                                   Don’t tell me lies

                                   Close the doors

                                 

SINGULAR NOUNS

                                         Singular nouns

Singular noun means  one person, place or thing

We use the, a  or an with singular nouns. We can also use my, his, her, our , their, your with singular nouns

Positive Sentences:            

                                      I need a box

                                      They have a son

                                      There is a boy

                                      Where is the girl?

                                      It is a good place

                                      His friend is a doctor

                                      I have a friend

                                      She has a boyfriend

                                      My friend has a girlfriend

                                      I have a girlfriend

                                      We have a car

Negative   sentences:

                                      I do not  need a box

                                      They do not  have a son

                                      There is not  a boy

                                     

                                      It is not  a good place

                                      His friend is not  a doctor

                                      I do not   have a friend

                                      She does not have  a boyfriend

                                      My friend does not have  a girlfriend

                                      I do not have a girlfriend

                                      We do not  have a car

Questions :                     Do I need a box?

                                       Do  they have a son?

                                       Is there  a boy?

                                     

                                      Is  it  a good place?

                                      Is his friend  a doctor?

                                      Do  I have a friend?

                                      Does she have  a boyfriend?

                                      Does  my friend have a girlfriend?

                                      Do I have a girlfriend?

                                      Do we have a car?

  

 

                                              

COUNTABLE NOUNS AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

                                                         COUNTABLE NOUNS AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

There are some nouns which can be used as countable nouns and uncountable nouns.

They are noise , paper, hair, experience , time. 

                                                         I heard a noise just now . ( countable noun)

                                         

                                                         There is noise (uncountable noun)

                                                         I have a paper ( a newspaper ) –countable noun

                                                        

                                                         She needs paper to write on – uncountable noun

                                                         

                                                         There is a hair in the glass- countable noun

                                                           ( one single hair)

          

                                                         My wife has long hair (uncountable noun)

                                                        

                                                         I had a nice time ( countable noun)

                                                         

                                                         We  do not have time to do that (uncountable noun)

We can use some, any, a lot of  with uncountable nouns. We can use a/an + singular noun  + uncountable noun .

                                                         Give me some time

                                                          My friend has a lot of work

                                                          I do not have any money

                                        

                                                          I need a cup of  water

                                                          His friend listened to a piece of music

                                                          Sprinkle some water

                                      

                                                          She has a lot of money

                                                          I did not give him any work

                     

                                    

                                       

                                                 

                                            

                                      

     

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

                                        UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Uncountable noun means a noun that can not be counted.

For example : we can not say one water , two oils , 3 sands, four furnitures , six rice etc..

But we can say:

Positive sentences:

                                       I want water

                                       They purchased oil

                                       She has sand

                                       We would like to buy furniture

                                       Indians eat rice

                                       The businessman sells sand

                                       His friend has work

                                       Her uncle listens to music

                                       I like the  weather

                                       Your friend has money

                                       My friend has time

                                       There is blood on her hand

                                       The singer loves music

Negative Sentences:       I do not  want water

                                       They did not  purchase oil

                                       She does not have  sand

                                       We would not  like to buy furniture

                                       Indians do not  eat rice

                                       The businessman does not  sell sand

                                       His friend does not have   work

                                       Her uncle does not  listen to music

                                       I do not  like the  weather

                                       Your friend does not have  money

                                       My friend does not have time

                                       There is no blood on her hand

                                       The singer does not love music

Questions :                      Do  I want water?

                                        Did they purchase oil?

                                        Does  She have sand?

                                        Would we  like to buy furniture?

                                       Do Indians eat rice?

                                       Does the businessman sell sand?

                                       Does his friend have work?

                                       Does her uncle listen to music?

                                       Do I like the  weather?

                                       Does your friend have money?

                                       Does my friend have time?

                                       Is there  blood on her hand?

                                       Does the singer love music?

                                   

COUNTABLE NOUNS

                                             COUNTABLE NOUNS

Countable noun means    a noun that is countable

We can say: one pen, two pens  , 5 boxes, a bottle etc..

a _{= ONE}

Positive sentences:     I have a bag

                                   She has three bags

                                   We have a house

                                   They have a vehicle

                                   My friend has five cars

                                   You have two pens

                                   He has ten books

                                   Daniel has many friends

                            

Negative Sentences:   I  do not have a bag

                                   She does not have  three bags

                                   We do not  have a house

                                   They do not  have a vehicle

                                   My friend does not have five cars

                                   You do not  have two pens

                                   He does not have  ten books

                                   Daniel does not have  many friends

                            

Questions :                 Do I have a bag?

                                   Does she have three bags?

                                   Do  we have a house?

                                   Do they have a vehicle ?

                                   Does  my friend have five cars?

                                   Do you have two pens?

                                   Does he have ten books?

                                   Does Daniel have many friends