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Check some of the rules of nouns below:

1. Some nouns, while singular in meaning, are always treated as plural and take plural verbs.
2. Certain nouns always appear in the plural form and require plural verbs.
3. When nouns refer to measurements (such as weight, length, time, or money), and are preceded by a specific number, their form remains unchanged.
4. Abstract or uncountable nouns always take singular verbs.
5. Collective nouns may take either singular or plural verbs, depending on whether the group is seen as a single unit or as individuals.

Nouns are the naming words which are used in place of name, place, animal or things. Refer the list of nouns examples below:

1. Delhi
2. India
3. Shyam
4. Saumya
5. herd of sheep
6. pride of lion
7. girls
8. boys
9. beautiful
10. love
11. happiness
12. chair
13. dog
14. elephant
15. table
16. mouse
17. children
18. cow
19. music
20. group of students

If the statement is a universal truth or still relevant, verbs won't change typically. For example, the direct speech: "Water boils at 100 degrees," said the professor, and in the indirect speech: The professor said that water boils at 100 degrees. Being a fact, "boils" stays present. This keeps truths that are timeless or current—makes sense. 

Commands using the "to" verb structure shift to indirect speech: The direct speech is "Sit down!" shouted Dad. In the indirect speech version: Dad told me to sit down. When converting to indirect speech, the nature of the command softens, quotation marks disappear, and either "told" or "ordered" matches the strength of the command. Requests typically use the same to structure: "Please wait," translates to: He asked me to wait. 

To report questions, drop the question word order, if converting yes/no questions, invert using "if" or "whether," as well as changing the tense. Direct: "Are you ready?" asked Mia. Indirect: Mia asked if I was ready. The quotation marks are gone, and the sentence reports like a statement. For "wh-" questions, keep the "wh-" question word. Direct: "Where is it? Indirect: she asked where it was.

Tenses tend to backshift in indirect speech; thus, present to past, past to past perfect. Direct: "I eat pizza," says Jack. Indirect: Jack said he had made pizza. This "backshift" is important as it indicates the action came before the speaker. Do not backshift tenses, however, with facts. For example, "the earth is round" remains "the earth is round."

To change a statement, just change the pronouns, change the tense (hence, “say” to “said, ” or “is” to “was”), and change the time words. E.g., direct: "I am tired," said Emma. Indirect: Emma said she was tired. Remove the quotation marks, use "that" to link the two sentences together, and position yourself in that of the author.

The future continuous tense is formed with "will be" followed by the -ing form of the main verb. Forgetting either "will" or "be" results in an incorrect sentence, according to Clapingo. The main verb in the future continuous tense must be in the present participle form (-ing). For example, "I will be eating" is correct, while "I will be eat" is incorrect. Read more error areas in the page above.