Transcript of Problems with Nouns References © 2001 by Ruth Luman Singular or Plural???? Woman? Womans? Women?
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- Problems with Nouns References 2001 by Ruth Luman Singular or
Plural???? Woman? Womans? Women?
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- Introduction Problems with Nouns Look at the sentences below.
Whats wrong? Move your mouse over each sentence to see the answer.
1. I have three bedroom in my house. 2. There are many milks in the
refrigerator.There are many milks in the refrigerator. 3. Those
chair are in the wrong room.Those chair are in the wrong room. 4.
There are five reds cars.There are five reds cars. 5. Some of the
class are at night.Some of the class are at night. 6. Your childs
are beautiful.Your childs are beautiful. 7. Would you like a few
milk?Would you like a few milk? Bedrooms should be plural because
the sentence says there are three. The word milks is incorrect,
because it is a non-count noun and cannot have an s.
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- Guideline #1 Count and Non-Count Nouns In English, we have
countable and non-countable nouns. Some examples of countable and
non-countable nouns are below. Countable NounsNon-Countable Nouns
chair student day song computer room love money weather food fruit
furniture More Non- Countable Nouns
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- Guideline #2 Countable Nouns Countable nouns can have singular
and plural forms and can be counted numerically. Most countable
nouns can be made plural by adding s or es. bookbooks3 books
boxboxes2 boxes
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- Guideline #3 Non-Countable Nouns Non-countable nouns have only
one form and cant be counted numerically. Look at the examples
below. moniesmoney one moneymoney healthshealth two
healthhealth
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- Guideline #4 Non-Countable Nouns Non-countable nouns cannot
take the plural s or es or an article (a, an). a furniturefurniture
furnituresfurniture a newsnews newsesnews
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- Guideline #5 Irregular Plural Nouns Some nouns have an
irregular plural form. Look at the examples below.
childchildschildren womanwomanswomen Click here to see a list of
irregular plural nouns.
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- Guideline #6 Noun Quantifiers Words like, a few, a little,
much, any, some, and many are used differently depending on whether
the noun in the sentence is count or non-count. a few count nounsa
few bananas a little non-count nounsa little flour
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- (Continued) Noun Quantifiers many count nounsmany chairs much
non-count nounsmuch furniture some non-count nounssome furniture
count nounssome chairs
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- (Continued) Noun Quantifiers Any is used in negative sentences
with count and non-count nouns. Notice the difference in plural and
singular verbs. any count nounsThere arent any chairs. any
non-count nounsThere isnt any furniture.
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- Guideline #7 Agreement with Demonstrative Adjectives Remember
to make demonstrative adjectives (this, that, these, those) agree
with the nouns they modify. singular This/That these room plural
These/Those these rooms this roomsthis room
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- Guideline #8 Nouns and of phrases A countable noun is always
plural after an of phrase that shows quantity. A non-count noun is
always singular after an of phrase. Click here to see a list of
common of phrases. of phrases Some of the chairs are broken. Some
of the furniture is broken. plural singular
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- Guideline #9 Adjectives Adjectives are never plural. Those are
beautifuls houses. beautiful That is an olds book. old
adjective
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- Practice Exercises Click on the links below to look at
additional grammar notes and do some practice exercises with count
and non-count nouns. More Grammar Notes and Exercises
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- Practice Exercises Now you are ready to practice what youve
learned. Click the link below to return to Unit D. Print and
complete the Practice Exercise on count and non-count nouns. Check
your answers with a tutor.
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- Editing Checklist After you have checked your essay for
singular/plural noun problems, read your essay draft aloud to your
tutor. As you read it,listen to make sure there are no errors in
singular/plural nouns. Look at your essay. Circle all of the nouns
in your essay. Using the guidelines you have learned in this
lesson, decide why each noun should be singular or plural. Discuss
your decisions with a tutor.
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- Appendix Irregular Plural Nouns woman womendeer deer man
mencalf calves child childrenwife wives ox oxenlife lives foot
feethalf halves tooth teethknife knives goose geeseself selves
mouse micewolf wolves louse licethief thieves sheep sheepleaf
leaves fish fishshelf shelves
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- Appendix Non-Countable Nouns accommodationcoalgarbageleisure
vocabulary adviceconductgossiplightning wealth
angercountrysidegrassluck weather applausecouragehairluggage work
assistancedamagehappinessmachinery violence baggagedancingharmmeat
underwear behaviorfurniturehelpmoney travel breaddirthomeworkmud
traffic cardboardeducationhospitalitymusic
cashevidencehouseworknews chaosfluinformationpatience
chessfoodjewelrypoetry chinafruitknowledgescenery
clothingfunlaughtersoap spellingstrengthstuffthunder
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- Appendix of phrases Some of theA little of the Many of theMuch
of the A number of theA lot of the One of the Most of the Half of
the A few of the
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- References Presentation by Ruth Luman: Modesto Junior College.
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