1.Problems with Nouns Singular or Plural???? Women? Woman?Womans?

2. Introduction Problems with Nouns Look at the sentences below. Whats wrong? Move your Bedrooms should be mouse over each sentence to because the answer. plural see the sentence says there are The word milks is three. incorrect, because it is a non-count noun and cannot have an s.1. I have three bedroom in my house. 2. There are many milks in the refrigerator. 3. Those chair are in the wrong room. 4. There are five reds cars. 5. Some of the class are at night. 6. Your childs are beautiful. 7. Would you like a few milk? 3. 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 Nouns chairMore NonCountable NounsNon-Countable Nouns lovestudentmoneydayweathersongfoodcomputerfruitroomfurniture 4. Guideline #2 Countable NounsCountable 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 booksboxboxes2 boxes 5. Guideline #3Non-Countable Nouns Non-countable nouns have only one form and cant be counted numerically. Look at the examples below.moniesone money healths two healthmoneymoney health health 6. Guideline #4Non-Countable Nouns Non-countable nouns cannot take the plural s or es or an article (a, an).a furniturefurniturefurnituresfurniturea newsnewsnewsesnews 7. Guideline #5Irregular Plural Nouns Some nouns have an irregular plural form. Look at the examples below.womanchildwomanschildswomenchildrenClick here to see a list of irregular plural nouns. 8. Guideline #6Noun QuantifiersWords 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 bananasa little non-count nounsa little flour 9. (Continued)Noun Quantifiers manycount nounsmany chairsmuch non-count nounsmuch furnituresome non-count nouns count nounssome furniture some chairs 10. (Continued)Noun QuantifiersAny 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. 11. Guideline #7 Agreement with Demonstrative Adjectives Remember to make demonstrative adjectives (this, that, these, those) agree with the nouns they modify. This/ThatsingularThese/Thosepluralthese roomthese roomsthis roomsthis room 12. Guideline #8Nouns and of phrasesA countable noun is always plural after an of phrase that shows quantity. A non-count noun is always singular after an of phrase. pluralSome of the chairs are broken. of phrasessingularSome of the furniture is broken.Click here to see a list of common of phrases. 13. Guideline #9 AdjectivesAdjectives are never plural.Those are beautifuls houses. beautifuladjectiveThat is an olds book. oldadjective 14. Prepared By: Mansor Bin Esa English Language Teacher SK Padang Jawa, Shah Alam