Nouns, Articles, and DeterminersNouns, Articles, and Determiners

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NounsNounsNouns refer to people, places, things and abstract concepts.

Spelling of Plural Nouns

NOUNSNOUNS PLURAL PLURAL NOUNSNOUNS

Add es to nouns ending in s, ch, sh, x or z.

tax taxessketch sketches

For most nouns ending in f, change f to ves in the plural form. Note that beliefs

is an exception.

When most nouns end in consonant + y, change y to ies in the plural form.

When nouns end in vowel + y, just add s.

knife knives

company companies

toy toys

NounsNounsIrregular Plurals

man 3030 men child children mouse3030 3030 mice

woman 3030 women foot 3030 feet sheep 3030 sheep

person 3030 people tooth 3030 teeth fish 3030 fish

NounsNounsWrite the singular or plural form of each noun below.

SINGULAR PLURAL SINGULAR PLURAL

1. box 8 women

2. lady 9. child

3 politics 10. life

4. foot 11. church

5. person 12. company

6 teeth 13. course

7 hobbies 14 news

boxes

ladies

feet

people

tooth

hobby

woman

news

children

lives

churches

companies

courses

politics

NounsNounsUsing Singular and Plural

Forms1.Singular

Use the singular form of nouns that follow each and every.Each job is important. I study English every day.

Use the singular form of adjectives. Only the final noun should have a plural form.

She has beautiful diamond earrings.

Be careful--sometimes nouns act as adjectives.I have eight dollars. BUT She has a twenty-dollar coat.Noun

Adjective

NounsNounsUsing Singular and Plural

Forms2.

PluralUse the plural form after the expression one of the...

That was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen.

Do exercises # 1,2,3, p.2-3 in the grammar book.

NounsNounsCount and Non-Count Nouns

Count nouns refer to people, places, or things that you can count.

Coupland wrote a novel in 1989. He wrote many novels in the 1990s.

NounsNounsCount and Non-Count Nouns

Non-count nouns cannot be counted. They have only a singular form.

We had a lot of homework.

I’ve been eating tons of rice for the last two weeks.

NounsNounsCount and Non-Count Nouns

Here are some example of non-count nouns

Categories of Objects

Food

Nature

Abstract Nouns

change (money) jewelry moneyclothing luggage musicequipment machinery postagefurniture mail softwarehomework makeup work

bread, honey, meat, milk, fish, rice, salt, sugar...

air fog pollution steamdust hail radiation electricity mold rain advice education health knowledge proofattention evidence help luck researchbehaviour effort information progress time

NounsNounsPossesive Form of Nouns

1.Singular NounsAdd apostrophe -s (‘s) to singular nouns to indicate possession.

That is the child of Anne. That is Anne’s child.

If the noun ends in -s, just add apostrophe -sThe car belongs to Ross. That is

Ross’s car

When a plural noun ends in -s, just add an apostrophe to indicate ownership.

The boys’ bedrooms are in the basement

2.Plural Nouns

Add apostrophe -s (‘s) to irregular pronouns.

The men’s room s down the hall.

Do exercise # 7, p.6

(grammar book)