Nouns English Team Clare 2011lud

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References

2001 by Ruth Luman

Singular or Plural????Singular or Plural????

Woman?

Womans?Women?


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` A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place,thing, and abstract idea. Nouns are usually the first

words which small children learn.

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Examples:

- Late last year our neighbours bought at a goat.

- The bus inspector looked at all the passengers

passes.

- Philosophy is of little comfort to the starving.


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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.

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?

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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Count and Non-Count

NounsIn English, we have countable and non-countable nouns.

Some examples of countable and non-countable nouns are

below.

Countable Nouns Non-Countable Nouns

chair

student

day

song

computer

room

love

money

weather

food

fruit

furniture

More Non-Countable

Nouns


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Countable Nouns

Countable nouns can have singular and plural forms and

can be counted numerically. Most countable nouns can be

made plural by addings ores.

book books 3 books

box boxes 2 boxes


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Non-Countable Nouns

Non-countable nouns have only one form and cant be

counted numerically. Look at the examples below.

monies money

one money money

healths health

two health health


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Non-Countable Nouns

Non-countable nouns cannot take the plurals ores or

an article (a, an).

a furniture furniture

furnitures furniture

a news news

newses news


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Irregular Plural Nouns

Some nouns have an irregular plural form. Look at the examplesbelow.

child childs children

woman womans women

Click here to see a list ofirregular plural nouns.


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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 nouns a few bananas

a little

non-count nouns a little flour


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Noun Quantifiers

many

count nouns many chairs

much

non-count nouns much furniture

some

non-count nouns some furniture

count nouns some chairs


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Noun Quantifiers

Anyis used in negative sentences with count and non-

count nouns. Notice the difference in plural and singular

verbs.

any

count nouns There arent any chairs.

any

non-count nouns There isnt any furniture.


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Nouns and of phrases

A countable noun is always plural after an of phrasethat shows

quantity. A non-count noun is always singular after an of phrase.

Click here to see a list ofcommon of phrases.

of phrases

Some of the chairs are broken.

Some of the furniture is broken.

plural

singular


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Now you are ready to practice what youve learned. Click the link below. Print

and complete the Practice Exercise on count and non-count nouns. Check your

answers with a tutor.


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AppendixAppendix

Irregular Plural Nounswoman women deer deer

man men calf calves

child children wife wives

ox oxen life lives

foot feet half halves

tooth teeth knife knives

goose geese self selves

mouse mice wolf wolves

louse lice thief thieves

sheep sheep leaf leaves

fish fish shelf shelves


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AppendixAppendixNon-Countable Nouns

accommodation coal garbage leisure vocabulary

advice conduct gossip lightning wealth

anger countryside grass luck weather

applause courage hair luggage work

assistance damage happiness machinery violence

baggage dancing harm meat underwear

behavior furniture help money travel

bread dirt homework mud traffic

cardboard education hospitality music

cash evidence housework news

chaos flu information patience

chess food jewelry poetry

china fruit knowledge scenery

clothing fun laughter soap

spelling strength stuff thunder


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AppendixAppendixof phrases

Some of the A little of the

Many of the Much of the

A number of the A lot of the

One of the

Most of the

Half of the

A few of the


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1. Whats the name of the recipe?

2. Whats the name of the book the chef is reading?

3. Where are the tomatoes?

4. What count nouns and no count nouns do you remember?

5. Why cant they make an apple pie?

6. Can they make lemonade? Explain.

7. What are they going to do after they drink water?

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