A noun is often defined as a word which names a person, place, or thing.
Categories of Noun
Concrete noun- common noun- proper noun- material noun- collective noun
Abstract noun
some examples of nounsProper nouns are : Mexico, John F. Kennedy, Atlantic Ocean,
February, Monday, New York City, Susan, Maple Street, Burger King.Common nouns are : bears, cars, butter, nose, feet, and school.Collective nouns are: class, society, team, family, and army.Material nouns are : gold, silver, oil, gas.Abstract nouns are : sympathy, curiosity, tyranny,
love, and patience.
Countable and uncountable nouns
Countable (or count) nouns are common nouns which can be counted or can be shown with a number. They have a singular form and a plural form.
Uncountable (or non-count) nouns are nouns which cannot be counted. Therefore, they only have a singular form. They have no plural forms. These words are thought of as wholes rather than as parts. They usually refer to abstractions
(such as confidence or advice) or collectives (such as equipment or luggage).
Countable nounsCountable nouns (regular form) become plural
by adding ‘es’ at the end of the word ended by -s, -x, -ch, -sh,
-o, -consonant-y (y becomes i) ‘s’ at the end of the other words
girl – girls bus -busescat – cats box- boxesdog – dogs match- matchestoy – toys potato- potatoespear – pears dish-dishes
Party- parties
Countable nouns (irregular form) become plural as in the following list:
child childrenfoot feetgoose geeseman menmouse miceox oxen person peopletooth teethwoman women
knife knivesthief thieveswife wives
analysis analysesbacterium bacteriacriterion criteriadatum dataaircraftdeerfishsheeppolice
Uncountable nounspoetry, weather,
luggageequipment, furnitureexperience, photographytraffic, money, homework advice, beauty, knowledge, basketball, boating, dancing, golf, running,swimming, air, aluminium, coal, dust,ice, leather, metal, oxygen,
beer, flour, meat, milkrice, sugar, tea. waterwine.
It is possible to count un if the substance is placed in countable container.
A cup of coffeeTwo cups of coffeeA tin of oilThree tins of oil
Determiners used with cn or un
With cn With un
the, some, anythis, thatnonemucha lot ofa large amount of(a) littleless … thanmore … than
a (an), the, some, anythis, that, these, thosenone, one, two, threemanya lot ofa large/great number of(a) fewfewer … thanmore … than
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