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NOUNS
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by Patricia GalienHOME
NOUNS
A noun is
a place,
a thing,
or an idea.
a person,
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COUNT AND NONCOUNT NOUNSThere are two kinds of nouns in English.
Count Nouns
Noncount Nouns
are nouns that you can count.
are nouns that you cannot count.
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one chair two chairs
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water money
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COUNT NOUNSHow do you make a singular count noun plural?
For nouns that end with a consonant, add s.one pig two pigs
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COUNT NOUNSHow do you make a singular count noun plural?
For most nouns that end with a vowel, add s.one bee two bees
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(Nouns that end in o are exceptions. See the next two slides.)
COUNT NOUNSHow do you make a singular count noun plural?
For most nouns that end in o, add s.
one piano two
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(See the next slide for exceptions.)
pianos
COUNT NOUNSHow do you make a singular count noun plural?
For some nouns that end in o, add es. If you are not sure, check a dictionary.
one potato a lot of potatoes
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COUNT NOUNSHow do you make a singular count noun plural?
For nouns that end in a consonant and y, the y becomes ies.
one first lady fivefirst ladies
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COUNT NOUNSHow do you make a singular count noun plural?
For nouns that end with a vowel and y, add s.one monkey two monkeys
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COUNT NOUNSHow do you make a singular count noun plural?
For nouns that end in fe, change the fe to v and add s.
one knife three knives
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COUNT NOUNSHow do you make a singular count noun plural?
For nouns that end in sh, ch, x, s, z, add es.
one dress three dresses
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COUNT NOUNSHow do you make a singular count noun plural?
Some plural forms are the same as the singular form.
one sheep two
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sheep
COUNT NOUNSHow do you make a singular count noun plural?
Some words have no singular form.
scissorsglasses
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shorts
To count these nouns, you need to use a pair of, two pairs of, etc.
COUNT NOUNSHow do you make a singular count noun plural?Some nouns have an irregular plural.
mouse tooth
mice
teeth
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foot
feet
PRACTICE Write the plural noun.
1.
toys babies kangaroos
foxesmen
2. 3.
4.
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5. 6.
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jeans
NONCOUNT NOUNSThere are a lot of different kinds of noncount nouns. Below are some examples.
Types of Noncount Nouns
Examples
No Distinct Parts milk coffee water
Parts That Are Small rice sugar grass
Categories mail furniture money
Abstractions love advice education
Sports/Recreation soccer chess baseball
Fields of Study grammar music law
Medical Conditions arthritis cancer flu
Note – Noncount nouns take singular verbs. Grammar is useful.
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SOMETIMES A COUNT NOUN AND SOMETIMES A NONCOUNT NOUN
TIME
How many times do you look at your watch every day?
Do you have any time today?
INFINITIVES AS NOUNSAn infinitive can be the subject of a sentence or the subject of a clause.
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To err* is human. *to make a mistake
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To skate in the Olympics was his dream.
INFINITIVES AS NOUNSAn infinitive can be a direct object.
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She hopes to graduate in two years.
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We want to order pizza tonight.
INFINITIVES AS NOUNSAn infinitive can come after an object.
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The facial massage helped her to relax.
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I expected them to give me chocolates.
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I enjoyed learning about the beluga whales at the aquarium.
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Smoking is not smart.
GERUNDSA gerund is a noun that is the base form of a verb plus – ing.
