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NOUNS
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NOUNS
A noun is
a person,
a place,
a thing,
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or an idea.
COUNT AND NONCOUNT NOUNS
There are two kinds of nouns in English.
Count Nouns are nouns that you can count.
one chair
two chairs
Noncount Nouns are nouns that you cannot count.
water
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COUNT NOUNS
How do you make a singular count noun plural?
one pig
two pigs
For nouns that end with a consonant, add s.
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COUNT NOUNS
How do you make a singular count noun plural?
one bee
two bees
For most nouns that end with a vowel, add s.
(Nouns that end in o are exceptions. See the
next two slides.)
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COUNT NOUNS
How do you make a singular count noun plural?
one piano
two pianos
For most nouns that end in o, add s.
(See the next slide for exceptions.)
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COUNT NOUNS
How do you make a singular count noun plural?
one potato
a lot of potatoes
For some nouns that end in o, add es. If you are
not sure, check a dictionary.
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COUNT NOUNS
How do you make a singular count noun plural?
one first lady
five first ladies
For nouns that end in a consonant and y, the y
becomes ies.
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COUNT NOUNS
How do you make a singular count noun plural?
one monkey
two monkeys
For nouns that end with a vowel and y, add s.
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COUNT NOUNS
How do you make a singular count noun plural?
one knife
three knives
For nouns that end in fe, change the fe to v
and add s.
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COUNT NOUNS
How do you make a singular count noun plural?
one dress
three dresses
For nouns that end in sh, ch, x, s, z, add es.
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COUNT NOUNS
How do you make a singular count noun plural?
one sheep
two sheep
Some plural forms are the same as the singular
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COUNT NOUNS
How do you make a singular count noun plural?
scissors
glasses
shorts
Some words have no singular form.
To count these nouns, you need to use a pair
of, two pairs of, etc.
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COUNT NOUNS
How do you make a singular count noun plural?
Some nouns have an
irregular plural.
mouse
teeth
tooth
feet
mice
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Write the plural noun.
PRACTICE
1.
3.
2.
babies
toys
4.
6.
5.
jeans
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kangaroos
men
foxes
NONCOUNT NOUNS
There 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.
SOMETIMES A COUNT NOUN AND
SOMETIMES A NONCOUNT NOUN
TIME
Do you have
any time today?
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How many times do you
look at your watch every
day?
INFINITIVES AS NOUNS
An infinitive can be the subject of a sentence
or the subject of a clause.
To skate in the Olympics
was his dream.
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To err* is human.
*to make a mistake
INFINITIVES AS NOUNS
An infinitive can be a direct object.
We want to order pizza
tonight.
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She hopes to
graduate in two years.
INFINITIVES AS NOUNS
An infinitive can come after an object.
I expected them to
give me chocolates.
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The facial massage
helped her to relax.
GERUNDS
A gerund is a noun that is the base form of a verb
plus – ing.
Smoking is not smart.
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I enjoyed learning about
the beluga whales at the
aquarium.