Nouns, Articles, and Determiners Week 3

Nouns Nouns refer to people, places, things and abstract concepts. Spelling of Plural Nouns NOUNS PLURAL NOUNS Add es to nouns ending in s, ch, sh, x or z. taxtaxes sketchsketches 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 companycompanies toytoys

Nouns Irregular Plurals man 30 menchildchildren mouse mice woman 30 womenfoot 30 feetsheep 30 person 30 peopletooth 30 teethfish 30

Nouns Write the singular or plural form of each noun below. SINGULARPLURALSINGULARPLURAL 1. box8women 2. lady9. child 3politics10. life 4. foot11. church 5. person12. company 6teeth13. course 7hobbies14news boxes ladies feet people tooth hobby woman news children lives churches companies courses politics

Nouns Using Singular and Plural Forms 1.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

Nouns Using Singular and Plural Forms 2. Plural Use 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.

Nouns Count and Non-Count Nouns Count nouns refer to people, places, or things that you can count. Coupland wrote a novel in He wrote many novels in the 1990s.

Nouns Count 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.

Nouns Count and Non-Count Nouns Here are some example of non-count nouns Categories of Objects Food Nature Abstract Nouns change (money) jewelry money clothing luggage music equipment machinery postage furniture mail software homework makeup work bread, honey, meat, milk, fish, rice, salt, sugar... air fog pollution steam dust hail radiation electricity mold rain advice education health knowledge proof attention evidence help luck research behaviour effort information progress time

Nouns Possesive Form of Nouns 1.Singular Nouns Add 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 -s The 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)