1. C OUNT & N ONCOUNT N OUNS : T HE B ASICS Nisha Ramesh, Catherine Wang, Elizabeth Xu Period 4

2. Check out this overview of count and noncount nouns before viewing our music video!

3. W HAT ARE C OUNT N OUNS ? Nouns expressed in plural form, usually with an “s” Refer to things that exist as individual units: concrete & specific Examples: princess, castle, dragon

4. W HAT ARE N ONCOUNT N OUNS ? Nouns that usually cannot be expressed in plural form Refer to things that cannot be counted: abstract or general meaning Examples: magic, love, snow

5. A DJECTIVES WITH N OUNS Some/any: can express both count and noncount nouns Much: noncount Many: count Little: noncount Few: count

6. A DJECTIVES WITH N OUNS ( CONT ’ D ) A lot of/Lots of: substitute “many” & “much” A little bit of: informal & precedes noncount noun Enough, plenty of, & no: modify count & noncount

7. E XCEPTIONS TO THE R ULES Some nouns can be both count & noncount, depending on how they are classified Count: Mom came back from the market with two fishes for dinner. Noncount: We visited the hatchery to see different types of fish.

8. A RTICLES WITH N OUNS Both count & noncount nouns use articles A, antheThis, that These, those No article Count singular XXX Count plural XXX NoncountXXX

9. Q UANTITY T ERMS WITH N OUNS Quantity terms can be used together in combinations Much, less, little, a little, very little Some, any, most, more, all, a lot of, no, none of the Many, both, several, few/fewer/ fewest, a few, one of the, a couple of Each, every, any, one Count singular X Count plural XX NoncountXX

10. Now watch our music video, “One Noun”, a parody of the hit “One Thing” by One Direction!