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Default Class # 13 (part A)

Noun


Problem 01: Count nouns

Remember that count nouns have both singular and plural forms. Plural numbers can precede count nouns but non-count nouns.

There are several categories of count nouns that can help you organize your study. Some of them are listen here.

1. Names of persons, their relationship , and their occupations:

One boy ------------------------ two boys
One friend -------------------- two friends

2. Name of animals , plants , insects :

One dog ------------------------ two dogs
One flower --------------------- two flowers

3. Name of things with a definite , individual shape :

One car ------------------------- two cars
One room ---------------------- two rooms

4. Units of measurement :

One inch ------------------------ two inches
One pound --------------------- two pounds

5. Units of classification in society :

One family --------------------- two families
One language --------------- two languages

6. Containers of non-count solids , liquids , pastes and gases :

One bottle ----------------------- two bottles
One tube ------------------------- two tubes

7. A limited number of abstract concept :

One Idea ------------------------ Two ideas
One invention ---------------- two inventions




Quote:
Structure : Number (plural) + Noun (count-plural)
Quote:
Expression : Sixty years

Avoid using a singular count noun with a plural number.


Examples :

Incorrect : We have twenty dollar left
Correct : We have twenty dollars left

Incorrect : The temperature has been risen ten degree in two hours.
Correct : The temperature has been risen ten degrees in two hours.



Problem 02 : Non-count nouns


Remember that non-count nouns have only one form. They are used in agreement with singular verbs. The word ' the ' does not precede them.

There are categories of non-count nouns that can help you organize your study. Some of them are listed here.

1. Name of food staples that can be purchased in various forms :

Bread
meat
butter

2. Name of construction materials that can change shape , depending on what is made :

Wood
Iron
Grass

3. Name of the liquids that can change shape , depending on the shape of the container :

Oil
Tea
Milk

4. Name of the natural substances that can change shape , depending on natural laws :

steam , water , ice
smoke , ashes
oxygen

5. Name of the substances with many small parts :

rice
sand
sugar

6. Name of groups of things that have different sizes and shapes :

Clothing (a coat , a shirt etc)
furniture (a table , a bed etc)
luggage (a suitcase , a trunk etc)

7. Name of the languages :

Arabic
French
Spanish

8. Name of abstract concepts , often with ending -ness , -ance , -ence , -ity

Beauty
ignorance
peace

9. Most -ing forms :

learning
shopping
working



Quote:
Structure : noun (non-count) + verb (singular)
Quote:
Expression : Friendship is important
Avoid using the before a non-count noun. Avoid using a plural verb with a non-count noun.


Examples :

Incorrect : Nazia speaks the punjabi at home
Correct : Nazia speaks punjabi at home

Incorrect : Bread are expensive in the grocery store on the corner.
Correct : Bread is expensive in the grocery store on the corner.
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