English Grammar

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS It's important to distinguish between countable and uncountable nouns in English because their usage is different in regards to both determiners and verbs. COUNTABLE NOUNS Countable nouns are for things we can count using numbers. They have a singular and a plural form. The singular form can use the determiner "a" or "an". If you want to ask about the quantity of a countable noun, you ask "How many?" combined with the plural countable noun. Singular Plural one dog two dogs one horse two horses one man two men one idea two ideas one shop two shops EXAMPLES She has  three dogs . I own  a house . I would like  two books  please. How many friends  do you have? UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS Uncountable nouns are for the things that we cannot count with numbers. They may be the names for abstract ideas or qualities or for physical objects that are too small or too amorphous to be counted (liquids, p...

Types of Nouns A noun is a word that functions as the name of something. Nouns are the most common class of word in English. Below we have a list of the different types of nouns in English with an explanation of what each one is and with examples of each type of noun. Common Nouns Common nouns are used to name a GENERAL type of person, place or thing. Common nouns can be divided into smaller classes such as countable and uncountable nouns, concrete and abstract nouns and collective nouns. Examples of common nouns:  girl, city, animal, friend, house, food Proper Nouns Proper nouns are used to name a SPECIFIC person, place or thing. In English, proper nouns begin with a capital letter. Proper nouns do not normally have a determiner before them (e.g.  the  London,  the  Mary etc.) though there are some exceptions (e.g. Is she  the  Mary that we met at the conference?). Examples of proper nouns:  John, London, Pluto, Monday, Franc...

Plural Nouns In general the plural of a noun is formed by adding -S to the noun. Singular Plural car cars house houses book books bird birds pencil pencils However: 1.  When the noun ends in S, SH, CH, X or Z*, we add -ES to the noun. Singular Plural kiss kisses wish wishes match matches fox foxes quiz quizzes* I have a  box  in my bedroom. I have three  boxes  in my bedroom. * With words that end in Z sometimes we add   an extra Z to the plural form of the word (such as with the plural of quiz). 2.  When the noun ends in a VOWEL + Y, we add -S to the noun. Singular Plural boy boys holiday holidays key keys guy guys 3.  When the noun ends in a CONSONANT + Y, we remove Y and add -IES to the noun. Singular Plural party parties lady ladies story stories nanny nannies city cities 4.  If the noun ends in F or FE, we remove the F/FE and add -VES to the noun. Singular Plural life lives lea...

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