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A noun is
a place,
a thing,
or an idea.
a person,
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COUNT AND NONCOUNT NOUNS
There are two kinds of nouns in English.
Count Nouns
Noncount Nouns
are nouns that you can count.
are nouns that you cannot count.
one chair
two chairs
water money
COUNT NOUNS
How do you make a singular count noun plural?
For nouns that end with a consonant, add s.
one pig two pigs
COUNT NOUNS
How do you make a singular count noun plural?
For most nouns that end with a vowel, add s.
one bee two bees
(Nouns that end in o are exceptions. See the
next two slides.)
COUNT NOUNS
How do you make a singular count noun plural?
For most nouns that end in o, add s.
one piano two
(See the next slide for exceptions.)
pianos
COUNT NOUNS
How do you make a singular count noun plural?
For some nouns that end in o, add es. If you are
not sure, check a dictionary.
one potato a lot of potatoes
COUNT NOUNS
How do you make a singular count noun plural?
For nouns that end in a consonant and y, the y
becomes ies.
one first lady five first ladies
COUNT NOUNS
How do you make a singular count noun plural?
For nouns that end with a vowel and y, add s.
one monkey
two monkeys
COUNT NOUNS
How do you make a singular count noun plural?
For nouns that end in fe, change the fe to v
and add s.
one knife three knives
COUNT NOUNS
How do you make a singular count noun plural?
For nouns that end in sh, ch, x, s, z, add es.
one dress three dresses
COUNT NOUNS
How do you make a singular count noun plural?
Some plural forms are the same as the singular
form.
one sheep two sheep
COUNT NOUNS
How do you make a singular count noun plural?
Some words have no singular form.
scissors
glasses
shorts
To count these nouns, you need to use a pair
of, two pairs of, etc.
COUNT NOUNS
How do you make a singular count noun plural?
Some nouns have an
irregular plural.
mouse
tooth
mice
teeth
foot
feet
PRACTICE
Write the plural noun.
1.
toys
babies kangaroos
foxes
men
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
jeans
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 Non-count nouns take singular verbs.
Grammar is useful.
SOMETIMES A COUNT NOUN AND
SOMETIMES A NONCOUNT NOUN
TIME
How many times do you
look at your watch every
day?
Do you have
any time today?
INFINITIVES AS NOUNS

An infinitive can be the subject of a sentence
or the subject of a clause.
To err* is human.
*to make a mistake
To skate in the Olympics
was his dream.
INFINITIVES AS NOUNS

An infinitive can be a direct object.
She hopes to
graduate in two years.
We want to order pizza
tonight.
INFINITIVES AS NOUNS

An infinitive can come after an object.
The facial massage
helped her to relax.
I expected them to
give me chocolates.
I enjoyed learning about
the beluga whales at the
aquarium.
Smoking is not smart.
GERUNDS
A gerund is a noun that is the base form of a verb
plus ing.