PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Count or Countable nouns...
...can be referred to as one or many (Plural).
Most nouns in
English are countable.
Countable nouns
are referred to as
concrete nouns.
If you can count it,
it is countable.
Abstract nouns refer to intangible things like ideas, actions, feelings, ideals, concepts and qualities.
Liquids, grains, and most collective nouns are considered uncountable.
Many nouns are both uncountable and countable when we use
quantifiers or partitives.
Fruit and vegetables are just two collective nouns that are both.
Count nouns can be divided into smaller units you can see or hear individually.
Most but, not all count nouns can be pluralized by adding a final ‘s to a noun.
Many plural nouns are spelled differently.
If you can place a
number before the noun,
it is countable.
Most nouns are also verbs in the English language!
Ask your teacher for a more detailed explanation and examples.
Concrete Noun Examples...
One table, two chairs, three pencils, four books, five computers!
Concrete Collective Nouns with Quantifiers also known as "Partitives"...
Piece of furniture, school of fish, colony of bees, army of ants!
Collective Count/Uncountable Noun Examples...
One vegetable,
two fruits, three metals, four valuables!
Concrete Nouns
Spelled Differently...
Child/Children,
Man/Men, Leaf/Leaves, Wolf/Wolves, Wife/Wives!
There is a lot more
to the subject of nouns.
This grammar review is just a small part of English to help you better understand the subject of nouns.
Work with your teacher
to better understand
this subject!
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