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By: Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar
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In English, we have count and noncount nouns:
Count Nouns
Noncount Nouns
chair
love
student
money
day
weather
song
food
computer
fruit
room
furniture
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Noncount Nouns
Count Nouns ¡
Singular ÷ book,
¡
Not singular & not plural o This kind of nouns: Rice Knowledge Homework News o
child
Plural ÷ books,
children
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book
box
books
boxes
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3 books
=
2 boxes
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žI
bought a chair. Sam bought three chairs. ž We bought some furniture. XXXXXX
We bought some furnitures.
INCORRECT
XXXXXX
We bought a furniture.
INCORRECT
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Type
SINGULAR
PLURAL
COUNT NOUN
• a chair • one chair
• Ø chairs • two chairs • some chairs • a lot of chairs • many chairs
NONCOUNT NOUN
• Ø furniture • some furniture • a lot of furniture • much furniture
Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar
A count noun: 1. may be preceded by a/an in the singular. 2. takes a final –s /es i n the plural.
A noncount noun: 1. is not immediately preceded by a/an . 2. has no plural form, so does not take a final – s/-es.
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h p: //www. kau. edu. sa/SBANJ ER h p: //wwwd r shadi abanj ar .bl ogspot .com
Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar
1/11/2009
1
In English, we have count and noncount nouns:
Count Nouns
Noncount Nouns
chair
love
student
money
day
weather
song
food
computer
fruit
room
furniture
Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar
1/11/2009
2
Noncount Nouns
Count Nouns ¡
Singular ÷ book,
¡
Not singular & not plural o This kind of nouns: Rice Knowledge Homework News o
child
Plural ÷ books,
children
Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar
1/11/2009
3
book
box
books
boxes
Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar
=
3 books
=
2 boxes
1/11/2009
4
žI
bought a chair. Sam bought three chairs. ž We bought some furniture. XXXXXX
We bought some furnitures.
INCORRECT
XXXXXX
We bought a furniture.
INCORRECT
Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar
1/11/2009
5
Type
SINGULAR
PLURAL
COUNT NOUN
• a chair • one chair
• Ø chairs • two chairs • some chairs • a lot of chairs • many chairs
NONCOUNT NOUN
• Ø furniture • some furniture • a lot of furniture • much furniture
Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar
A count noun: 1. may be preceded by a/an in the singular. 2. takes a final –s /es i n the plural.
A noncount noun: 1. is not immediately preceded by a/an . 2. has no plural form, so does not take a final – s/-es.
1/11/2009
6
Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar
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