COUNT AND NONCOUNT NOUNS

1. COUNT AND NONCOUNT NOUNS PRESENTED BY JIANAN LINYUAN TEDDY KHURRAM

2. COUNT NOUNS • DEFINITION:- A Count Noun is a noun that has both a singular and a plural form. Plurals of Count Nouns are normally made by the addition of 's‘ and ‘es’.

3. TYPES

4. REGULAR PLURAL FORMATIONS • Some count noun pluralized by adding ‘s’. The noun ends with -s, -z, -ch, -sh and –x can be pluralized by adding ‘es’ on the end of a noun. e.g chairs, beaches etc. • We must have to use articles ‘a’, ’an’ and ‘the’ before count nouns in singular form.

5. IRREGULAR PLURAL FORMATIONS • There are some rules given below • Some nouns that end in -o: take -es e.g. Tomato = Tomatoes • Nouns that end in a consonant + -y: change the -y to -iand add –es e.g. Diary = Diaries, Daisy = Daisies • Nouns that end in -f or -fe: change the -f to -v and add –es e.g. Calf = Calves, Wolf = Wolves • Nouns that change the vowel but add no ending e.g. Tooth = Teeth, Mouse = Mice • Nouns that show no difference between singular and plural e.g. Deer = Deer, Fish = Fish, Sheep = Sheep • Nouns that adopted from Latin and Greek end in -us: change to –i e.g. Alumnus = Alumni, Focus = Foci • Nouns that adopted from Latin and Greek end in -a: change to –ae e.g. Formula = Formulae, Vertebra = Vertebrae

6. Nouns that adopted from Latin and Greek end in -um: change to –a e.g. Curriculum = Curricula, Stratum = Strata, • Nouns that adopted from Latin and Greek end in –ex or -ix: change to –ices e.g. Index = Indices, Appendix = Appendices • Nouns that adopted from Latin and Greek end in -is: change to –es e.g. Neurosis = Neuroses, Thesis = Theses • Nouns that adopted from Latin and Greek end in -on: change to –a e.g. Phenomenon = Phenomena, Criterion = Criteria

7. NONCOUNT NOUNS Noncount nouns do not have a singular or a plural form.  In a sentance, a noncount noun is treated like a singular noun and uses the verb form for singulaR nouns. A and an cannot be used with noncount nouns.  However, noncount nouns that represent a collection or a mass may be preceded by a phrase that indicates quantity, or quantifier, such as a lot of, a little, some, much, any

8. TYPES OF NONCOUNT NOUNS • FIELDS OF STUDY / PROFESSIONAL FIELDS • DISEASES • GASES

9. SPORTS AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES • NATURAL PHENOMENA • ABSTRACT IDEAS • THINGS MADE OF SMALL THINGS

10. LIQUIDS • SOLIDS, MINERALS AND ELEMENTS

11. QUANTIFIERS USED FOR COUNT NONCOUNT NOUNS • The choice of certain quantifiers such as much/many, few/little, some and any depends on whether a noun is count noun or a non-count noun  • With count nouns in the plural, the quantifiers such as much/many. Few/ little some and any depend on whether a noun is a count noun or a non-count. • With non-count nouns in the singular, the quantifiers to use are much little /a little and any .

12. SOME, ANY Both words modify either countable or uncountable nouns. There aresome cookies in the jar. (countable)There is some wateron the floor. (uncountable)Did you eat any food? (uncountable)Do you serve any vegetarian dishes? (countable) • MUCH, MANY Much modifies only uncountable nouns. How much moneywill we need?Many modifies only countable nouns. How many childrendo you have? • A lot of, Lots of These words are informal substitutes for much and many. Lots of effortwill be required to solve this problem. (uncountable)A lot of Americanstravel to Europe each year. (countable) • Enough This word modifies both countable and uncountable nouns. I don't have enough potatoesto make the soup.We have enough money to buy a car.