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Problems with Nouns

Singular or Plural????

Woman?

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Introduction

Problems with Nouns

Look at the sentences below. What’s wrong? Move your

mouse over each sentence to see the answer.

1. I have three bedroom in my house.

2. There are many milks in the refrigerator.

3. Those chair are in the wrong room.

4. There are five reds cars.

5. Some of the class are at night.

6. Your childs are beautiful.

“Bedrooms” should be
plural because the
sentence says there are
three.

“Bedrooms” should be
plural because the
sentence says there are
three. The word “milks” is

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Guideline #1

Count and Non-Count Nouns

In English, we have countable and non-countable nouns.

Some examples of countable and non-countable nouns are

below.

Countable Nouns

Non-Countable Nouns

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Guideline #2

Countable Nouns

Countable nouns can have singular and plural forms and

can be counted numerically. Most countable nouns can be

made plural by adding

–s

or

–es

.

book

books

3 books

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Guideline #3

Non-Countable Nouns

Non-countable nouns have only one form and can’t be

counted numerically. Look at the examples below.

monies

money

one money

money

healths

health

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Guideline #4

Non-Countable Nouns

Non-countable nouns cannot take the plural

–s

or

–es

or

an article

(a, an).

a furniture

furniture

furnitures

furniture

a news

news

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Guideline #5

Irregular Plural Nouns

Some nouns have an irregular plural form. Look at

the examples below.

child

childs

children

woman

womans

women

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Guideline #6

Noun Quantifiers

Words like, a few, a little, much, any, some, and many

are used differently depending on whether the noun in the

sentence is count or non-count.

a few

count nouns

a few

bananas

a little

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Noun Quantifiers

many

count nouns

many

chairs

much

non-count nouns

much

furniture

some

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Noun Quantifiers

Any is used in negative sentences with count and

non-count nouns. Notice the difference in plural and

singular verbs.

any

count nouns

There aren’t

any

chairs.

any

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Guideline #7

Agreement with Demonstrative Adjectives

Remember to make demonstrative adjectives

(this, that,

these, those)

agree with the nouns they modify.

singular

This/That

these room

plural

These/Those

these rooms

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Guideline #8

Nouns and “of phrases”

A countable noun is always plural after an

“of phrase”

that

shows quantity. A non-count noun is always singular after an

“of phrase.”

“of phrases”

Some of the chairs are broken.

Some of the furniture is broken.

plural

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Guideline #9

Adjectives

Adjectives are never plural.

Those are beautifuls houses.

beautiful

That is an olds book.

old

adjective

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Practice Exercises

Click on the links below to look at additional grammar notes
and do some practice exercises with count and non-count

nouns.

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Practice Exercises

Now you are ready to practice what you’ve learned. Click the

link below to return to Unit D. Print and complete the

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Editing Checklist

After you have checked your essay for singular/plural noun 
problems, read your essay draft aloud to your tutor. As you 
read it,listen to make sure there are no errors in

singular/plural nouns.

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noun 4

<b>Problems with Nouns</b>

<b>Problems with Nouns</b>

<b>Singular or Plural????</b>

<b>Singular or Plural????</b>

Woman?

<b>Introduction</b>

<b>Introduction</b>

<b>Problems with Nouns</b>

Look at the sentences below. What’s wrong? Move your

mouse over each sentence to see the answer.

<b>1. I have three bedroom in my house.</b>

<b>2. There are many milks in the refrigerator.</b>

<b>3. Those chair are in the wrong room.</b>

<b>4. There are five reds cars.</b>

<b>5. Some of the class are at night.</b>

<b>6. Your childs are beautiful.</b>

<b>Guideline #1</b>

<b>Guideline #1</b>

<b>Count and Non-Count Nouns</b>

In English, we have countable and non-countable nouns.

Some examples of countable and non-countable nouns are

below.

<b>Countable Nouns</b>

<b>Non-Countable Nouns</b>

<b>Guideline #2</b>

<b>Guideline #2</b>

<b>Countable Nouns</b>

Countable nouns can have singular and plural forms and

can be counted numerically. Most countable nouns can be

made plural by adding

<i>–s</i>

or

<i>–es</i>

.

<b>book</b>

<b>books</b>

<b>3 books</b>

<b>Guideline #3</b>

<b>Guideline #3</b>

<b>Non-Countable Nouns</b>

Non-countable nouns have only one form and can’t be

counted numerically. Look at the examples below.

<b>monies</b>

<b>money</b>

<b>one money</b>

<b>money</b>

<b>healths</b>

<b>health</b>

<b>Guideline #4</b>

<b>Guideline #4</b>

<b>Non-Countable Nouns</b>

Non-countable nouns cannot take the plural

<i>–s </i>

or

<i>–es</i>

or

an article

<i>(a, an).</i>

<b>a furniture</b>

<b>furniture</b>

<b>furnitures</b>

<b>furniture</b>

<b>a news</b>

<b>news</b>

<b>Guideline #5</b>

<b>Guideline #5</b>

<b>Irregular Plural Nouns</b>

Some nouns have an irregular plural form. Look at

the examples below.

<b>child</b>

<b>childs</b>

<b>children</b>

<b>woman</b>

<b>womans</b>

<b>women</b>

<b>Guideline #6</b>

<b>Guideline #6</b>

<b>Noun Quantifiers</b>

Words like, a few, a little, much, any, some, and many