Understanding Nouns in English

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Definition of common nouns.

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Words for general people, places, or things.

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Definition of collective nouns.

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Singular words that refer to groups of people or animals.

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Examples of collective nouns.

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Team, family, committee, congress, herd (of cows), the Rodriguez family, the New York Yankees.

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Examples of singular count nouns.

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a cat, an orange, one soldier, the recipe

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Abstract ideas and feelings as non-count nouns.

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Examples include advice, information, beauty, intelligence, faith.

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Note about the noun "email."

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Email is a count noun.

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Examples of non-count nouns related to abstract ideas.

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hate, news, honesty, vocabulary, work

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Use of "a lot" with non-count nouns.

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Indicates a large quantity.

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Food items: bread, pasta, butter, soup, cheese, chocolate, fruit, fish, meat, beef

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Examples of non-count nouns in food items.

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Minerals: copper, tin, gold, iron, silver, steel

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Examples of non-count nouns in minerals.