Noun.

Quickly answer the questions:

​1. What's the difference between Parts of Speech and Parts of Sentence?

2. Which Parts of Speech do you know?

3. Which Parts of sentence do you know?

Parts of Speech

Parts of Speech

the verb

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the noun

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the adjective

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the pronoun

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the numeral

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the adverb​

the interjection

*the Modal Words

*the words of category of state

the Preposition

the conjunction

the Participle

the article

• ​why are some parts of speech highlighted with navy blue colour?

Noun

Noun

• changes for plural or possessive form

• does not have​ grammatical gender

• countable | uncountable

• concrete | abstract

singular | plural

• How do English nouns get the plural form?

• Any exceptions?​

Subject | Subject

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Multiple Choice

Choose the correct plural form for "a watch"

• watches

• watchs

• watch

• none

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct plural form for "a cannon"

• cannones

• cannons

• cannon

• none

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct plural form for "a cargo"

• cargoes

• cargos

• cargo

• none

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct plural form for "an ox"

• oxes

• oxs

• ox

• none

​ox | oxen

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct plural form for "a wolf"

• wolfs

• wolfes

• wolves

• none

box, brush, army, calf, loaf, hero, halo, valley, cloth, child, deer, mouse-trap, salmon, brother-in-law

Group 1

​give the plural of the following nouns:

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fox, glass, fly, lady, knife, thief, echo, day, fish, goose, swine, cod, maid-of-honour, passer-by

Group 2

gas, hoof, city, chief, roof, banjo, potato, foot, mouse, brother, dozen, trout, hanger-on, man-of-war

Group 3

• ​are there any nouns used in singular form only?

• in plural form only?

• How do we call these nouns?

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Pluralia tantum

​is a noun that appears only in the plural form and does not have a singular variant for referring to a single object. In a less strict usage of the term, it can also refer to nouns whose singular form is rarely used.

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​The most common categories of such nouns are:

clothing, ​tools/equipment, games, subjects/activities.

Pluralia tantum

aerobics, bellows, billiards, gallows, jeans, maths, measles, news, pincers, pliers, pyjamas, scissors, shears, spectacles, thanks, tidings, tongs, trousers, tweezers, victuals

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The news is ​good! | Jeans are popular now!

countable | uncountable

countable | uncountable

• How do we differenciate countable and uncountable nouns?

• Any differences in UK & US Eng | formal & informal Eng?

• ​ Countability of nouns with the change of meaning

• How to quantify uncountable nouns?​

countable

​computer (countable) -> one/a computer

two computers

nine computers​

advice (uncountable)​ -> one/a advice

two advice​s

• ​most countable nouns = concrete nouns

​Jack and Lucy enjoy using their new computers.

​Helpline expert will be able to give you (some) advice.

• ​regional differences

​UK | US

accomodation​ (unc) | accomodations (count)

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? countable

​The word Fruit is a noun. The word is an exception where the noun is both countable and uncountable. So the plural of Fruit can be either Fruit OR Fruits. When we think of Fruit as a group collectively and in a non-specific way, then we tend to use the word Fruit. If we want to specify that there are different kinds of Fruits included, we add -s.

? countable

​The word Fruit is a noun. The word is an exception where the noun is both countable and uncountable. So the plural of Fruit can be either Fruit OR Fruits. When we think of Fruit as a group collectively and in a non-specific way, then we tend to use the word Fruit. If we want to specify that there are different kinds of Fruits included, we add -s.

Do you drink coffee?

​ (=the liquid)

​uncountable

I'd love a coffee, please!​

(=a cup of coffee)​

​countable

coffee: countable?

Her son is good at drawing.

(=skill)

This is an amazing drawing!​

(=a picture)​

• ​all drinks can be used this way, e.g. tea, lemonade, beer

• drawing can be used as both a countable and an uncountable noun, but, e.g. poetry cannot be used this way.