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Nouns are words that name or designate a person, place, or thing.
Examples:
Person - boy, girl, man, woman
Place - country, city, town, room
Thing - desk, chair, shirt, pencil
There are two types of nouns, count and noncount.
Count nouns are nouns that form their plural form by adding ~ s to the singular form.
| Singular |
Plural |
| one pen |
two pens |
| one dog |
three dogs |
Some count nouns form their plural by becoming a different word. These are known as irregular nouns.
| Singular |
Plural |
| one child |
two children |
| one tooth |
three teeth |
| one man |
four men |
Noncount nouns are nouns that do not have a plural form.
Some typical noncount nouns include money, milk, paper,
cheese and fruit.
Some nouns can be used either as a count or noncount noun.
There were five chickens in the farmer's front yard. (count)
I'd like to have some chicken for dinner tonight. (noncount)
For more about nouns and their usage visit John's ESL Communiy at http://www.johnsesl.com
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