Nouns

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

Learn the rules for making plural count nouns.

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)