TYPE OF NOUNS
These are generally names of people, places, things, or ideas and should not be written with capital letters.
common nouns
what is a countable and an uncountable noun.
Uncountable nouns are those that cannot be counted.
Countable nouns are nouns that can be counted; these can be used in their singular form (car) or plural form (cars).
What is the rule for making a noun that ends in "f" or "fe" plural?
you will usually change the "f" to a "v" and add "es"
but sometimes you will only add "s "
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These are the names assigned to a specific person, place, or thing. They are always written with a capital letter.
proper nouns
how do we usually make a noun, a plural noun
by adding "es" at the end
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roof → roofs
chief → chiefs
belief → beliefs
chef → chefs
cliff → cliffs
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These are all the nouns that can be perceived using one of the five senses. They are real things.
Concrete nouns
- What is the rule for using "es" to make a noun plural?
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-dog -bus
-box -class
-Add "-es" to nouns that end in "s", "x", "z", "ch", or "sh"
-dogs - buses
-boxes - classes
What is an irregular noun?
Some nouns do not follow the regular rules. They are called irregular plural nouns. These are the ones that don't follow any rule.
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Son nombres de ideas, setimientos o cualidades que nopueden ser apreciadas fisicamente.
Emotions and feelings, States or conditions, Qualities or traits, Ideas or concepts
ABSTRACT NOUNS
How do you make a noun that ends in 'y' plural? (There are two ways)
1- When the word ends in the consonant "y," the "y" is changed to "i" and "es" is added.
2 when the word ends in vowel "y" only add "s"
There is a very strange type of noun that doesn't fit into any of the rules we've seen, give an example.
Despite all of the above, some nouns are the same in both the singular and plural forms: “sheep” → “sheep”, “deer” → “deer”, “fish” → “fish”.
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These are words that assign a name to a group, a set of individuals, animals, or objects, thus referring to them as a single entity.
collective nouns
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“city” -------------------toy
“puppy” -----------------key
“baby--------------------day
“city” → “cities”-------------“toy” → “toys”
“puppy” → “puppies”-------“key” → “keys”
“baby” → “babies”----------“day” → “days”
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- shrimp -trout -mooose -deer
-calf -knife -wife -leaf
- shrimp -trout -mooose -deer
-calves -knives -wives -leaves
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