6.3: Nouns

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A. Nouns can be singular, plural, or non-count:

Types of Nouns
Singular	Plural	Non-count
boy	boys	information
child	children	homework
country	countries	knowledge
problem	problems	research
		advice

A singular noun must have a word in front of it to help make its meaning clear.

Modiefiers for Singular Nouns
a book	the book	that book
any book	some book	one book

B. Some quantity words are used for plural nouns, some for non-count nouns, and some for both.

Quantity Words for plural and non-count nouns
	Plural Nouns	Non-Count nouns*
Some	Problems	Information
Any (negative and questions)	Problems	Information
A lot of	Problems	Information
Few	Problems
A few	Problems
Little		Information
A little		Information
Much		Information
Many	Problems
Enough	Problems	Information

The following are just a few of the nouns that are non-count in most situations. They do not have –s/-es on the end.

Common Non-count Nouns
furniture	advice	research	fun
grammar	vocabulary	knowledge	police
equipment	garbage	jewelry	music
clothing	cloth	food	climate
evidence	feedback	software	weather

Plural Nouns

Non-Count nouns*