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    This document discusses various grammatical concepts related to nouns, quantifiers, and articles in English. It covers plural nouns, countable and uncountable nouns, quantifiers like much/many/little/few, and the definite and indefinite articles. Plural nouns are formed by adding -s, -es, or -ies. Countable nouns can be plural or singular while uncountable nouns are always singular. Quantifiers are used differently with countable and uncountable nouns. The definite article "the" is used in specific contexts while the indefinite articles "a" and "an" are used with singular countable nouns.

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    This document discusses various grammatical concepts related to nouns, quantifiers, and articles in English. It covers plural nouns, countable and uncountable nouns, quantifiers like much/many/little/few, and the definite and indefinite articles. Plural nouns are formed by adding -s, -es, or -ies. Countable nouns can be plural or singular while uncountable nouns are always singular. Quantifiers are used differently with countable and uncountable nouns. The definite article "the" is used in specific contexts while the indefinite articles "a" and "an" are used with singular countable nouns.

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    This document discusses various grammatical concepts related to nouns, quantifiers, and articles in English. It covers plural nouns, countable and uncountable nouns, quantifiers like much/many/little/few, and the definite and indefinite articles. Plural nouns are formed by adding -s, -es, or -ies. Countable nouns can be plural or singular while uncountable nouns are always singular. Quantifiers are used differently with countable and uncountable nouns. The definite article "the" is used in specific contexts while the indefinite articles "a" and "an" are used with singular countable nouns.

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    Nouns, Quantifiers and

    Articles
    Plural nouns
    Adding -s Dogs, songs, tables
    Nouns ending in -sh, -ch, -ss, -x, -o takes Brushes, churches, But:
    -es kisses, Kilos, radios,
    boxes, tomatoes pianos (foreign
    origin)

    Nouns ending in -y following a consonant Babies, ladies But:


    takes -ies Toys ( -y after a
    vowel)
    Nouns ending in -f or -fe take -ves Knives, lives, wives, But:
    thieves Beliefs, roofs
    Irregular forms Tooth – teeth
    Foot – feet
    Man – men
    Woman – women
    Goose – geese
    Mouse – mice
    Child – children
    Person – people
    Sheep – sheep
    Ox – oxen
    Deer – deer
    Fish - fish
    The same form in singular and plural Means
    Series
    Species
    Sheep
    Deer
    Fish
    Collective nouns can take a singular or Our team is the best (we consider the
    plural verb team a sing group)
    Our team are the best (a number of
    individuals
    Words that are always plural and take a Clothes
    plural verb Police
    Pyjamas
    Trousers
    Binoculars
    Glasses
    Scissors
    Spectacles
    Scales
    Gender masculine and feminine nouns about people
    Boy – girl nephew – niece husband – wife bachelor – spinster
    Widower – widow man- woman son- daughter bridegroom- bride
    Father – mother duke – duchess king- queen uncle – aunt
    Prince- princess

    Exceptions: baby, child, parent, relative, teenager, cousin.

    Countable nouns
     We can count them
     They have singular and plural forms and can take both singular and plural verb
    types.
     We can use a, an, the, my, etc.
     In the plural we can use some, any, many, few.

    Uncountable nouns
     We cannot count them.
     They are always singular and do not take a or an. They can take some.
     To show the amount of an uncountable noun, we can use expressions such as
    a piece of, a bar of, a glass/cup/bowl of, a bottle of, a loaf of, a tin of, etc.

    Quantifiers
    Much With uncountable nouns (only in negative sentences and questions): I
    don’t have much money.

    Many With countable nouns: she has many friends.

    Little With uncountable nouns (=not much): she has little money.

    A little With uncountable nouns (=some): there is a little rice left.

    Few With countable nouns (=not many): few people go to the theatre
    nowadays.
    A few With countable nouns (=some): there are a few boys playing in the yard.

    Definite article - the


     When the noun referred to has already been mentioned.
     When it is obvious what is being referred to.
     When referring to people of the same nationality and animals or thing of the
    same kind.
     When referring to something unique.
     With superlatives.
     With oceans, seas, rivers, deserts, island groups and mountain ranges.
     With the name of hotels, theatres, cinemas, ships, newspapers and
    organisations.
     When referring to something belonging to a specific person, place or time.
     With certain adjectives.

    Indefinite articles – a or an
     With singular countable nouns mentioned for the first time.
     To mean per/each in expressions of frequency (I go to the gym twice a week)
     To show job, nationality, political persuasion, etc. (she is a conservative)

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