Nouns

Question 1

Nouns division

Answer 1

Common and Proper
Common into countable, uncountable and both
These then into concrete and abstract

Question 2

Propes nouns rules

Answer 2

They have uniqe reference so they can’t occut with NUMBER and DETERMINER

“I like John is no article
while
“i like music” is zero article

Question 3

Distinction between proper and common nouns

Answer 3

Important in sense of grammar

Question 4

Distinction between concrete and abstract nouns

Answer 4

Important semantically

Question 5

Partitive constructions defitnition (quantifiers and qualifiers)

Answer 5

Count and noncount nouns can both enter a construction denoting part of a whole. It may refer either to a)quantity or b)quality and the partition may be singular or plural.
It affords a means of imposing a number on noncount nouns since the partition is generally expressed by a count noun of partitive meaning which can be both singular, or plural, usually followed by an of-phrase

Question 6

Quantity partition (quantifiers)

Answer 6

a) of uncountable nouns
a piece of cake - two pieces of cake
b) of plural countable nouns
a flock of sheep - two flocks of sheep
c) of singular countable nouns
a page of book - two pages of a book

Question 7

Quality partition (qualifiers)

Answer 7

Mostly expressed with kind, sort (but also type, variety, blend
Count: “a new kind of computer” - “several new kinds of computers”
Noncount: “a delicious kind of bread” - “some delicious kinds of bread”