Nouns and Modifying Nouns

Question 1

Which two types of common nouns do exist?

Answer 1

-count and noncount

Question 2

What are count nouns?

Answer 2

-nouns that you can count and make plural

Question 3

Which determiner can you use with singular count nouns?

Answer 3

-a/an, the, this, and his

Question 4

Which determiner can you use for plural count nouns?

Answer 4

-few, many, some, these, and those

Question 5

Which are the most common irregular plural nouns in academic writing?

Answer 5

man-men; child- children
foot-feet; woman-women
Person-people; tooth-teeth

Question 6

Name some nouns that have the same form for singular and plurals

Answer 6

one fish-two fish

one sheep-two sheep

Question 7

Name some nouns that are only plural and do not have a singular form?

Answer 7

-clothes, headphones, pants, glasses, jeans, scissors

Question 8

What are noncount nouns? Which verb form do you you with noncount nouns?

Answer 8

-they can not be counted; a singular verb form

Question 9

Name some common categories of noncount nouns?

Answer 9

• abstract concepts:health, nutrition, happiness
• activities and sports:dancing, exercise, swimming, tennis, yoga
• diseases and health conditions:arthritis, depression, diabetes, obesity
• elements and gases:gold, hydrogen, oxygen, silver
• food:beef, broccoli, cheese, rice
• liquids:coffee, gasoline, oil,tea
• natural phenomena:electricity, hail, lightning, rain, thunder
• particles:pepper, salt, sand, sugar
• subjects:economics, genetics, geology
• areas of work:construction, business, medicine, nursing

Question 10

How do you use a noncount noun with a determiner?

Answer 10

• you can use one or none:

- >use determiner after you have already mentioned the noun and wish to give more information

Question 11

What is meant with the+certain adjective? Give some examples

Which Numerus of verb has to be used?

Answer 11

• you can use the+certain adjective to describe a group of people with the same characteristic or quality
• > the dead, the disabled, the educated, the elderly, the living, the poor, the rich, the unemployed
• plural verb form

Question 12

Name some common noncount nouns in speaking and writing?

Answer 12

• advice, bread, cash, coffee,damage
• equipment,evidence, fun, furniture, health
• information, knowledge, luck, milk, money
• music, news, permission, progress, publicity
• research, rice, safety, security, software
• stuff, traffic, water, weather, work

Question 13

When can noncount nouns have count meaning?

Answer 13

-when we refer them as individual items within a general category
(I always put cheese on my pasta;English cheeses are very strong)
-by using them with measurement words describing specific quantifies

Question 14

Name some measurement words, which you can use to make noncount nouns countable

Answer 14

-abstract concepts:a bit of, a kind of, a piece of
-activities or sports:a game of
-food: a drop of, a grain of, a piece of, a serving of, a slice of
-liquids:a cup of, a gallon/quart of, a glass of
-natural phenomena: a bolt of, a drop of, a ray of
-particles: a grain of, a pinch of
-subjects and occupations: an area of, a branch of, a field of, a type of
Miscellaneous:an article of (clothing), a bunch of (people , objects), a crowd of, a group of, a pack of( Wolves, dogs, wild animals)
A piece of (furniture, equipment, news)

Question 15

For what is OSASCOMT standing for?

Answer 15

• Opinion: delicious, traditional, useful
• Size: large, short, small, tall
• Age: antique, new, old, two-year-old, young
• Shape: round, square, triangular
• Color: black, green, yellow
• Origin: French, imaginary, scientific
• Material: cotton, leather, metal
• Type: dog, government, shoulder

Question 16

Commas in order of modifiers?

Answer 16

-do not use a comma between two different categories