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 Singular & Plural Noun

a word or compound that refers to a

Noun person, thing, place, or abstract quality.
Games

List singular and plural nouns

 Key Words for Singular and Plural Nouns

Singular Nouns each every single one a

Plural Nouns both two many several various
Singular Nouns

She studied each chapter

singular
Adjective
Key word of
singular
Plural Nouns

He just finished several books

Plural
Adjective

Key Words
of Plural
Practice
*Underline the keyword and identify whether this sentence correct or incorrect.

1. She talks to each people in the room. Incorrect

2. There is not a single bit of food in the refrigerator. Correct
3. You need two piece of identification to cash a check Incorrect
4. Both classes started on time. Correct
5. It contains many sugar. Incorrect
Countable and Uncountable Noun

Some nouns refer to

things which, in
some things are
English, are treated
seen as a whole or
as separate items
mass
which can be
counted.
 Uncountable Nouns

Leather - paper wood metal silver Names of subtances

butter wine flour meat - bread (material, liquids, gases)

running - swimming shopping

Activities and sports
gardening football tennis snooker
squash badminton
 Uncountable Nouns

History
Law Names of subjects
Music
Art

Russian
Greek Languages
English
Spanish
 Uncountable Nouns

Love
Hope Abstract nouns
Beauty
information

Furniture
Traffic Collective Nouns
Accomodation
Equipment
 Countable Nouns

Key words for countable and

uncountable nouns

Countable many, number, few, fewer

Uncountable much, amount, little, less
Many risks are unnecessary

Countable Noun
How much money is left?

Uncountable Noun
 Underline they key words to tell if a noun is countable or uncountable. Then
indicate if the sentence are correct (c) or incorrect (i)

1. She will visit in a few months.

2. They need a little times to finish their work.
3. We need to have many knowledge.
4. I have a cup of tea with many sugar
5. He visited many exotic places.
Object of Preposition
A preposition
followed by
noun

A noun or pronoun that comes after

preposition such as in, at, of, to, by, behind,
and on. Its to for a prepositional phrase.
For Instance.
The trip to the island on Saturday will last for three hours.

- To
- On
- For
More examples.
1. The name of the baby in the crib is Jack.

Object
preposition

1. In the summer the trip to the mountain is our favorite trip.

Object
preposition
*Underline the subject and verb. Circle the prepositional phrase
that comes before the verb.

1. The watch in the jewelry box needs a new battery.

2. The tall evergreen trees along the road.
3. The plane from New York is circling the airport
4. Mark Twain called the years after the Civil War the Gilded Age
Vocabulary
 Match a word with a meaning

Words
1. Profit (v) 6. Allow (v)
2. Acquire (v) 7. Splatter (n)
3. Elaborate (adj) 8. Increase (v)
4. Isolation (n) 9. Conduct (v)
5. Preserve (v) 10.Outgoing (adj)
 Meaning
a. Friendly and socially
confident
b. The process or fact of
isolating or being isolated
c. Obtain a financial
advantage or benefit
d. Buy or obtain (an asset or
object) for oneself / Learn
or develop
e. Organize and carry out
f. Maintain (something) in its
original or existing state
g. A spot or trail of a thick or
viscous liquid splashed
over a surface or object
h. Involving many carefully
arranged parts or details
i. Become or make greater in
size, amount, or degree
j. Let (someone) have or do
something
 Find the meaning

1.Behavior (n) 6.Detect (v)

2.Engage (v) 7.Primarily (adv)
3.Hereditary (adj) 8.Accumulate (v)
4.Protect (v) 9.Advantage (n)
5.Exhibition (n) 10.Nourished (adj)
 References

Yuyun, I. (2014). English Grammar. Jakarta: Ukrida Press.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/about-nouns/nouns-
countable-and-uncountable
https://www.englishpage.com/minitutorials/countable-uncountable-nouns.htm
http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/objectofthepreposition.htm
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/noun_1
http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/object_of_a_preposition.htm