count and non count nouns

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NOUNS

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A noun tells us what someone or something is called. Many nouns combine with other words to form a noun phrase.

Nouns and verbs distinguished by stress.

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COMPOUND NOUNS

Nouns formed from two parts or three or more.

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A) single word compound nouns:

B) Nouns formed from two parts or three or more.

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C) Nouns formed with gerund + noun

D) Nouns formed with noun + gerund

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E) Nouns formed with adverb particles.

F) Noun formed with noun+ noun

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TYPES OF NOUNS

Nouns

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Remember!

Many nouns can be either countable or uncountable depending on how they are used. There is a difference in meaning. We can use:

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NOUNS WHICH CAN BE EITHER COUNTABLE OR

UNCOUNTABLE1- Some nouns are countable when

they refer to single items,but they are uncountable when they refer to substances.

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2- Animals, vegetales and fruit are uncountable when we cut or divide them.

3- Nouns for feelings are usually uncountable.

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4- Some abstract nouns can be used with a/ a or plural but they can also be uncountable after “some”, “any”, “lot of”, “much”, little.

5- Nouns not normally countable in English.

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