NOUNS
May 06, 2015
NOUNS
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.
COMPOUND NOUNS
Nouns formed from two parts or three or more.
A) single word compound nouns:
B) Nouns formed from two parts or three or more.
C) Nouns formed with gerund + noun
D) Nouns formed with noun + gerund
E) Nouns formed with adverb particles.
F) Noun formed with noun+ noun
TYPES OF NOUNS
Nouns
Remember!
Many nouns can be either countable or uncountable depending on how they are used. There is a difference in meaning. We can use:
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.
2- Animals, vegetales and fruit are uncountable when we cut or divide them.
3- Nouns for feelings are usually uncountable.
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.