pattern of plural form of nouns and the pronunciation of“s”(.50) 2 Number forms of individual nouns Individual nouns are all countable nouns and therefore have singular and plural forms The singular form of an individual noun can follow such determiners as a, an, and one e.g a desk, one man. The plural form of an ndividual noun can be regular or irreqular. The regular plural form is formed by adding -s"or -es to the end of the noun like days, houses stories, etc, while the irregular plural is not
1. pattern of plural form of nouns and the pronunciation of “-s” (p. 50) 2. Number forms of individual nouns Individual nouns are all countable nouns and therefore have singular and plural forms. The singular form of an individual noun can follow such determiners as a, an, and one. e.g. a desk, one man. The plural form of an individual noun can be regular or irregular. The regular plural form is formed by adding “–s” or “–es” to the end of the noun like days, houses, stories, etc., while the irregular plural is not
formed in such a way but by other means like tooth-teeth, mouse-mice, OX--oXen etc 3. Number forms of collective nouns Some collective nouns are countable some are not Countable collective nouns behave just like individual nouns. An uncountable collective noun has no plural form. If we want to count them. we wil have to use a kind of individual noun related semantically to the collective nouns. e gau
formed in such a way but by other means like tooth—teeth, mouse—mice, ox—oxen, etc.. 3. Number forms of collective nouns Some collective nouns are countable, some are not. Countable collective nouns behave just like individual nouns. An uncountable collective noun has no plural form. If we want to “count” them, we will have to use a kind of individual noun related semantically to the collective nouns. e.g
collective nouns individual nouns poetry poem machinery machine clothing garment, coat, etc furniture table, wardrobe. etc cutlery knife equipment tool correspondence letter uggage trunk, bag, etc police policeman clergy clergyman
collective nouns individual nouns poetry poem machinery machine clothing garment, coat, etc. furniture table, wardrobe, etc. cutlery knife equipment tool correspondence letter luggage trunk, bag, etc. police policeman clergy clergyman
4. Number forms of material nouns Material nouns are generally uncountable and have no plural forms. But there are such cases that a material noun can be used either uncountable or countable. When used to mean the material itself, they are uncountable, but when used in other senses(e.g. two coffees in the sense of two cups of coffee), they are countable, behaving just like individual nouns There are also material nouns that take plural endings, e.g. sands/waters in the sense of large expanse of sand or water and foods/fruits in the sense of a variety of food or fruit”. These
4. Number forms of material nouns Material nouns are generally uncountable and have no plural forms. But there are such cases that a material noun can be used either uncountable or countable. When used to mean the material itself, they are uncountable, but when used in other senses (e.g. two coffees in the sense of “two cups of coffee” ),they are countable, behaving just like individual nouns. There are also material nouns that take plural endings, e.g. sands/waters in the sense of “large expanse of sand or water” and foods/fruits in the sense of “a variety of food or fruit”. These
nouns. Some nouns can be viewed either as material nouns or as individual nouns, therefore the formers are uncountable and the laters are countable. It depends on the meanings of these nouns e.g. lamb"in the sense of" the flesh of a young sheep eaten as meat is uncountable while is countable in the sense of a young shep; rubber(橡胶)-π lubbers(胶鞋); stone (石料)- stones(石头);egg(蛋渍,蛋白 eggs(蛋);onon(洋葱味)- onIons(洋葱 头)
nouns. Some nouns can be viewed either as material nouns or as individual nouns, therefore the formers are uncountable and the laters are countable. It depends on the meanings of these nouns. e.g. “lamb” in the sense of “the flesh of a young sheep eaten as meat” is uncountable, while is countable in the sense of “a young sheep”. rubber(橡胶)—rubbers（胶鞋）；stone （石料）--stones（石头）；egg（蛋渍，蛋白） --eggs（蛋） ；onion（洋葱味）--onions（洋葱 头）