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Noun Phrases Bridget Green Grammar MFWI; based on Mark Landa, Barbara Bent, Winnie Cragg
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What is a noun?
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A noun is. . . a person (students and teacher) a place
(school and classroom) a thing (desk and apple) an idea (LOVE !! )
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What is a noun? Tell your partner now!
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Types of nouns Nouns Proper Nouns Akiko MFWI Mt. Fujii Spokane
Pronouns Countable Nouns Uncountable Nouns
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Proper Nouns Abraham Lincoln are Names like
and the Golden Gate Bridge. Proper Nouns begin with capital letters.
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Types of nouns Pronouns I You She He It They Them We Us Nouns
Proper Nouns Pronouns Countable Nouns Uncountable Nouns I You She He It They Them We Us
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Types of nouns Countable Nouns Nouns Proper Nouns Pronouns
Uncountable Nouns
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countable nouns
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Let’s look at countable nouns
Singular (= ‘one’) Rule 1: a/an + noun a book an assignment a child Rule 2: one + noun one page Plural (= ‘more than one’) Rule 1: noun + s ideas books children Rule 2: #+ noun + s five pages
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Some spelling rules One dish Two dish One city Two cit es s y ies
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singular countable nouns a or an?
Midori’s eating ___ cookie and Rika’s eating ___ apple. I have ___ idea, but you have ___ better one. It takes ___ hour to get to Seattle from Tacoma. Bridget wore ___ uniform to school, but she didn’t have ___ umbrella. Rie goes to ___ local college, but Ayumi attends ___ university. NOTE: Use an if “u” has a vowel sound (uncle, ugly) Use a if “u” has /yu/ sound (university, usual)
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singular countable nouns a or an?
Midori’s eating a cookie and Rika’s eating an apple. I have an idea, but you have a better one. It takes an hour to get to Seattle from Tacoma. Bridget wore a uniform to school, but she didn’t have an umbrella. Rie goes to a local college, but Ayumi attends a university. NOTE: Use an if “u” has a vowel sound (uncle, ugly) Use a if “u” has /yu/ sound (university, usual)
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plural countable nouns
You get three wish__ ! I love animal__! I have two dog__, three fish__, and four cat__. Chika’s talking to two wom_n and three old m_n . Bridget has three child___ and Timothy has three niece___ . Ayumi has attended two universit___ . NOTE: Use an if “u” has a vowel sound (uncle, ugly) Use a if “u” has /yu/ sound (university, usual)
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plural countable nouns
Pronunciation? /z/ /s/ /Iz/ voiced unvoiced /s z sh ch/ You get three wishes ! I love animals! I have two dogs, three fish, and four cats. Chika’s talking to two women and three old men . Bridget has three children and Timothy has three nieces. Ayumi has attended two universities . NOTE: Use an if “u” has a vowel sound (uncle, ugly) Use a if “u” has /yu/ sound (university, usual)
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countable nouns Correct or incorrect?
There are four person in my family. My dogs like to eat bone. I want to have a two babys after I marry. John’s been married twice; he’s had two wife. Good evening, lady and gentlemans.
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countable nouns Check your answers.
There are four people in my family. My dogs like to eat bones. I want to have two babies after I marry. John’s been married twice; he’s had two wives. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
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Types of nouns Singular No plural Uncountable Nouns Proper Nouns
Pronouns Countable Nouns Uncountable Singular No plural
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Uncountable nouns are …
…nouns that can’t be counted.
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Uncountable nouns are …
Liquid like tea and milk Material like wool and cotton
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Useful material Metal like chalk, paint, or wood,…
like gold and silver
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Abstract ideas like information, power, education, knowledge, advice, and . . .
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uncountable nouns Plural – NO! Singular -- YES advices homeworks but…
Do not use a + uncountable noun an advice (‘advice’ is uncountable) Do not use one + uncountable noun one homework (‘homework’ is uncountable) Plural – NO! advices homeworks
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Countable or uncountable?
Let’s practice! Countable or uncountable? advice apple bracelet bread butter chair cheese desk dollar field food fruit furniture information jewelry lake liquid meat milk money mountain necklace news oil orange pear pound ring scenery soup table water yen
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Countable Uncountable
advice bread butter cheese food fruit furniture information jewelry apple bracelet chair desk dollar field lake mountain necklace orange pear pound ring table yen liquid meat milk money news oil scenery soup water
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Put these nouns into groups.
apple bracelet chair desk dollar field fruit furniture jewelry lake money mountain necklace orange pear ring scenery table yen euro fruit _________ _______ _______ _________ _______ orange apple pear
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Groups... Countable nouns are members of the group.
NOTE: Uncountable nouns are often groups. Countable nouns are members of the group. fruit apple orange pear furniture chair desk table jewelry bracelet necklace ring money dollar yen euro scenery field lake mountain
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Types of nouns Singular No plural Nouns Proper Nouns Pronouns
Countable Nouns Uncountable Nouns Singular No plural
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more than one uncountable noun
Uncountable nouns are not plural, so how do we talk about more than one? Answer: Use a countable noun before the uncountable noun.
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more than one uncountable noun
For example: WATER two drops of water two glasses of water seven bottles of water
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more than one uncountable noun
Now you try: two cans of pop pop toast six slices of toast
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Homework Homework worksheet: Check it in the library BEFORE noon on the day of your class Grammar Study Card(s): Make it YOUR way to help YOU study for the final!
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