1. Chapter6. Nouns and Noun Modifiers <Topic1
Chapter6. Nouns and Noun Modifiers <Topic1. Count Versus Noncount Nouns>
박은희(Park Eun Hee)
홍아현(Hong Ah Hyun)

2. Index A. Introduction to Nouns B. Groups of Nouns
C. Singular and Plural Forms
D. Indefinite Articles : a and an
E. Unspecified or Unidentified
Nouns

3. A. Introduction to Count and Noncount Nouns

4. Count Nouns Noncount Nouns • Singular and plural forms • Singular
→determiners(such as a(n), the, my, this, these)
• Plural → N-e(s)
• Singular forms
→ determiners
excepting ‘a(n)’
• Plural
→ auxiliary numeral or much, (a) little and so on

5. Singular Plural I have a friend. My friend owns a car.
Count Nouns
examples
Singular
I have a friend.
My friend owns a car.
Plural
Friends are very important.
New cars are expensive.

6. Concrete Mass Nouns Air and water are necessary for life.
examples
Noncount Nouns
Concrete
Mass
Nouns
Air and water are necessary for life.
We need to buy coffee, rice, and sugar.
※ Concrete mass nouns → metal, food, gas,
element
※ Plural
→ a cup of coffee, a glass of water, some water,
a spoonful of sugar, a bowl of rice

7. Abstract Nouns Honesty is the best policy. We need more information.
examples
Noncount Nouns
Abstract
Nouns
Honesty is the best policy.
We need more information.
※ Plural
→ a little honesty, two piece of information

8. B. Groups of Count and Noncount Nouns

9. advice hints ideas suggestion information, news articles magazines
noncount
count
noncount
count
advice
hints
ideas
suggestion
information,
news
articles
magazines
newspapers
equipment
machines
supplies
tools
money
cents
dollars
quarters
furniture
chairs
lamps
tables
nature
forests
mountains
oceans

10. common noncount food items weather items bread fruit rice
P.184
common noncount
food items
weather items
bread fruit rice
butter meat sugar
coffee milk tea
air water
rain weather
snow wind

11. Nouns That Can Be Both Count and Noncount
I studied business in college.
We have a business in Florida.
business = an idea or activity
a business = a store or firm
We had chicken for dinner.
My uncle has a chicken.
chicken = a type of food
a chicken = a bird

12. exercise 3 How many time have you been to New York?
P.185
How many time have you been to New York?
7. I brought ten dollar with me.
9. I have three assignment for tomorrow.
times
dollars
assignments

13. C. Singular and Plural Forms: Subject/Verb Agreement

14. Count Nouns Noncount Nouns A friend is someone who cares about you.
singular
plural
Count Nouns
A friend is someone who cares about you.
Friends are people who care about you.
Noncount Nouns
Friendship is very important to me.

15. Common Collective Nouns
→ generally singular
The staff was in agreement about the changes.
The public is upset about the issue.

16. Nouns with No Singular Form
→ always plural
The scissors are in that drawer.
Your pants are in the laundry.

17. Exercise 5
p.187
The class (is / are) preparing a report on international finance.
The new equipment (has / have) worked very well.

18. D. Indefinite Articles : a and an
= One/ unspecified person or thing.

19. A Before a singular count noun that begins with a consonant sound.
I bought a house.

20. An Before a singular count noun that begins with a vowel sound.
I wasted an egg.
※ A or An is never used with a noun that
functions as a noncount noun.

21. E. Unspecified or Unidentified Count and Noncount Nouns
= Unspecified or unidentified people,
things, and so on

22. Count Nouns Singular Count Noun → It is preceded by a or an.
A house can be expensive.
(A house = one house or any house in general)

23. Count Nouns Plural Count Noun → It is used without articles.
Houses are getting more expensive.
(Houses = all houses in general)

24. →singular verbs / without articles.
Noncount Nouns
Love, Time, Health, Honesty, Respect…
→singular verbs / without articles.

25. Exercise 8
p.190
A / An / X economists study the interrelationship between the two groups.
For example, A / An / X weather in California can affect the price of
A / An / X fruit in Boston.

26. Q&A

27. Thank you