Grammar Focus - Nouns / Pronouns 1. Countable nouns (common nouns, collective nouns) use a/an for singular forms and add s/es for plural forms. a) We have an orange cat.
b) Look at the cars on the street.
c) Do you have a sweater I could borrow? 2. Uncountable nouns (material nouns, proper nouns, abstract nouns) cannot be used with a/an or as a plural form. a) The horse needs food and water.
b) I need ten sheets of paper. 3. The following are uncountable nouns: furniture, luggage, baggage, news, information, mail. a) We bought a lot of furniture for our new house.
b) How many pieces of baggage do you have? 4. Nouns can act as subjects, complements, and objects. a) Michael works for a computer company.
b) Lucy is a travel agent.
c) Everyone is looking for the lost child. 5. Personal pronouns 6. Indefinite pronouns a) I have two pens; one is blue and the other is black.
b) There are ten boys; some are in the room, and the others are in the yard. |
