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Lenore Sinclair herd (of cows) the Rodriguez family the New York Yankees joy responsibility fidelity dislike loyalty Copyright 2015, Red River Press Inc. The Four Types of Nouns There are four types of nouns in English: # Type of Noun Description Examples 1 common nouns words for general people, places, or things 2 proper nouns names of specific people, places, or things when the is used with a proper noun, the is usually in the lower case (not capitalized) 3 collective nouns singular words that refer to groups of people or animals either common or proper 4 abstract nouns words for ideas or concepts (we know they exist, but we can t use our sense of touch, hearing, sight, taste, or smell to find them) book window cafeteria teller teacher Veronica Chile Seoul Disneyland the Bradens team family committee congress love hate honesty faith freedom patience streets cars remote control police officer the New York Times Boardwalk Empire Jennifer Lopez Prof. Nouns may function as the subject of a sentence, as the object of a verb, or as the object of a preposition. Nouns are people, places, things, ideas, or concepts. NON-COUNT NOUNS Nouns are a basic part of speech in a language. 1Ģ Quick and Handy Grammar Review COUNT VS. ANSWER KEY Copyright 2015, Red River Press Inc. EXERCISE 5 Place is or are after the nouns. EXERCISE 4 Place a, an, or some before the nouns. EXERCISE 2 Place one of the words from the list before each noun. Non-Count Nouns Table of Contents QUICK AND HANDY GRAMMAR REVIEW EXERCISE 1 Decide if each noun is a count or non-count noun.

John called several times when you were away.ĭirections: Choose the best answer to fill in the blank.1 Count Vs.

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In general, a couple of is less than a few, and a few is less than several ( a couple of < a few < several). We use several to mean a small indefinite number of something, but fewer in number than many.

Often a couple of means two of something.

We use a couple of to mean a small indefinite number of something. Similar to a few, a couple of and several are used only with count nouns. A few cars are parked in the parking lot.I like my coffee with a little milk and sugar.We use a little with noncount nouns (to mean a small amount of) and a few with count nouns (to mean a small number of).

Esl count and noncount nouns exercises