Nouns

Plural uncountable nouns

May 4, 2013

Most uncountable nouns are singular in number. Therefore, we use the singular form of the verb with them. Don’t hurry – there is plenty of time. (NOT There are plenty of time.) Practice makes the man perfect. (NOT Practice make the man perfect.) Uncountable nouns are often treated as countables if we are talking about [...]

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Using if

April 19, 2013

If is a subordinating conjunction. It is mainly used to introduce a condition that must exist before something else can happen. If you don’t work hard, you will fail. If she is late, we will have to go without her. If she doesn’t pay the fee, she will not be allowed to take the test. [...]

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Nouns that exist only in the singular or plural form

April 23, 2012

In English, there are several nouns that exist only in the plural form. Except for a few, they all end in –s. Examples are: Amends (to make ‘amends’ for causing some loss) Annals (pages of books of history) Archives Arms (weapons) Arrears Ashes (of a dead cremated body) Auspices (patronage) Bowels Brains (intellect) Contents Customs [...]

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Countable nouns

August 21, 2011

Countable nouns are the names of objects, people and places that can be counted. Examples are: flower, boy, apple, book, tree, room, house, window etc. Countable nouns have singular and plural forms and can be used with indefinite articles (a / an) and numbers. Generally, a singular countable noun always takes an article or another [...]

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