Search Results for: nouns

Countable and uncountable nouns: special cases

August 25, 2011 -

The names of illnesses are usually uncountable in English. Examples are: measles, flu, chickenpox etc. Measles is highly infectious. (NOT Measles are highly infectious.) There… Continue reading

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.… Continue reading

Adjectives order before nouns

August 18, 2011 -

When several adjectives are used to modify a noun, they have to be put in a particular order. Here are some important rules for adjective… Continue reading

The relative pronouns what, as and but

August 2, 2011 -

What is used only to refer to things and not persons. When used as a relative pronoun what means ‘that which’. I mean what I… Continue reading

Relative pronouns exercise

July 30, 2011 -

Combine the following sentences using an appropriate relative pronoun. Answers 1. I met a man who had just returned from France. 2. I will give… Continue reading