Types of Nouns | EnglishRevealed

COUNTABLE NOUNS
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#1	Countable nouns are things we can count, and they have a singular and plural form. We put 'a/an' before countable nouns in the singular: A/AN + SINGULAR COUNTABLE NOUN + SINGULAR VERB	A + SINGULAR COUNTABLE NOUN + SINGULAR VERB
#1		A car is something we can't do without. INDEFINITE ARTICLE + NOUN

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#2	We don't put 'a/an' before plural countable nouns. The plural form of a verb is used with a plural countable noun: PLURAL COUNTABLE NOUN + PLURAL VERB	PLURAL COUNTABLE NOUN + PLURAL VERB
#2		Animals are usually afraid of fire. ANIMALS = ANIMALS IN GENERAL

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#3	Some nouns in English have only a plural form. They are called plural-only nouns: PLURAL-ONLY NOUN + PLURAL VERB	PLURAL-ONLY NOUN + PLURAL VERB
#3		Earnings have risen comparably in the computer industry.

NOUNS THAT ARE ALWAYS PLURAL (PLURALE TANTUM)
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APPAREL AND GARMENTS (TWO PARTS/LEGS)	pyjamas	knickers	trousers	shorts	tights	braces
MONEY AND FINANCES	earnings	funds	wages	savings	arrears	proceeds
OUTDOORS AND SURROUNDINGS	outskirts	stairs	premises	surroundings	barracks
TOOLS AND INSTRUMENTS (TWO PARTS)	scissors	tweezers	spectacles	pliers	scales	binoculars
MISCELLANEOUS	congratulations	sideboards	thanks	arms	castanets	hysterics

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
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#1	Uncountable nouns are nouns which cannot be counted, and they usually have no plural. They are used with a singular verb: UNCOUNTABLE NOUN + SINGULAR VERB	UNCOUNTABLE NOUN + SINGULAR VERB
#1		Ice water is the only thing that really quenches my thirst.

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#2	We cannot use 'a/an or one' with uncountable nouns, but we can use 'some, any, no, (a) little, much', etc.: DETERMINER + UNCOUNTABLE NOUN + SINGULAR VERB	SOME + UNCOUNTABLE NOUN + SINGULAR VERB
#2		Some coffee is bitter if it is brewed for too long. SOME + POSITIVE SENTENCE

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#3	Some nouns end in -s (games, diseases) or -ics but are uncountable and take a singular verb: S/ICS NOUN + SINGULAR VERB	S/ICS NOUN + SINGULAR VERB
#3		Aerobics is one of the most stimulating forms of exercise.