tailieunhanh - The MBA Center Grammar Review for the TOEFL - part 4

Tham khảo tài liệu 'the mba center grammar review for the toefl - part 4', ngoại ngữ, toefl - ielts - toeic phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | For more material and information please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at names of persons animals and things that are distinct one friend three friends one child three children irregular one teacher two teachers one rat four rats one tourist three tourists one dog two dogs one pencil five pencils one bird five birds groups or classifications one family five families one religion two religions one class two classes one region five region one city three cities one group three groups receptacles and units of measure one glass five glasses one meter ten meters one plate two plates one mile twenty miles one bottle three bottles one ounce five ounces one box two boxes one liter two liters abstract ideas and concepts one idea two ideas one schedule five schedules one reason three reasons one project one notion one cause four projects several notions many causes Although the list is brief you get the idea. As a general rule if a noun has a definite and identifiable shape it is a count noun. Let s look at the rules for the proper use of these nouns. Count nouns. 1 can be singular or plural simply add an -s or -es . I have one pencil. I have two pencils. 2 can take a singular or plural verb make sure they agree . This book is interesting. These books are interesting. 3 can be preceded by a number one five etc. One student works hard. Five students work hard. 4 can be preceded by the a and an. The glass is broken. A glass is broken. 5 cannot be without an article number or expression if they are singular. not Student works hard. but A student works hard. One student works hard. The student works hard. Many students work hard. 16 For more material and information please visit Tai Lieu Du Hoc at 6 can be alone if they are plural. Students work hard. Books are interesting. Noncount Nouns Although noncount nouns are not as common you will see many of them on the TOEFL. Noncount nouns are nouns that are not distinct and individual. That is they .