Nouns

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Ps: Maybe write down some notes because you are going to have to do a test at the end of todays class.

 

Nouns

A noun is a person, place or thing and must be in every sentence. You can also call a noun a "PPT" to remember that a noun is a person, place or thing.

 

Examples of these nouns are:

 

 

Nederland              

Engels

People

man, meisje

man, girl

Animals            

hond, paard

dog, horse

Things

auto, geld

car, money

Feelings

liefde, geluk

love, luck

 

Countable nouns

Some nouns, as the ones above, can be made plural; One books, two books. One girl, two girls. The noun means the same, but there are just more of that one noun. In English, we call these nouns you can count ‘countable nouns’.

 

Uncountable nouns

Some nouns, also as the ones above, you can not make plural; One love, two love? One luck, two luck?. You can not count these so we call them ‘uncountable nouns’.The most 'uncountable nouns' are food, materials, feelings, activities or something like this;

 

Food and drinks

     bread, butter, meat, tea, rice

Materials

     water, oil air, plastic, paper, wood

Feelings and concepts

     love, anger, work, education, advice

Activities

     swimming, shopping, cycling

Similiar things 

     money, luggage, furniture

 

Now, watch a short summary from Diana about the differences between 'countable nouns' and 'uncountable nouns'.

Countable or uncountable nouns? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCTnesjej8g