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The document provides a comprehensive overview of nouns, including their definitions, singular and plural forms, and specific rules for regular and irregular nouns. It also distinguishes between count nouns and mass nouns, offering examples for each category. Additionally, it briefly explains the concepts of fantasy and reality in literature.

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English 4 Reviewer q1

The document provides a comprehensive overview of nouns, including their definitions, singular and plural forms, and specific rules for regular and irregular nouns. It also distinguishes between count nouns and mass nouns, offering examples for each category. Additionally, it briefly explains the concepts of fantasy and reality in literature.

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ENGLISH 4 Reviewer Q1

Noun- name of person, place, thing, animal, or idea.


Singular- count as only one. Plural- more than one
Plural Form of Regular Nouns- add -s or es to make its plural form.
1. Add -s to most nouns to make them plural.
girl- crayon-
festival- belief-
picture- idea-
mountain- tradition-
2. Ad -es to nouns ending in -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, and -z.
bus- iris-
dress- class-
wish- bush-
match- peach-
fox- box
quiz- waltz-
Sometimes, the end letter is repeated before adding -es, such as quiz- quizzes.
3. Some specific nouns ending in -o take -s or -es. You have to remember their plural
form. Some nouns however, can both end in -s and -es.
tomato- hero-
piano- radio-
zero- volcano-
4. For nouns ending in -y and preceded by a vowel, simply add -s. For nouns ending in
-y and preceded by a consonant, change -y to -i before adding -es.
boy- key-
city- story-
5. For many nouns ending in -f and -fe, change -f to -v then add -es or -s.
leaf- shelf-
wife- life-

SINGULAR PLURAL
couch
tax
volunteer
division
punch
cause
storey
potato
baby
scarf
thief
hoof

Plural Form of Irregular Nouns- have other ways of forming their plural.
1. Some nouns change vowel letters within the word.
man- woman-
foot- tooth-
2. Some nouns change spelling altogether by adding or changing letters.
mouse- ox-
child- die-
3. Some nouns retain their spelling and no change is needed.
deer- deer sheep- sheep
shrimp- shrimp swine- swine
4. Some nouns are always plural in form and meaning.
pants scissors eyeglasses clothes
5. Some words borrowed from other languages have different rules of forming plurals.
fungus- cactus-
analysis- crisis-
criterion- bacterium-
SINGULAR PLURAL
Octopus
genus
larva
goose
axis
synopsis
syllabus
oasis
focus
trout
diagnosis
datum
aircraft
bison
vita
tuna
series
codex
ellipsis
Person
curriculum

COUNT Nouns and MASS Nouns


Count Nouns- can be counted. Mass Nouns- cannot be counted or difficult to count.
Write CN for Count Noun and MN for Mass Noun:
1.____coffee 2.____sand 3.____spoon 4.____hair
5.____perfume
6.____balloons 7.____gasoline 8.____juice 9.____candle 10.____soy
sauce
11.____notebook 12.____planet 13.____milk 14.____furniture
15.____shirts
16.____bird 17.____water 18.____flour 19.____pencil
20.____money
FANTASY and REALITY
Fantasy- type of literature that has elements that cannot happen in real life, creativity
and imagination, example is Fable (characters are animals)
Reality- happens in real life, opposite of fantasy. Example Sherlock Holmes

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