Count Nouns

Count nouns have two forms
➧ singular and plural.


Singular count nouns refer to one person or thing

a teacher
a book
a wish
an idea


Plural count nouns refer to more than one person or thing

teachers
books
wishes
ideas


Singular count nouns

Singular count nouns cannot be used alone. They must have a determiner

the English teacher
that book
a wish
my latest idea


Plural count nouns

We usually add -s to make a plural noun

book
books
school
schools
friend
friends


We add –es to nouns ending in -s, -ch, -sh, -ss, -x and -o

class
classes
watch
watches
gas
gases
wish
wishes
box
boxes
potato
potatoes


When a noun ends in a consonant and -y, we make the plural with -ies

lady
ladies
country
countries
party
parties


If a noun ends in a vowel and -y, we simply add -s

boy
boys
day
days
play
plays


Some common nouns have irregular plurals

man
men
foot
feet
child
children
person
people


Plural count nouns do not have a general determiner when they refer to people or things in general

➧ Computers are very expensive.
➧ Do you sell old books?


But they may have a specific determiner

➧ Those computers are very expensive.
➧ The books in that shop are very expensive.
➧ Her sisters live there.


or a quantifier

➧ some new books
➧ a few teachers
➧ lots of good ideas


or a numeral

➧ two new books
➧ three wishes
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