Common Core
Grammar Reference
Grammar: Nouns & Quantity
This section covers how to identify, count, and quantify nouns.
1. Singular / Plural Nouns
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1. Singular / Plural Nouns
Regular Plurals
- Add -s (cat → cats), Add -es for nouns ending in -s, -x, -ch, -sh (box → boxes), Change -y to -ies (baby → babies).
Irregular Plurals
- child → children
- man → men
- person → people
- mouse → mice
- sheep → sheep
2. There is / There are
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2. There is / There are
Use: To state that something exists or is present in a particular place. There is (There's): Used with singular and uncountable nouns. There are: Used with plural nouns.
3. Quantifiers
Words that express amount or quantity. The choice depends on whether a noun is countable or uncountable.
| Quantifier | With Countable Nouns | With Uncountable Nouns |
|---|---|---|
| many, few, a few | ✓ | ✗ |
| much, little, a little | ✗ | ✓ |
| some, any, a lot of, plenty of, no | ✓ | ✓ |
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