There are more to nouns than you thought. These slides do not talk about noun function; it mainly talks about the characteristics of nouns.

1. Instructor: Dustin French

2. 1. Proper Noun
Name of particular people, places, and things
2. Common Noun
Name of people, places, and things that are not specific

3. 1. Countable Nouns
Nouns that can be counted
2. Non-countable Nouns
Nouns that can be counted / pluralized

6. Unit of Measurement (p.118)
A piece of A grain of A glass of
A cup of A pile of A game of

7. 1. Indefinite Article { a, an }
Non-specific singular count nouns
2. Definite Article { the }
Specific singular/plural count and non-count nouns
3. Zero Article { no article }
Everything! (p.131)

8. New information is introduced. The information
becomes familiar with the speaker. Generalizations
are made about cats (generic).

9. 1. State the number or amount of something.
2. Can be single words or phrases.
3. Used with both nouns and pronouns.

10. 1. Used with singular count nouns
/ one, each, every /
2. Used with plural count nouns
/ two, both, a couple of, several, many, a number of /
3. Used with non-count nouns
/ a little, little, much, a great deal of /
4. Used with plural count and non-count nouns
/ no, any, some, enough, a lot of, lots of, plenty of /

11. 1. Used with singular count nouns
/ one, each, every /
2. Used with plural count nouns
/ two, both, a couple of, several, many, a number of /

12. 3. Used with non-count nouns
/ a little, little, much, a great deal of /
4. Used with plural count and non-count nouns
/ no, any, some, enough, a lot of, lots of, plenty of /

13. / a few / In comparison, use
/fewer/ with count nouns
Positive Statements
/ few / In comparison, use /less/
with non-count nouns
Negative Statements

14. / a little /
Positive Statements
/ little /
Negative Statements

15. / many / ~ a lot of –or- lots of
Used with count nouns
/ much / ~ a lot of –or- lots of
Used with non-count nouns

16. {some / any} can be
formed into questions
/ some /
Used in affirmative statements
/ any /
Used in negative statements

17. Nouns can be modified by adjectives or nouns

19. Position Category
1 Opinions
2 Size
3 Age or Temperature
4 Shapes
5 Colors
6 Origins, Nationalities, or Social Classes
7 Materials
The ugly, old, blue, denim pants.

20. Ending in { - ing }
Describe someone or something that causes the feeling
Ending in { - ed }
Describe someone who experiences the feeling

21. Participial adjectives always interfere with business!
1. Number + Noun
She is a 28-year-old doctor who found a cure.
2. Noun + Present Participle
Wow, that was a prize-winning speech.
3. Noun + Past Participle
I am detail-oriented when it comes to success.
4. Adjective + Past Participle
She saw a one-armed monster in the grocery store.