Nouns and noun phrases

Question 1

Two types of nouns

Answer 1

Proper and common

Question 2

Types of common nouns

Answer 2

countable and uncountable

Question 3

Types of countable nouns

Answer 3

plural and singular

Question 4

What kind of noun: music, homework, snow, bread, coffee, money, grammar

Answer 4

Uncountable

Question 5

What type of noun: invariable “singular” form

Answer 5

Uncountable

Question 6

What type of noun: not applicable: mass meaning

Answer 6

Uncountable

Question 7

What type of noun: shirt(s), pen(s), thought(s)

Answer 7

countable

Question 8

What type of noun: can usually occur in both singular and plural form

Answer 8

countable

Question 9

What type of noun: reference to a single instance or more than once

Answer 9

countable noun

Question 10

Zero plural

Answer 10

Same form in singular and plural

Question 11

Plural-only nouns

Answer 11

Occur only in the plural (have no singular uses)
Combine with plural verbs and plural co-referential pronouns.
Combine with determiners implying countability except numerals

Question 12

Collective nouns: unit meaning

Answer 12

countable noun that refers to the group as a unit

Question 13

Collective nouns: distributive meaning

Answer 13

countable noun that refers to the individual members in a group

Question 14

Uncountable nouns meaning

Answer 14

*Do not vary for number – are neither singular nor plural
* Behave as singular with respect to verbs and co-referential pronouns
* Often “mass” meaning (e.g. a substance/material) or abstract.

Question 15

Unit nouns

Answer 15

countable reference of uncountable nouns
(I.E a piece of information/advice, a piece of / a bit of luck, a piece of / sheet of paper )