count and mass nouns; collective nouns grade 4
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Checking of Prior
Knowledge
COUNT OR NON-COUNT?
Count – raise your two arms
Non-Count - stand
Individual Response:
bottleCount or Non-Count?
juiceCount or Non-Count?
bookCount or Non-Count?
teacherCount or Non-Count?
meatCount or Non-Count?
hairCount or Non-Count?
Count Nouns
Mass Nouns
Nouns
Count nouns are nouns that we can count. There can be more than one of them.
COUNT NOUNS
Let’s see some examples
One brotherTwo brothersThree brothers
One schoolFive schoolsTwenty schools
COUNT NOUNS
Aside from numbers, you can also use: a, an, the, some, many, and few to quantify them
COUNT NOUNS
Examples:A notebook
An appleSome oranges
Few pupils
COUNT NOUNS
Mass nouns are nouns that cannot be counted. Generally, they do not have plural forms. We do not use numbers to count them. We use counters instead.
MASS NOUNS
Let’s see some examples
bottle of milk strands of
hair
MASS NOUNS
counter Massnoun
Massnoun
counter
It is important to use appropriate counters for mass nouns so that others can understand what we mean.
cup ofdash ofpinch ofbox ofpail of
teaspoon ofpack ofheap of (a pile of)
Other examples of counters
A lot of mass nouns come in liquid or mass form like clay, tea, and soup. Abstract nouns are considered mass nouns, too.
NOUNS
Count Nouns Count nouns are
nouns that we can count.
They have plural forms.
We use numbers to count them.
Mass Nouns
Mass nouns are nouns that cannot be counted.
Generally, they do not have plural forms
We use counters to quantify them.
salt
Mass Noun or Count Noun?
Mass noun
vinegar
Mass Noun or Count Noun?
Mass noun
friend
Mass Noun or Count Noun?
count noun
book
Mass Noun or Count Noun?
count noun
hope
Mass Noun or Count Noun?
mass noun
school
Mass Noun or Count Noun?
count noun
rice
Mass Noun or Count Noun?
mass noun
friendship
Mass Noun or Count Noun?
mass noun
sugar
Mass Noun or Count Noun?
mass noun
Much or Many
Auction
sugar
Much or Many Auction:
pencils
Much or Many Auction:
love
Much or Many Auction:
oil
Much or Many Auction:
books
Much or Many Auction:
coffee
Much or Many Auction:
chocolate
Much or Many Auction:
money
Much or Many Auction:
happiness
Much or Many Auction:
things
Much or Many Auction:
We use much with mass nouns
(uncountable nouns)We use many with
count nouns (countable nouns)
Much or Many?
Collective nouns
these are nouns that names groups
composed of members.
Examples:cast of actors
board of directorsschool of fish
Collective nouns
Examples:Batch of bread
Team of athletesTroop of monkeysTower of giraffes
Collective nouns
Examples:Pack of wolves
Staff of employeesBouquet of flowersClass of students
Army of ants
Collective nouns