Homework Noun

Name: Elinta Tarigan
Class: D
Nim: G101191151

 Count and non count nouns

Work with a partner. Underline the nouns in each sentence. Write  C for count or NC for non count above each noun.

1). Transportation is expensive in a big city.

             NC                                               C

2). Pollution is not a problem in my country.

            NC                     C                      C

3). Buy a bicycle. Reduce polluction.

       C                        NC

4). Close the curtaint,please. The room is hot.

C                              C

5). You are the last person in the office. Turn off the equipment,please.

         C                                                     NC

6). Please don’t put newspapers in the garbage. Recycle them.

C                           C

Form sentence with count and non count nouns. Use the words and phrases. Make all necessary changes. Punctual your sentences correctly.

1). The environment/be/important

            The environment is important.

2). Energy/not/be/cheap

            Energy is not cheap.

3). The computers/not/be/on

The computers are not on.

4). The refrigeration door/be/open

            The refrigeration door is open.

5). Our air conditioner/be/not/energy efficient

            Our air conditioner is not energy efficient.

6). New furniture/be/expensive

            New furniture is expensive.

Complete the advertisement with is or are.

Are clean clothes important to you? Then use Oxybright! Wash your clothes with

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Oxybright is a powerful detergent. Dirt on your jeans? Don’t worry. Dirty jeans are not a

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problem with oxybright. is your windows dirty? Use oxybright! That’s right. This amazing 
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product is  a detergent ana a cleaner! is oxybright expensive? Great news! It’s only $5.99!

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Count Nouns

        

                                    

SINGULAR                     (count)	PLURAL(count)		Noncount Nouns
	Regular	Irregular
Bracelet	Books	Children	Equipment
Building	Cars	Mice	Mathematics
Jacket	Computers	Feet	Weather
Pencil	Radios	People	Music
Sofa	Boxes	Women	Jewelry
Telephone	Flowers	Teeth	Furniture

                                     

Read each pair of sentences. One sentence uses the count form of a noun. The other uses  the noncount form of the same noun. Is the underlined noun used as a count noun or a noncount noun? Write  C for count noun or N for noncount noun.

1). C  a. A baseball is round and white.

     NC  b. Baseball is a popular sport in Japan.

2). NC a. Recycle glass.

     C b. Give me a glass,please.

3). NC a. Business is slow now. The economy is bad.

     C b. Don’t start a business! Go to college.

4). NC a. Don’t make a change in your life now.

     NC b. Give me change for the telephone,please.

5). C a. Eat more fish. It is good for your health.

     C b. Three fish are in the aquarium.

6). NC a. A good education is expensive in the United states.

     NC b. Education is important.

Read the sentences and answer the questions below. Then discuss your answers and read the meaning and use notes to check them.

a). Flowers are expensive.

b). Roses are flowers.

c). The library is next to bank.

d). Open the door.

1). Which sentence have nouns used as subjects? Which sentence does not?

2). Which sentence has a noun  after a verb other than be?

3). Which sentence has a noun after be?

4). Which sentence has a noun after a preposition?

Answer :

1). Nouns used as subjects : - a). Flowers are expensive.

                                              - c). The library is next to bank.

Flowers is noun used as subject

Library is noun used as subject

Sentence does not nouns used as subjects : - b). Roses are flowers.

                                                                     - d). Open the door.

2). d). Open the door.

Open is verb

Door is noun

3). b). Roses are flowers.

Are is be

Flower is noun

4). c). The library is next to bank.

Next to is preposition

Bank is noun