Grammar summary
Noun: word used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things. When they are converted in plural they get divided in two groups: Regular (only add s and they become plural) and Irregular (change the way they are written).
Basic article usage:
Nouns as adjectives: when a noun is used as an adjective it has to be singular.
Example:
The garden has folowers.----->Is a flower garden,
Count and non-count nouns:
Singular:
Plural:
Count: a chair, one chair. Non.count: Some furniture, a lot of furniture, much furniture...
Count. two chairs, some chairs, many chairs, a lot of chairs. Non-count: NOTHING
a/generic nouns
Plural count noun
Non-count noun
Singular count noun
a-some/indefinite nouns
Plural count nouns
Non-count nouns
Singular count nouns
the/definite noun
Plural count noun
Non-count noun
Singular count noun
a-before a consonant
an-before a vowel
Using a few, few, a little and little:
A few and few are used with plural count nouns. A little and little are used with non-count nouns. A few and a little give a positive idea. Few and little give a negative idea. Very few and very little makes the negative stronger.
Using "of" in expressions of quantity:
"Of" is used with specific nouns and pronouns. Some expressions of quantity like "a lot of" always include "of" whether the nouns is non-specific.
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