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    The document discusses countable and uncountable nouns. It provides rules for making countable nouns plural, such as adding "s", "es", or changing the spelling. It also lists exceptions like nouns that stay the same or are irregular. Uncountable nouns are discussed as nouns that cannot be counted because they refer to things without distinct parts, things made of small parts, abstract concepts, or activities.

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    Nouns:CountablesandUncountables

    CountableNouns:

    1. Fornounsthatendinaconsonant,addaS:
    pigpigsparrotparrotsbookbooks.
    2. Formostnounsthatendinavowel,addaS:
    beebeeslieliesstudiostudios.
    3. FormostnounsthatendinO,addaS:
    pianopianoszerozerosavocado
    avocados.
    4. ForsomenounsthatendinO,addES:
    heroheroesdominodominoes.
    5. Fornounsthatendinaconsonant+Y,theybecomeIES:
    ladyladiesberryberries
    activityactivitiesdaisydaisies.
    6. Fornounsthatendinavowel+Y,addaS:
    keykeysmonkeymonkeys.
    7. FornounsthatendinFE,changetheFEforaVandaddaS:
    wolfwolvesknife
    knives.
    8. Fornounsthatendinsh,ch,x,s,z,addES:
    peachpeachesdressdresses.
    9. Somepluralformsarethesameasthesingularform:
    sheepsheepseriesseries.
    10. Somewordshavenosingularform.Tocountthesenouns,youneedtouseapairof,
    twopairsof,amongothers:
    apairofjeansapairofglasses.
    11. Somenounshaveanirregularplural:
    mousemicetoothteethfootfeet.

    UncountableNouns:

    TypesofNoncountNouns

    Examples

    NoDistinctParts

    milk

    coffee

    water

    PartsThatAreSmall

    rice

    sugar

    grass

    Categories

    mail

    furniture

    money

    Abstractions

    love

    advice

    education

    Sports/Recreation

    soccer

    chess

    baseball

    FieldsofStudy

    grammar

    music

    law

    MedicalConditions

    arthritis

    cancer

    flu

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