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    Nouns refer to people, places, things, qualities and ideas. They come in different forms and can be countable or uncountable. Count nouns can be singular or plural while uncountable nouns are not singular or plural. Nouns can be subjects, objects, complements and part of noun phrases. Articles include indefinite articles like "a" and "an" and definite articles like "the". Indefinite articles mean "one" or introduce new information while definite articles refer to a whole class or known information. Articles are used correctly depending on whether the noun is countable, singular or plural.

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    Lesson 01

    Nouns and Articles

    A. NOUNS
    Nouns refer to people, things, places, events,
    qualities, and abstract ideas, such as Tom, doctor,
    truck, New York, airport, happiness, anger, and the
    like. They are the largest class of English words.
    1/Form: Nouns have many different forms. Remember the
    following suffixes for nouns.
    2/ Meaning: countable or uncountable
    (1) Count noun: A noun that is treated as one unit (singular)
    or several units (plural) of its kind.
    Ex:employer -> employers
    company -> companies
    box -> boxes

     Very tall modern buildings in a city are called skyscrapers.

    An employer is a person or institution that hires


    employees or workers.
    Count nouns frequently appearing on the TOEIC
    (2) Non-count noun: A noun that is neither a single
    unit nor several units of its kind.

    • This website has a lot of useful informations 


    information
    • Our factory has computers, electronic equipments and
    machine tools equipment
    Non-count nouns frequently appearing on the
    TOEIC

    3/ Use
    (1) Major constituents of a sentence
    a. Subject:
    The construction was successful.
    b. Object:
    They will start construction next week. (after the verb)
    He wants a job in construction. (after the preposition)

    c. Complement:
    The tunnel is huge construction.

    (2) Noun phrases


    • Our employees work very hard.
    (possessive + noun as a head)

    • We threw a welcoming party for the new manager.


    (article + adjective + noun as a head)
    (3) Personal nouns vs. Non-personal nouns
    • Attendant reached nearly 200.  Attendance

    • Please contact the manufacture.  manufacturer

    • Analyst revealed a strong stock market.  Analysis

    • Applications should submit the documents by tomorrow.


     Applicants

    • We hired an additional interpretation.  interpreter


    B. ARTICLES
    Articles are words used before the noun, such as a, an, or
    the.
    1/ Form
    There are two kinds of articles: indefinite article (a/an) and
    definite article (the).

    2/ Meaning
    (1) Indefinite article
    a. Meaning "one"
    I need a pen.
    I have an interesting book.
    b. New information
    I wrote a letter to my professor, but he says he didn't receive it.
    (2) Definite article
    a. A whole class of similar things
    The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.

    cf. Telephones were more popular in Europe than in the


    United States. (things in general)

    b. Old information
    I met a girl on a blind date. The girl was from another
    city. (= She)
    3/Use

    (1) A or an cannot be used before non-count nouns.


    • Registration forms are available for a distribution in the
    office.  distribution

    (2) A or an must be used before singular nouns.


    • A surveys is being distributed in the reception area.  A
    survey
    (3) Count nouns without a or an must be in the plural
    form.
    • Applicant should submit all the necessary
    documents.  Applicants
    • We ask shopper not to drink or eat in the store. 
    shoppers

    (4) No article is necessary for plural count nouns.


    • They are students. ( things in general)
    cf. They are the students of this school. (specific things)

    The end of unit 01

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