Noun and Number
Example:
 Noun is naming word which names any person,
Place or anything .A_vr© noun GKwU bvg evPK
kã ‡hwU †Kvb e¨w³ ¯’vb ev †Kvb wKQzi bvg
‡evSvq| †hgb- Hasan, Dhaka, Table, Sympathy
 Different types of Noun: Noun g~jZ `yB fv‡M
fvM Kiv hvq| †hgb- (I) Concrete Noun (2)
Abstract Noun. Concrete noun ‡K Avevi 4 fv‡M
fvM Kiv hvq| (1) Proper, (ii) Common (iii)
Collective (iv) Material noun myZivs noun
me©‡gvU 5 cÖKvi|
(i) Concrete Noun (Bw›`ªMÖvn¨ we‡kl) : ‡h mKj
noun ¸‡jv †`Lv hvq ¯úk© Kiv hvq NªvY †bIqv
hvq| Example: Man, book, air, milk. etc
(ii) Proper Noun (wbw`ó© bvg): ‡h Noun †Kvb
e¨w³ ev ¯’v‡bi wbw`ó© †Kvb bvg †evSvq|
Example: Sohel, Rahman. Dhaka, Mymensingh
etc
(iii) Collective Noun ( mgwóevPK we‡kl): ‡h
Noun w`‡q †Kvb GKwU GroupGi bvg eySvq|
Example : Family. Class, Jury, Team, Flock etc
(iv) Material Noun(Dcv`vb evPK we‡kl¨): ‡h
Noun Øviv †Kvb e¯‘‡K wb‡`k© K‡i| Example:
Air, Wood, Iron etc.
2. Abstract Noun:( weg~Z©/ ¸YevPK/ fveevPK
we‡kl¨): †h Noun †Kvb weg~Z© welq †hgb:
†Kvb †`v‡li bvg ev ¸‡Yi †Kvb wµqvbvg eySvq|
Example:” Softness. Honesty. Wealth. Criticism
etc.
 Function Identification and Usage:
NounGi cÖ`vb Fuction ev KvR n‡jv ev‡K¨
Subject I objectwn‡m‡e KvR Kiv|
 Article Gi c‡i GKwU gvÎ Wood _vK‡j Zv
Aek¨B Noun.
 Possessive forms Gi c‡i GKwU gvÎ Word
_vK‡j Zv Aek¨B noun.
 Preposition Gi c‡i GKwU gvÎ word _vK‡j Zv
Aek¨B
Noun
Study is a good habit (Noun)
seeing is believing (Noun, Noun)
I walked for a while (Noun)
 Try your best (Noun)
 You should go from here,(Noun)
 Article Ges preposition/ Verb/ adverb Gi gv‡S
GKwU gvÎ word _vK‡j †mwUI noun n‡e|
 Article Ges preposition &Gi ga¨eZx© `ywU
word &Gi cÖ_gwU Adjective Ges c‡iiwU noun
nq|
 Possessive Ges Preposition / Verb/ adverb/
conjunction Gi gv‡S GKwU gvÎ word _vK‡j
†mwUI noun n‡e| wKš‘ `yBwU word _vK‡j
cÖ_gwU AdjectiveGes c‡iiwU noun nq|
 Preposition Ges noun Gi gv‡S GKvwaK word
_vK‡j cÖ_gwU Adjective Ges c‡iiwU noun nq|
 No mvaviYZ Adjective wn‡m‡e e¨eüZ nq
weavq Gi c‡i noun nq|
Example:
 It is a help for me. (Noun)
 He is a school boy
 Your help saved me from danger, (Noun,
Noun)
 My needs are few. (Noun)
kona is man of East India (Adjective , Noun)
 Countable and Uncountable Noun:
(i) Countable Noun: ‡h Noun †K MYbv Kiv
hvq| †hgb- Book, pen, boy, star, foe, student etc.
Countable noun Aritcle (a,an. the) plural
(ii) Uncountable noun: ‡h Noun †K MYbv Kiv
hvq bv| (c`v_©, †`vl, ¸Y, KvR BZ¨vw` bvg)
†hgb- bread, Equipment, funiture, fu.
information. luggage, poetry. Homework.
scenery. Traffic, Work, hair, money, food, rice,
salt, water, etc,
(Countable noun Gi c~‡e© article (a, an, the)
e‡m bv Ges G‡`i plural Kiv hvq bv| N.b)
American English Countable noun ‡K ejv nq
count noun Ges uncountable noun ‡K ejv nq Non
count noun
Use of Some Important Determiners
With Countable With Uncountable With both Countable and
Uncountable
Few Little Some
A few A little Some of
The few The little More
Very few Very little Most
Fewer Less Most of
Many Least Rest of
Many of Much A lot of
Several of Much of The majority
A Amount of A great deal of

Rule 01:
wb‡Pi k㸇jv Non Countable nouns ZvB G¸‡jvi c~‡e© a / an e‡m bv Ges G¸‡jvi mv‡_ S hy³ nq bv|
Word Meaning word Meaning
Advice Dc‡`k Information Z_¨
Anger ivM ev ‡µva lgnorance AÁZv
Courage mvnm Homework evwoi KvR
Damage ÿwZ Leisure Aemi
Equipment DcKiY Music m½xZ
Fun cwinvm/ Money A_© / UvKv cqmv
Zvgvkv
knowledge Ávb News msev`
Patience ‰ah© Poetry Kve¨
Poverty `wi`ªZv Luck fvM¨
Permission AbygwZ Progress DbœwZ
Scenery `„k¨ Accommodation _vKvi RvqMv
Rule 02:
wKQz Idiomatic Expressione¨envi K‡i Uncountable Nouns ‡K Countable wn‡m‡e e¨envi Kiv hvq| †hgb-
Singular Plural Singular Plural
A Piece of advice Two pieces of advice A piece of news Two pieces of news
A piece of bread Two pieces of bread A piece of toast Two pieces of toast
P Piece of furnture Two pieces of furniture A bar of soap Two bars of soap
A piece of luggage Two piece of luggage An ear of corn Two ears of corn
Rule 03: wKQz Noun Av‡Q ‡h¸‡jv countable G GK iKg A_© †`q Avi uncountable wn‡m‡e Ab¨iKg
A_© †`q| †hgb
Countable noun Uncountable noun
A climate/ climates weather
Algugh/ laughs laughter
 A human being/ human beings work
A job/ jobs machinery
A machine/ machines mankind. man
A man/ men snow
A snow flake/ snow flakes sunlight, sunshine
A sunbeam/ sunbeams traffic
A traffic jam/ traffic jams

Rule 04:
wb¤œwjwLZ Word¸‡jv singular I plural G GKB iKg _v‡K|
sheep canon salmon deer apparatus, corps, gross.
‡hgb:- one sheep . Two/ three----sheep
one deer, three deer
Inc: I saw ten sheeps and five deers
Cor: I saw ten sheep and five deer.
Rule 05:
plural plural

Brace, Dozen, Fathom, gross, pair, score, hundred, thousand

Inc: Ahmad gave me 500 hundreds taka
Cor: Ahmad gave me 500 hundred taka
Inc: I have bought 3 dozens oranges.
Cor: I have bought 3 dozen oranges.
Rule 06: Time uncountable occassion countable
Inc: I have waited many times for you.
Cor: I have waited much time for you.
Inc: I go to Focus 3 time
Cor: I go to Focus 3 times in a week
Rule 07: Fraction
I Fraction singular I plural
Inc: One fourths of the rice is sold
Cor: One fourth of the rice is sold
Inc: Two fourth of the books are sold
Cor: Two fourths the books are sold
Rule 08:
Noun Plural Singular verb singular
Inc: Sixty miles are a long distance
Cor: Sixty miles is a long distance
KZ¸‡jv Noun Gi e¨envi wb‡¤œ †`Iqv n‡jvt
Incorrect Correct
Full mark Full marks
Man of letter Man of letters
Man of part Man of parts
 Wrong Wrong information
information’s
Go to ruins Go to ruin

Drill
1. He doesnt have (many/ much) money.
2. I would like (a few / a little ) salt on my vegetable.
3. She bought (that / those) cards last in night
4. There are (less/ fewer) students in this room than in the next room
5. There is (too much/ too many) bad news on television tonight.
6. I do not want (these/ this) water
7. This is (too many / too much) information to learn
8. A (few/ little) people left early
9. Would you like ( less/ fewer) coffee than this?
10. This jaket costs (too much/ too many)
Answer
1. much 2. a little 3. those 4. Fewer
5. too much 6. this 7. too much 8. few
9. less 10. too much

Previous Year Questions a) no article , a

articel
b) a , no

Dhaka University c) the, a d) a , the

1. The word tormentor is-----. 5. Which of the following is not an abstract
a) a noun b) an noun?
adjective [ B- Unit: 2017-
c) a verb d) an adverb 18]
2. The verb form of the noun Humanity is a) Goodness b) family
[ DU. B-Unit 2018- c) Bravery d) Childhood
19] 6. The noun of predict is-----------
a) Human b) Humane [ B-Unit 2013-
c) Humanitarian d) Humanize 14]
3. I like traveling to visit different place of the a) predictable b) predicting
world. In this sentence the verbal noun is- c) prediction d) predicted
[ DU. B-Unit-2018- 7. There is---- hope of his recovery.
19] [ B-Unit-2010-
a) travelling b) visit 11]
c) world d) places a) many b) little
4. ---- love is such---- beautiful thing. c) very d) few
[ D- Unit-2017- 8. Do you have---- to do this afternoon? If not I d
18] like to take you to a movie.
 [ C-Unit 2006- [ DU. D-Unit 2002-
07] 03]
a) many work b) much work a) furniture
c) lot of works d) much b) the furniture
works c) piece of furntiure
9. I want ---- soap to wash my dress with d) pieces of furniture
[ A – Unit-2006- Answer
07] 1 a 2 d 3 a 4 a 5 b
a) any b) a piece of 6 c 7 b 8 b 9 b 10 c
c) then d) but 11 c 12 a 13 b 14 d
10. Choose the correct sentences
[ 2003-04]
a) We take decisions based on some
Other Universities
information 1. The plurals of letters signs, symbols,
b) We take decisions based on some in abbreviations, and individual words are fromed
formation by adding -
c) We take decision based on some a) s b) es
information c) s d) all of these
d) We take a decision based on some in 2. The word Independence is
formations [ Just B-Unit-2018-
11. The correct plural of advice is---- 19]
[ 2003-04] a) a verb b) a noun
a) advices b) many c) an adverb d) an adjective
advices 3. By working hard , you can prosper, Here
c) No plural d) much working is a
advices [ Just B-Unit-2018-
12. ---- is currently available to researchers and 19]
physicians who study the indigenous life of a) Participle b) Verbal Noun
Bangldesh. c) Gerund d) Infinitive
[ 2003-04] 4. The noun form of universal is
a) a little information [ RU. A- Unit-2018-
b) Few information 19]
c) Little information a) universality b) university
d) A few infromation c) universality d) universality
13. Although South California is densely 5. I bought for my laboratory last week.
populated---- live in the northern part of the state [ CU, D-Unit-2011-
[ 2003-04] 12]
a) a little a) two equipments
b) only a few people b) two piece of equipment
c) some of the people c) two piece of equipment
d) many people d) two equipment piece
14. The---- of the office will be sold. 6. She wants to satisfy her thirst But there is----
water in the glass.
 [ CU. B-Unit-2014- 14. In order to improve farming methods. we
15] need-------
a) few b) a little [ 2015]
c) not many d) a few a) machine b) machinery
7. Tamara speaks very---- Russian, but she c) a machinery d) machineries
knows---- words, 15. The plural form of information is----
[ IU, D-Unit 2011- [ MUST-2015-
12] 16]
a) Little a little b) little a few a) informations b) none
c) Few, little d) a few, few c) information d) information
8. There is---- milk in the bottle 16. The word adjective is a/an-----.
[ DU, A- Unit-2013- [ IU, B- Unit-
14] 2012-13]
a) very few b) any a) pronoun b) noun
c) very little d) many c) adjective d) verb
9. There arent ---- people here. 17. The word noun is a----
[ CU, I-Unit-2013- [ IU: 2005-06]
14] a) pronoun b) noun
a) much b) many c) adjective d) verb
c) a lot d) some 18. Which of the following is proper noun?
10. They spent---- time consdering the new [ RU: 2005-06]
contract. a) Rabindranath b) Car
[ CU, D-Unit: 2001- c) Rain d) Fast
08] Answer
a) too much b) too many 1 a 2 b 3 a 4 d 5 c
c) too d) many 6 b 7 b 8 c 9 b 10 a
e) very 11 c 12 b 13 d 14 a 15 b
11. I am going to buy---- bread for breakfast 16 b 17 b 18 a
[ SUST A –Unit-2014-
15]
a) a b) the 19. The Padama is river. Choose the correct part
c) some d) lot of speech of the underlined word-
e) two a) Collective noun b) Pronoun
12. I would like---- information pleace c) Abstract noun d) Proper noun
a) an b) some 20. Which of the following is not a common
c) few d) piece noun?
13. she wonted to serve some coffee to her guests a) man b) village
however---- c) chittagong d) river
[ 28th BCS] 21. All saw a flock of sheep?
a) She hadnt sugar much a) proper b) common
b) there was not a great amount of the sugar c) collective d) abstract
c) she did not have much sugar 22. What king of noun is family ?
d) she was lacking in amount of the sugar
 [ IU, B-Unit a) we have many works to do in summer
2012-13] b) we have much works to do in summer
a) proper b) common c) we have a lot of work to do in summer
c) collective d) materail d) we have many a lot of works to do in
23. The jury were divided in their opinion Here summer
jury is a---- 31. She wants to satisfy her thirst But there is ----
a) propre noun b) Collective water in the glass.
noun [ CU, B-2 Unit-2014-
c) Common noun d) abstract noun 15]
24. Which one of the following is not an a) few b) a little
uncountable noun? c) not many d) a few
[ KU- 2011-12] 32. I would lke---- salt in may vegetable
a) scenery b) work [ CU. D-Unit-2011-
c) luggage d) student 12]
25. It is very difficult to find a ----in this country a) few b) a few
at present c) a little d) many
a) work b) career 33. I did not have---- luggage, Just two small
c) profession d) job bags
26. I need---- soap to wash my dress with. [ CU, B-Unit 2009-
[ COM. 2007-08] 10]
a) any b) a piece of a) little b) a little
c) a d) much c) much d) many
27. Choose the correct sentence. e) few
[ COM. 2009-10] 34. There are too many---- during television
a) He bough some soaps yesterday shows.
b) He bough a bar of soap yesterday [ PUST-2006-07]
c) He has bought a soap yesterday a) advertising b) advertisement
d) He bought a soap yesterday c) advertising d) adversements
28. I bought---- for my laboratory last week. 35. ---- people trying to get into the football
[ CU 2011-12] stadium
a) Two equipments [ CU, E-Unit-2005-
b) Two piece of equipments 06]
c) Two pieces of equipment a) There were too much
d) Two equipment pieces b) There was too many
29. All we need to complete the case is a c) There were to many
single----. d) It was too many
[ CU, E-Unit -2005- e) There was to much
06] 36. There’s ---- dust on these books fetch me a
a) information duster. [ 2003]
b) Piece of information a) a lot of b) plenty of
c) items of information c) lots of d) a good deal of
d) items of information
30. Choose the correct sentence
Answer
19 d 20 c 21 c 22 c 23 b Correct: The Headmaster and secretary left for
24 d 25 d 26 b 27 b 28 c his destination.
29 d 30 c 31 b 32 c 33 c Rule: 04
34 d 35 c 36 a wKš‘ Subject hw` wfbœ wfbœ e¨w³‡K wb‡`©k
K‡i Z‡e Avgiv Plural Pronoun e¨envi Kwi|
†m‡¶‡Î Dfq Subject Gi c–‡e© Article _v‡K|
Incorrect : The poet and the philosopher were
Number responsible for his individual works.
Correct : The poet and the philosopher were
responsible for their individual works.
Rule: 01
Rule: 05
Noun Gi cwie‡Z© Pronoun e¨eüZ nq| ZvB Noun
hw` Each A_ev Every _v‡K Z‡e G‡`i cwie‡Z©
Gi number I person Abyhvqx Avgiv Personal
PronounwU- Singular (More formal)/ Plural
Pronoun e¨envi Kwi|
(Less formal) nq| GgbwK G‡¶‡Î And Øviv
Incorrect : Rahman always does her /their / its
`yÕwU Singular Noun- hy³ _vK‡jI Avgiv G
duty properly.
wbqgwU AbymiY Kwi|
Correct: Rahman always does his duty properly.
Every doctor and every nurse should do his duty.
GLv‡b his Pronoun wU Rahim Gi number I
Each girl wore what she liked best.
person Abyhvqx e¨eüZ n‡q‡Q|
Each student wore what they liked best.
Incorrect : If a student studies hard, you are
Rule: 06
sure to succeed.
`ywU Singular Noun hw` or, either .......... or ev
Correct : If a student studies hard, he or she is
neither ................ nor Øviv hy³ nq Z‡e
sure to succeed.
wbKUeZx© Noun Abymv‡i Avgiv Pronoun
Incorrect : The baby is crying for his mother.
e¨envi Kwi|
Correct : The baby is crying for its mother.
Incorrect : Either Fahim or Faisal did their
Incorrect : The babies are crying for its mother.
homework.
Correct : The babies are crying for their mother.
Correct : Either Fahim or Faisal did his
Incorrect : A flying bird does not always move
homework.
his wings.
Incorrect : Neither the Headmaster nor the
Correct : A flying bird does not always move its
teachers have succeeded in his attempt.
wings.
Correct : Neither the Headmaster nor the
Rule: 02
teachers have succeeded in their attempt.
And w`‡q `ywU singular subject hy³ n‡j Avgiv
Rule: 07
plural Pronoun e¨envi Kwi|
Collective Noun Gi Rb¨ Avgiv Pronoun wn‡m‡e
Incorrect: Mr. Mahbub and Mr. Mahfuz visited
it/its e¨envi Kwi|
his uncle's house last week.
Incorrect : The jury was unanimous in his
Correct: Mr. Mahbub and Mr. Mahfuz visited
opinion.
their uncle's house last week.
Correct : The jury was unanimous in its opinion.
Rule: 03
Rule: 08
And w`‡q hy³ `ywU Subject hw` GKB e¨w³‡K
Z‡e Collective Noun Gi m`m¨‡`i Avjv`vfv‡e
wb‡`©k K‡i Zvn‡j Avgiv singular Pronoun
eySv‡j Zv‡`i cwie‡Z© e¨eüZ PronounwU Plural
e¨envi Kwi|
(they/them/their) nq|
Incorrect: The Headmaster and secretary left for
Incorrect : The jury was unanimous in its
thier destination.
opinion. a) 1 b) 2
Correct : The jury was unanimous in their c) 3 d) 4
opinion. 2. Which one is not a plural noun?
Rule: 09 [ DU: 2002-03]
GKB Sentence G First, Second I Third person a) sheep b) wages
e¨eüZ n‡j First person Gi Plural Pronoun (we, us, b) measles d) news
our, ours) e‡m| 3. Which one is not a plural noun?
Incorrect : You, he and I were rewarded for your [ DU: 2002-203]
honesty. a) expenditure b) alms
Correct : You, he and I were rewarded for our c) gallows d) innings
honesty. 4. The correct plural of Advice is
Rule: 10 [ DU: 2003-
wKš‘ First person bv †_‡K Second person I 04]
Ab¨vb¨ Pronoun _vK‡j Second person Pronoun a) advice b) much
(you, your, yours) e¨envi Kiv nq| advice
Incorrect : You and Sumon must submit his c) no plural d) many
application today. advice
Correct : You and Sumon must submit your
application today.
Answer
Rule: 11 1 b 2 d
Subject †h‡¶‡Î one _v‡K †m‡¶‡Î Avgiv pronoun 3 b 4 c
wn‡m‡e one e¨envi Kwi|
Incorrect : One must obey his parents. Other University
Correct : One must obey one’s parents.
1. The singular form of bacteria
Rule: 12
[ CU-F- Unit-2015-
Subject I object GKB entity n‡j Avgiv pronoun
16]
wn‡m‡e Reflexive pronoun (self hy³ pronun
a) bacteraim b) bacterium
†hgb myself, yourself, ourselves, themselves)
c) bacterian d) bacteriem
e¨envi Kwi|
e) bactereum
Incorrect : Likha got her admitted in
2. The plural of referendum is----
Jahangirnagar University.
[ Comilla- C- Unit-2015-
Correct : Likha got herself admitted in
16]
Jahangirnagar University.
a) referendums b) referenda
c) referendy d) referndies
3. The singular form of Agenda----.
Previous Year Questions [ IU. 2009-10]
a) Agendum b) Agendam
Dhaka University c) Agedem d) Agedua
1. In the sea, flocks of flying fish skimmed in
terror from the approaching hull Count the 4. Which of the following word is singular?
modifiers- [ RU:2014-15]
[ DU, B-Unit-2018- a) Analysis b) data
19] c) furniture d) appendices
5. Which one is a singular noun?
[ JU: A-Unit-2014-
15]
a) crisis b) phenomena
c) media d) oases
6. The plural of Basis is----------.
[ DU. B- Unit-1994-
95]
a) basises b) basies
c) bases d) basiss
7. Which one is singular ?
[ RU. E-Unit-2015-
16]
a) Public b) knife
c) mice d) crowd
8. What is the plural of the word knife?
[ RU. A- Unit-2015-
16]
a) Knifes b) kniveses
c) knives d) knifees
9. Which one is the plural form of the word wolf?
[ IU. E- Unit-2002-
03]
a) wolfs b) wolfes
c) wolffier d) wolves
10. Which of the following does not add Yes in
the plural form?
[ DU. D- Unit-2005-
06]
a) Wife b) roof
c) wolf d) shelf
Answer
1 b 2 b 3 a 4 a 5 a
6 c 7 b 8 c 9 d 10 b