SINGULAR & PLURAL

ENGLISH STRUCTURE

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A /an or 0 (zero) for indefinite common nouns
Singular countable nouns
Plural countable nouns
Uncountable nouns
- A papaya is sweet
- An apple is round
- There is a papaya on the table.
- There is an apple in the refrigerator.
- Papaya are sweet.
- Apples are round
- I bought some papayas.
- He ate some papayas
- Milk is good for you.
- Water is vital in life
- There’s some water in the kitchen.
- I want some milk To make generalizations, a /an is used for singular countable nouns
To mention unspecified things, a/an is also used for singular countable nouns
To make generalizations, a /an is not used for plural countable nouns
To mention unspecified things, some is used for plural countable nouns
To make generalizations, a /an is not used for uncountable nouns
To mention unspecified things, some is used for plural uncountable nouns
The for definite common nouns:
Singular or plural, or uncountable
Singular, plural and uncountable nouns - There’s an apple on the table. The apple is red.
- There’s some bread on the table. The bread is stale
- The apples on the table are sweet.
- The water in the kitchen is dirty
- The sun is not shining
- I want to see the manager
The words mentioned for the second time have become definite; the is thus used
The words apple and water are specified by the phrases following them; the is thus used
The two words precede by the are clear and definite without being specifieed
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