Karteikarten: Mastering Nouns: Types, Forms, and Usage — 10 Karten

Collective Nouns — definition?

Nouns denoting a group considered as one entity.

Collective Noun — definition?

A noun denoting a group as a single entity.

Abstract Nouns — role?

Express ideas, qualities, or states that are intangible.

Uncountable Noun — example?

Furniture, information, scenery.

Plural Forms — regular?

Add -s or -es; irregulars change form unpredictably.

Plural Forms — example of variation?

Index/indices or indexes.

Uncountable Nouns — can they have plurals?

No, most do not have plural forms.

Gender of Nouns — types?

Masculine, feminine, neuter.

Material Nouns — definition?

Nouns indicating substances or materials.

Proper Nouns — example?

London, Friday, Einstein.