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Oat is a singular or a plural noun? and how can I recognize if a noun is singular or plural? I have a lot of difficulties about recognizing if a noun is singular or plural, specially singular nouns, like: bred, out, outmeal
Mar 27, 2016 9:05 PM
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PS "oatmeal" is an uncountable noun. The Oxford online dictionary defines it as a "mass noun" http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/oatmeal "I will buy (some) oatmeal in the shop." "oatmeals" would be wrong.
March 27, 2016
Here are some clues: a) uncountable nouns can exist without any article e.g. "Love is in the air". However, many uncountable nouns can also be used as countable nouns e.g. "The love of my life" "A love which will last forever" b) uncountable nouns are singular, so if you see a plural -s at the end, it is a countable noun (or an uncountable noun used as a countable one, like "love" above). c) These determiners only appear with countable nouns : a, an, many, those, these, few, a few, another, other d) These determiners only appear with uncountable nouns : much, little, a little. Because many uncountable words can also be used as countable nouns, it's really important to focus on the meaning. Articles and other determiners are never random or conventional - they always reflect the meaning. Think about the difference between "love" in my three examples. Each option was correct because I was expressing something different about "love" each time.
March 27, 2016
Bred is the past tense of breed. Oatmeal is a singular noun (breakfast) Oat = singular; oats = plura
March 27, 2016
Oat is a singular noun and oats is plural.
March 27, 2016
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