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1、UnitSix(1)NounandNounPhrase1.CheckyourunderstandingofthetextAccordingtogrammaticalform,nounscanbedividedinto____.A.properandcommonnounsB.materialandabstractnounsC.countandnoncountnounsD.massandindividualnounsCThenounphrasecanfunctionasallthefollowingclausalelementsexcept_____.A.
2、adverbialB.subjectcomplementC.appositiveD.predicateverbDWhentalkingaboutthegrammarofnounandnounphrases,allthefollowinggrammaticalcategoriesshouldbeconsideredexcept_____.A.numberB.tenseC.caseD.genderBTothenonnativespeakerofEnglish,thegrammaticalcategoryof_____isthemostimportantco
3、ncerningtheEnglishnouns.A.numberB.caseC.personD.genderA2.SomekeyissuesForeignplurals:basis-bases,criterion-criteria,stratum-strata,alumnus-alumniSomeborrowedwordshavetwopluralforms:aforeignpluralandanEnglishplural,e.g.medium-media-mediums,index-indices-indexes,formula-formulae-f
4、ormulas,curriculum-curricula-curriculumsSingularandpluralnumbersharethesameform,e.g.:adeer-tendeer,onefish-severalfish,aJapanese-agroupofJapanese,anaircraft-ahundredaircraftUncountablecollectivenounshasnopluralform.Ifwewanttocountthenumber,wewillhavetouseakindofindividualnounrel
5、atedsemanticallytothecollective,e.g.:poetry-poem,machinery-machine,clothing-garment,coat,etc.Collectivenounscanbeusedeitherinthesingularorinthepluralsense,e.g.:team,committee,familyGenerallyuncountablenounshavenopluralforms.Buttherearesomeexceptions:Whenusedinothersensesthanthem
6、aterialitself,nounssuchascoffee,sand,water,food,fruitarecountableWhenusedinthesenseofinseparablematerial,suchindividualnounsasegg,stone,rubber,lamb,onioncanbeuncountable.Becarefulwiththis!Abstractnounaremostlyuncountable,buttherearesomeexceptions:Abstractnounssuchasvictory,confe
7、rencearecountable;Someabstractnounscanappearinpluralendingsbutstilluncountable,compare:Heisinfinancialdifficulties.?Heisinseveraldifficulties.(seep.46)Somecantakepluralendingsbutthemeaningwillbechanged,e.g.Wemeetonceayeartoexchangeourteachingexperience.Wetoldeachotherourexperien
8、cesinforeigncountries.Becarefulwiththis!Someabs
