【#第一文档网# 导语】以下是®第一文档网的小编为您整理的《名词单复数》,欢迎阅读!
Unit 3 New Practical English BookⅠ 名词单复数: 1.可数名词与不可数名词 英语名词按其语法意义分为可数名词和不可数名词。可数名词有单复数之分,如bus,boy,child 的复数分别为buses,boys,children.不可数名词没有复数形式,如furniture,anger,laughter, water 等。一般说来, 表示物质,材料之类的物质名词和表示状态,行为,品质等抽象概念的抽象名词都是不可数名词。在特殊情况下它们也可以作可数名词。 2.使用名词单复数时应注意的事项 1) 表示不可数名词量的概念,要使用单位名词。例如,a bar of chocolate , a piece of furniture, A loft of bread, a piece of advice, a piece of news, a drop of water. 2) 某些数量词语只能修饰可数名词,如 many , few, a few, a large number of , a good many of 等。 3)某些数量词语只能修饰不可数名词,如much, little , a little, less a great deal of, a large number of , a quantity of 等。 4)某些数量词语既可修饰可数名词又可修饰不可数名词,如some, plenty of , lots of , a lot of, A percentage of 等 5)有些名词的复数形式表示特殊的意义 times 时代, works 著作, papers 论文 greens蔬菜 regards问候 goods 货物 6)有些名词常用复数形式 衣着类: trousers clothes shoes gloves jeans spectacles眼镜 由两个对称部分构成的工具类名词: scissors, glasses,compasses圆规这两者可用 a pair of 修饰 例如: This pair of trousers is mine. 以ing结尾的名词: savings储蓄, earnings薪水 findings调查结果 surroundings环境 7)以s结尾,但不是复数 news,ics结尾的表示某一门学科,the United States,the United Nations 以复数形式出现的书名,剧名,报纸,杂志名,也可视为单数。 8.物质名词和抽象名词通常作不可数名词,但有时也可作可数名词,作可数名词时,它们都表示较为具体的概念。物质名词可以表示由该物质构成的物品,或表示物质的类型,品种及物质的量等,而抽象名词可以表示原因,动作情况或表某种品质,特征等。 Now people are eating more fruit than before.(fruit作不可数名词) 现在人们吃水果比以前多了。 Various fruits are available in the shop. (fruit作可数名词) 商店里能买到各种水果。 Recently we have had much rain. (rain作不可数名词) 近来雨下得很多。 There was a heavy rain last night. (rain作可数名词) 昨晚下了一场大雨。 I. Complete the following sentences by using correct number of the nouns given in the brackets. 1).Don’t always stay at home. You need a lot of sunshine / sunshines. 2).The sheep / sheeps are in the meadow eating grass. 3).Some of his advice is / advices are quite useful. 4).Marco Polo brought firework / fireworks to Europe. 5).Before the mobile, the horse-drawn carriage was a popular mean / means of transportation. 6 6).He has made much / many progress in his field. 7).Children less than five years old have emotional need / needs that only parents can fill. 8).You can increase your knowledge / knowleges by studying history. 9).We get all kind / kinds of information from newspapers. 10).I found that I didn’t have any cash / cashes. Ⅱ. Find the choice that best completes each of the following sentences: 1.They like to raise many _____ on their farm. a. sheeps b. deers c.oxes d.chickens 2.There are many ______ on the wall. a. pictures b. picture c. photo d. a photo 3.We think he has a very happy ______. a. family b. families c. house d. houses 4. The study of _____ can be very interesting. a. history b. histories c. a history d. the history 5. They have removed _____ of his house. a. the furitures b. furitures c. the furniture d. a furniture 6. They like to eat _____ of the city. a. fish and beef b. fishes and beef c. fish and beefs d. fishes and beefs 7. He raised a lot of ______ on the farm. a. sheep and goats b. sheeps and goats c.sheep and goats d.sheeps and goat 8. Peter carried one of the _____ for the teacher. a. box of books b.boxes of books c. boxes of book d. books’ boxes 9. That farmers have many _______ on his farm. a. geeses b. goosen c. gooses d. geese 10. Two____ are eating the grass over there. a. sheeps b. sheep c. sheepes d. shoop 11.I like these dishes but _____is a little too small. a. the tea cup b. the cup of tea c. the tea’s cup d. the cup for tea 12.The storm has caused _____ to this region. a. many damaged b. much damages c. much damage d.few damages 13.A dozen eggs _____ $ 5 nowadays. a. has cost b. costs c. cost d.are cost 14.His “Selected Poems” _____ in 1955. a. was first published b. has been first published c. were first published d. had first been published 15.He invited all his _____ to join in his wedding party. a. comrades-ins-arms b.comrades-in-arm c. comrade-in-arms d.comrades-in-arms 16.All the ______ in the hospital will get a rise tomorrow. a.women-doctors b.woman doctors c. women doctors d. doctors of women 17.The United Nations ________ world organization. a. are b. is c.have been d. has been 18._______ indicate that our theory is wrong. a. The datum b. The datums a.The datas d. The data 7 本文来源:https://www.dywdw.cn/598e641fb7360b4c2e3f647e.html