보캐--Singular, Plural, and Noncount Nouns
Using Singular Nouns
English nouns can be divided into two categories: count nouns and noncount nouns.
A count noun is singular when there is one of the person, place, or thing it names.
When a noun is singular, use a or an before it, Use a if it begins with a consonant sound; use an if it begins with a vowel sound.
exercise 2-1
Write a or an before each of the folowing singular nouns.
1. ____ brother
2. ____ aunt
3. ____ artist
4. ____ employer
5. ____ janitor
6. ____ professor
7. ____ patient
8. ____ engineer
9. ____ reporter
10. ____ stewardess
11. ____ sister
12. ____ uncle
13. ____ dentist
14. ____ driver
15. ____ actor
16. ____ adviser
17. ____ accountant
18. ____ technician
19. ____ architect
20. ____ actress
21. ____ cheek
22. ____ chest
23. ____ leg
24. ____ ear
25. ____ mouth
26. ____ area
27. ____ apartment
28. ____ river
29. ____ bus stop
30. ____ basement
31. ____ elbow
32. ____ arm
33. ____ ankle
34. ____ nose
35. ____ eye
36. ____ library
37. ____ house
38. ____ ocean
39. ____ airport
40. ____ attic
Use a or an before a singular noun to answer the question “What... ?”
What do you do? I’m a secretary. I’m an actor.
What is it It’s a banana. It’s an apple.
What do you want? I want a house. I want an apartment.
Use the number one before a singular noun to answer the question “How many... ?”
How many cars do you have? We have one car.
How many English classes are there? There is one class.
Use “There is...” before a singular noun to indicate that it exists.
There is an accountant in my family.
There is a library on the corner.
There is only one bus stop on this street.