Grammar 2

Grammar

Countable nouns

Use of a/ an  – e.g. a unicorn, an egg

Use of many/ a few/ a number of used for countable nouns

Uncountable  Nouns

The grass in the field

The car (that car mentioned earlier)

Much, Little,

For both countable/uncountable nouns

Some, plenty of / any

Use of ‘the’

One and only one – the sun, the moon, the universe, The Chinese High

The rich, the poor – adj being used as headword is the subject of a verb. (The rich are/live here.)

No article needed : my sister Elizabeth, more Chopin, Tiong Bahru Plaza/ Park, Singapore.

Exception: The United States of America, The United Nations, the President of United States, The Prime Minister of Singapore.

Subject and Verb Agreement:

Many/ all / both – use plural verbs, e.g. Many people are gathered here.

A  boy likes to play with toy guns.

Expenses are sometimes claimed.

Trousers are kept in this drawer.

A pair of pliers is needed.