English Grammar Quiz: Noncount Nouns

<p>Brains (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>three-pound (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>thousands (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>neurons (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>brain's (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Plural verb (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The number of students was increasing. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>were (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The verb depends on the subject closest to it. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>were (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Both her teacher and student (C), A number of issues (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Most of the project was finished. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Plural verb (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>was published (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>is found (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>have lived (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>advanced (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>are sensing (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>began (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>prevented (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>used (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Games are opened by the flame. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Games were opened by the flame. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The first Olympic Village was built for the Games in 1932. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Running is good for health. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Games will be canceled in 1916. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Games have been opened by the flame. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Games were being opened by the flame. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Gerunds are formed by adding -ing to a verb. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Predicate (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Possibility of (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Fond of (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Refuse (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Call for (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Plan (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Winning (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Postpone - Postpone (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It resulted in the destruction of about 600 square kilometers of land. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Almost two years. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A small eruption was recorded. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>They issued warnings for evacuation. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The return of wildlife was remarkably quick. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A volcanic eruption. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ash was found as far away as the Atlantic Ocean. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The swelling and cracking of one side of the mountain. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Noncount nouns are those that cannot be made plural. They refer to something that cannot be counted as individual units.

A noun that represents a single entity. It does not need an 's' ending. Examples: brain, cell, part

A noun that represents more than one entity. It needs an 's' ending for most nouns. Examples: brains, cells, parts

A noun made up of two or more words together functioning as a single unit. The last noun in the compound noun is usually plural.

When a compound noun acts as an adjective, it usually stays in the singular form. Example: 'a threepound brain'

In noun phrases where a number like hundred, thousand, or million follows another number, they are usually used in their plural form.

When the subject of a sentence is a singular noun or pronoun, the verb must also be singular.

When subjects are connected by "and" or "both...and", the verb must be plural.

Words like "several", "both", "many", and "few" always take a plural verb, regardless of the noun that follows.

"A number of" takes a plural verb, but "the number of" takes a singular verb.

Words like "none", "no", "all", "some", "most", "half", "any", and "majority" take either a singular or plural verb depending on the noun that follows them.

When connected by "either... or", "neither... nor", or "not only... but also", the verb agrees with the subject closest to it.

When a sentence starts with a phrase that introduces a subject, the verb agrees with the subject not the introductory phrase.

Pay attention to the context of the sentence to determine the correct verb form.

The passive voice is a grammatical construction where the subject of the sentence receives the action of the verb. It is formed by using the past participle of the verb and the auxiliary verb 'be'.

The active voice is a grammatical construction where the subject of the sentence performs the action of the verb.

The passive voice is formed using the past participle of the verb and the auxiliary verb 'be'. For example, 'The Games were opened by the flame' uses the past participle 'opened' and the auxiliary verb 'were'.

A gerund is a verb form ending in '-ing' that acts as a noun. For example, 'Swimming is my favorite activity' uses 'swimming' as a noun.

Infinitives are the base form of a verb preceded by 'to'. For example, 'To swim is enjoyable' uses 'to swim' as an infinitive.

Participles are verb forms that can function as adjectives or adverbs. For example, 'The running man' uses 'running' as a participle modifying the noun 'man'.

Verbals (gerunds, infinitives, participles) are verb forms that function as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs but cannot be the main verb in a sentence.

A main verb is the primary action word in a sentence. It cannot be a verbal (gerund, infinitive, participle).

A verb tense used to talk about an action that started in the past and continues in the present.

A verb tense used to talk about an action that started and finished in the past.

A verb tense that describes an action that is ongoing or happening now.

A verb tense used to talk about an action that will happen in the future.

A verb form that usually ends in -ing. It describes an ongoing action or state.

A verb form that usually ends in -ed or -en. It shows an action that has been completed.

A construction that combines a noun and a preposition, followed by a gerund. Examples include 'intention of giving up', 'reason for canceling'.

A construction that combines an adjective and a preposition, followed by a gerund. Examples include 'accustomed to training', 'good at running'.

A verb that directly takes a gerund as its object. Examples include 'enjoy running', 'admit making a mistake'.

A verb phrase that combines a verb and preposition, followed by a gerund. Examples include 'give up hoping', 'succeed in winning'.

Some verbs can be followed by either a gerund or an infinitive, with no change in meaning. Examples include 'start learning/to learn', 'begin reading/to read'.

Verbs that often require a gerund as their object, often describing a process or event, like 'start', 'continue', 'finish', 'quit', 'stop'.

Verbs that often require an infinitive as their object, often describing a purpose or goal, like 'want', 'need', 'decide', 'plan', 'hope', 'try'.

A preposition indicates the relationship between a noun or pronoun and another word in the sentence. It shows position, direction, time, or manner.

Prepositions often come before a noun or pronoun, but they cannot stand alone.

A prepositional phrase is made up of a preposition and its object (the noun or pronoun that follows it).

The prepositional phrase acts as an adjective or adverb, modifying another word in the sentence.

Common prepositions include 'on', 'in', 'at', 'to', 'from', 'with', 'by', 'for', 'about', 'during', 'after', 'before', and 'around'.

The prepositional phrase 'on May 18' modifies the verb 'erupted', telling us when the eruption happened.

The prepositional phrase 'in the state of Washington' modifies the noun 'Mount St. Helens', describing its location.

The prepositional phrase 'due to the eruption' modifies the adjective 'sixty-two', explaining the reason for the deaths.