This document provides information about nouns and articles in English grammar. It discusses singular and plural nouns, countable and uncountable nouns, and concrete and abstract nouns. It also explains the rules for using indefinite articles like "a" and "an", the definite article "the", and quantifiers like "every", "all", and "each". Specific guidelines are given for when to use these different articles and quantifiers depending on whether the noun is singular or plural.

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2. NOUNS
NOUNS DESIGN: THINGS, PEOPLE, IDEAS, PLACES … AND CAN BE:
SINGULAR
PLURAL
COUNTABLE
UNCOUNTABLE
CONCRETE
ABSTRACT
COMMON
PROPER

3. A/ AN
+ Singular countable
 Indefinite= mentioned for the first time
 Noun singular used as an exapmle
 Before proffesions
 Before numerical expressions
 Before price, speed and ratio expressions
And :
A few / a little = positive meaning What a beatiful day!

4. NEVER
 BEFORE PLURALS
 WITH UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
 WITH ABSTRACT NOUNS
 BEFORE NAMES OF MEALS

5. THE
+ SINGULAR OR PLURAL
 When there is only one
 Definite, because known or mentioned before
 Definite because it is followed by «of» or «in» ….
 Before superlatives
 Before musical instruments

6. MAKING A DIFFERENCE
 With singular, it represents a class: the man
 A class in plural is Ø article: Men
 Before an adjective it also implies a class: the young
 The + plural surname = los + singular surname
 Ø before home, church, market, school, hospital, prison, work

7. EVERY / ALL / EACH
Every = adjective > never alone
All = adjective > never alone and pronoun > alone
Each = adjective > never alone and pronoun >
alone

8. PIECES OF ADVICE
Every + singular
All + plural
+ the + plural
+ possessive + plural
+ of … this/that
Every day = always All day = just one day

9. EVERY…
Everyday
Everyone
Everybody
Everything
Everywhere
Every day
Every one
Every body
Every thing
Every place
≠
&
Every single day of my life
Every other day