{"id":34,"date":"2022-05-20T21:09:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-20T21:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-ecc-guidetowriting\/chapter\/practice-activities-nouns\/"},"modified":"2022-05-20T21:09:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T21:09:00","slug":"practice-activities-nouns","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-ecc-guidetowriting\/chapter\/practice-activities-nouns\/","title":{"raw":"Practice Activities: Nouns","rendered":"Practice Activities: Nouns"},"content":{"raw":"\n<h2>Plural Nouns<\/h2>\nHere are some additional exercises to practice using&nbsp;nouns:\n<h3>Regular Plural Nouns<\/h3>\nLook at each plural word in the table below. Write the singular version of the word and explain which&nbsp;rule the&nbsp;plural has used in its formation. For example:\n<ul>\n \t<li><em>vultures<\/em> is the plural of&nbsp;<em>vulture<\/em>.&nbsp;Despite&nbsp;<em>vultures<\/em> ending in -<em>es,&nbsp;<\/em>you simply add an -<em>s<\/em> to form the plural, as the&nbsp;<em>e<\/em> is a part of the singular word.<\/li>\n \t<li><em>fries<\/em> is the plural of&nbsp;<em>fry<\/em>. To form the plural, the&nbsp;<em>y<\/em> was changed to an&nbsp;<em>i<\/em>, and we added&nbsp;-<em>es<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3%\">trees<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">sopranos<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">watches<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>tomatoes<\/td>\n<td>[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td>waltzes<\/td>\n<td>[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td>wrists<\/td>\n<td>[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3%\">reefs<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">leaves<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">flies<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>cafes<\/td>\n<td>[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td>caves<\/td>\n<td>[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td>boys<\/td>\n<td>[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[reveal-answer q=\"633087\"]Show Answer[\/reveal-answer]\n[hidden-answer a=\"633087\"]\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3%\">reefs<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\"><em>reefs<\/em> is the plural of&nbsp;<em>reef<\/em>. -<em>s<\/em> is added. It is an exception to the rule.<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">leaves<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\"><em>leaves<\/em> is the plural of&nbsp;<em>leaf<\/em>. the&nbsp;<em>f<\/em>&nbsp;is changed to a&nbsp;<em>v<\/em>, and&nbsp;<em>-es<\/em>&nbsp;is added<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">flies<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\"><em>flies&nbsp;<\/em>is the plural of&nbsp;<em>fly<\/em>.&nbsp;the&nbsp;<em>y&nbsp;<\/em> is changed to an&nbsp;<em>i<\/em>, and -<em>es<\/em> is added<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>cafes<\/td>\n<td><em>cafes<\/em> is the plural of <em>cafe<\/em>. the -<em>s<\/em> is added (note that&nbsp;<em>cafe<\/em> is sometimes spelled with an accent mark:&nbsp;<em>caf\u00e9<\/em>)<\/td>\n<td>caves<\/td>\n<td><em>caves<\/em> is the plural of&nbsp;<em>cave<\/em>. the -<em>s<\/em> is added<\/td>\n<td>boys<\/td>\n<td><em>boys<\/em> is the plural of&nbsp;<em>boy<\/em>. -<em>s<\/em> is added because the&nbsp;<em>y<\/em> follows a vowel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3%\">trees<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\"><em>trees<\/em> is the plural of&nbsp;<em>tree<\/em><em>s<\/em>. -<em>s<\/em>&nbsp;is added<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">sopranos<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\"><em>sopranos<\/em> is the plural of&nbsp;<em>soprano<\/em>. -<em>s<\/em>&nbsp;is added despite the word ending in an&nbsp;<em>o<\/em>, because the word is borrowed from Italian<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">watches<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\"><em>watches<\/em> is the plural of&nbsp;<em>watch<\/em>. -<em>es<\/em> is added because the word ends in&nbsp;<em>ch<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>tomatoes<\/td>\n<td><em>tomatoes<\/em> is the plural of&nbsp;<em>tomato<\/em>. -<em>es<\/em> is added because it's a native English word<\/td>\n<td>waltzes<\/td>\n<td><em>waltzes<\/em> is the plural of&nbsp;<em>waltz<\/em>. -<em>es<\/em> is added because the word ends in&nbsp;<em>z<\/em><\/td>\n<td>wrists<\/td>\n<td><em>wrists<\/em>&nbsp;is the plural of&nbsp;<i>wrist<\/i>. -<em>s<\/em> is added<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/hidden-answer]\n<h3>Irregular Plural Nouns<\/h3>\nLook at each plural word in the table below. Write the singular version of the word and explain which&nbsp;rule the&nbsp;plural has used in its formation. For example:\n<ul>\n \t<li><em>oxen<\/em>&nbsp;is the plural of <i>ox<\/i>. This is an -<em>en<\/em> noun. To form the plural,&nbsp;an&nbsp;<em>-en<\/em> was added.<\/li>\n \t<li><em>stimuli<\/em>&nbsp;is the plural of&nbsp;<i>stimulus<\/i>.&nbsp;The singular ends with a&nbsp;<em>-us<\/em>, so the plural ends with an&nbsp;<em>-i<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3%\">children<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">moose<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">teeth<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>squid<\/td>\n<td>[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td>men<\/td>\n<td>[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td>lice<\/td>\n<td>[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3%\">memoranda<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">hypotheses<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">phenomena<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>parentheses<\/td>\n<td>[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td>emphases<\/td>\n<td>[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td>nuclei<\/td>\n<td>[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>foci<\/td>\n<td>[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;vertebrae<\/td>\n<td>[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;appendices<\/td>\n<td>[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[reveal-answer q=\"245006\"]Show Answer[\/reveal-answer]\n[hidden-answer a=\"245006\"]\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3%\">children<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\"><em>children<\/em>&nbsp;is the plural of <em>child<\/em>. This is an -<em>en<\/em> noun. To form the plural, an -<em>ren<\/em> was added.<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">moose<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\"><em>moose&nbsp;<\/em>is the plural of&nbsp;<em>moose<\/em>. This is a no-change plural. The singular and plural have the same form.<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">teeth<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\"><em>teeth<\/em>&nbsp;is the plural of&nbsp;<em>tooth<\/em>. This is a mid-word vowel change plural. The&nbsp;<em>oo<\/em>&nbsp;in <em>tooth&nbsp;<\/em>was changed to an&nbsp;<em>ee.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>squid<\/td>\n<td><em>squid&nbsp;<\/em>is the plural of&nbsp;<em>squid<\/em>. This is a no-change plural. The singular and plural have the same form.<\/td>\n<td>men<\/td>\n<td><em>men<\/em> is the plural of&nbsp;<em>man<\/em>. This is a mid-word vowel change plural. The&nbsp;<em>a<\/em>&nbsp;in <em>man&nbsp;<\/em>was changed to an&nbsp;<em>e.<\/em><\/td>\n<td>lice<\/td>\n<td><em>lice<\/em>&nbsp;is the plural of&nbsp;<em>louse<\/em>. This is a mid-word vowel change plural. The&nbsp;<em>ouse<\/em>&nbsp;in <em>louse&nbsp;<\/em>was changed to an&nbsp;<em>ice. <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3%\">memoranda<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\"><em>memoranda<\/em> is the plural of <em>memorandum<\/em>. The singular ends with -<em>um<\/em>, so the plural ends with -<em>a<\/em>.<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">hypotheses<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\"><em>hypotheses<\/em> is the plural of <em>hypothesis<\/em>. The singular ends with -<em>is<\/em>, so the plural ends with -<em>es<\/em>.<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">phenomena<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\"><em>phenomena<\/em> is the plural of <em>phenomenon<\/em>. The singular ends with -<em>on<\/em>, so the plural ends with -<em>a<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>parentheses<\/td>\n<td><em>parentheses<\/em> is the plural of <em>parenthesis<\/em>. The singular ends with -<em>is<\/em>, so the plural ends with -<em>es<\/em>.<\/td>\n<td>emphases<\/td>\n<td><em>emphases<\/em> is the plural of <em>emphasis<\/em>. The singular ends with -<em>is<\/em>, so the plural ends with -<em>es<\/em>.<\/td>\n<td>nuclei<\/td>\n<td><em>nuclei<\/em> is the plural of <em>nucleus<\/em>. The singular ends with -<em>us<\/em>, so the plural ends with -<em>i<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>foci<\/td>\n<td><em>foci<\/em>&nbsp;is the plural of <em>focus<\/em>. The singular ends with -<em>us<\/em>, so the plural ends with -<em>i<\/em>.&nbsp;<em>focuses<\/em> is also an acceptable plural<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;vertebrae<\/td>\n<td><em>vertebrae<\/em> is the plural of <em>vertebra<\/em>. The singular ends with -<em>a<\/em>, so the plural ends with -<em>ae<\/em>.<\/td>\n<td>appendices<\/td>\n<td><em>appendices<\/em> is the plural of <em>appendix<\/em>. The singular ends with -<em>ix<\/em>, so the plural ends with -<em>ices<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/hidden-answer]\n<h3>Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns<\/h3>\nLook at each word in the table below. Identify if the words is singular or plural, then write the other&nbsp;version of the word and explain which&nbsp;rule the&nbsp;plural has used in its formation. For example:\n<ul>\n \t<li><em>stimuli<\/em>&nbsp;is the plural of&nbsp;<i>stimulus<\/i>.&nbsp;The singular ends with a&nbsp;<em>-us<\/em>, so the plural ends with an&nbsp;<em>-i<\/em>.<\/li>\n \t<li><em>ox<\/em>&nbsp;is the singular&nbsp;of <i>oxen<\/i>. This is an -<em>en<\/em> noun. To form the plural,&nbsp;an&nbsp;<em>-en<\/em> was added.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3%\">chiefs<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">toys<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">quiz<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3%\">bacterium<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">crisis<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">criteria<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>octopus<\/td>\n<td>[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td>larvae<\/td>\n<td>[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td>indices<\/td>\n<td>[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3%\">wolves<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">sheep<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">woman<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[reveal-answer q=\"245005\"]Show Answer[\/reveal-answer]\n[hidden-answer a=\"245005\"]\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3%\">chiefs<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\"><em>chiefs<\/em> is the plural of <em>chief<\/em>. -<em>s<\/em> is added. It is an exception to the rule.<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">toys<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\"><em>toys<\/em> is the plural of&nbsp;<em>toy<\/em>. -<em>s <\/em>is added because the&nbsp;<em>y&nbsp;<\/em>follows a vowel<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">quiz<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\"><em>quiz<\/em>&nbsp;is the singular of <em>quizzes<\/em>. -<em>es<\/em> is added because the word ends in&nbsp;<em>z<\/em>. This word needs an additional&nbsp;<em>z<\/em> added to the plural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3%\">bacterium<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\"><em>bacterium<\/em> is the singular&nbsp;of <em>bacteria<\/em>. The singular ends with -<em>um<\/em>, so the plural ends with -<em>a<\/em>.<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">crisis<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\"><em>crisis<\/em> is the singular&nbsp;of <em>crises<\/em>. The singular ends with -<em>is<\/em>, so the plural ends with -<em>es<\/em>.<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">criteria<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\"><em>criteria<\/em> is the plural of <em>criterion<\/em>. The singular ends with -<em>on<\/em>, so the plural ends with -<em>a<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>octopus<\/td>\n<td><em>octopus<\/em> is the singular&nbsp;of <em>octopuses<\/em>. Plural forms of singular words that ends with -<em>us&nbsp;<\/em>typically end with -<em>i<\/em>, but&nbsp;<em>octopuses<\/em> is the preferred plural (<em>octopi<\/em> is also accepted)<\/td>\n<td>larvae<\/td>\n<td><em>larvae<\/em>&nbsp;is the plural of <em>larva<\/em>. The singular ends with -<em>a<\/em>, so the plural ends with -<em>ae<\/em>.<\/td>\n<td>indices<\/td>\n<td><em>indices<\/em>&nbsp;is the plural of <em>index<\/em>. The singular ends with -<em>ex<\/em>, so the plural ends with -<em>ices<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"3%\">wolves<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\"><em>wolves<\/em>&nbsp;is the plural of <i>wolf<\/i>.&nbsp;The noun ends with an&nbsp;<em>f<\/em>, so it is changed to a&nbsp;<em>v<\/em>, and -<em>es<\/em> is added.<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">sheep<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\">This is a no-change plural. The singular and plural have the same form, so <i>sheep<\/i>&nbsp;could be singular or plural<\/td>\n<td width=\"3%\">woman<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\"><em>woman<\/em> is the singular&nbsp;of wo<em>men<\/em>. This is a mid-word vowel change plural. The&nbsp;<em>a<\/em>&nbsp;in <em>woman&nbsp;<\/em>was changed to an&nbsp;<em>e.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/hidden-answer]\n<h2>Count v. Non-Count Nouns<\/h2>\n<h3>Many? Much? Fewer? Less?<\/h3>\nRead the following sentences.&nbsp;Choose the correct words to complete each sentence.\n<ol>\n \t<li>There was (many \/ much) food at the event. There were (less \/ fewer) soups than salads&nbsp;and even (less \/ fewer) desserts.<\/li>\n \t<li>As a geologist,&nbsp;Liam spends a lot of time around&nbsp;(rock \/ rocks) and (dirt \/ dirts).<\/li>\n \t<li>Arturo had&nbsp;too much (water \/ drinks) before his workout.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[reveal-answer q=\"842967\"]Show Answer[\/reveal-answer]\n[hidden-answer a=\"842967\"]\n<ol>\n \t<li>There was&nbsp;<strong>much<\/strong>&nbsp;food at the event. There were <strong>fewer<\/strong>&nbsp;soups than salads and even (less \/ fewer) desserts.\n<ul>\n \t<li><em>Food<\/em> is non-count, so it takes&nbsp;<em>much<\/em> not&nbsp;<em>many<\/em>.&nbsp;<em>Soups<\/em> and&nbsp;<em>desserts<\/em> are both count, so they take&nbsp;<em>fewer<\/em> not&nbsp;<em>less<\/em>.<\/li>\n \t<li>Even though&nbsp;<em>much<\/em> is technically correct, you may want to use&nbsp;<em>a lot<\/em> instead. It has a much less antiquated feel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>As a geologist, Liam spends a lot of time around <strong>rocks<\/strong>&nbsp;and <strong>dirt<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n \t<li><em>Rocks<\/em>&nbsp;is count, so it does have a plural. Since we are talking about different items, there must be more than one, so&nbsp;<em>rocks<\/em>&nbsp;is correct.<\/li>\n \t<li><i>Dirt<\/i> is non-count, so it does not have a plural.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>Arturo had too much <strong>water<\/strong> before his workout.\n<ul>\n \t<li><em>Much<\/em>&nbsp;must be followed by a non-count noun.&nbsp;Of the two options (<em>water<\/em> and <em>drinks<\/em>) <em>water <\/em>is the non-count noun. If&nbsp;<em>many<\/em> were used instead of&nbsp;<em>much<\/em>, the correct sentence would be \"Arturo had too <em>many&nbsp;drinks<\/em> before his workout.\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[\/hidden-answer]\n<h2>Compound Nouns<\/h2>\nRead the following sentence.&nbsp;Are the compound nouns in each being used correctly? How would you create the plural form of each compound noun?\n<ol>\n \t<li>Idrissa has two&nbsp;sister in laws and one brother in law.<\/li>\n \t<li>High blood pressure can lead to&nbsp;multiple types of heart disease.<\/li>\n \t<li>When I was four, I was determined to be an astronaut, a fire-fighter, and a sous chef.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[practice-area rows=\"4\"][\/practice-area]\n[reveal-answer q=\"921987\"]Show Answer[\/reveal-answer]\n[hidden-answer a=\"921987\"]\n<ol>\n \t<li>Idrissa&nbsp;has two <strong>sisters-in-law<\/strong> and one <strong>brother-in-law<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n \t<li>Both compounds should be hyphenated, not compounds.&nbsp;<em>Sister<\/em> and&nbsp;<em>brother<\/em> are the main parts of each compound, so the correct pluralizations would be&nbsp;<em>sisters-in-law <\/em>not&nbsp;<em>sister-in-laws<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>High <strong>blood pressure<\/strong> can lead to&nbsp;multiple types of heart disease.\n<ul>\n \t<li>This sentence is correct. The compound should be open (no hyphenation). The correct plural would be&nbsp;<em>blood pressures<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n \t<li>When I was four, I was determined to be an astronaut, a <strong>firefighter<\/strong>, and a <strong>sous-chef<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n \t<li><em>Firefighter<\/em>&nbsp;compound should be closed (no space or hyphenation). The correct plural would be&nbsp;<em>firefighters<\/em>.<\/li>\n \t<li><em>Sous-chef<\/em> should be hyphenated. The correct plural would be&nbsp;<em>sous-chefs<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[\/hidden-answer]\n<h2>Nouns<\/h2>\nIdentify errors in the following as you read the passage:\n<ul>\n \t<li>pluralization<\/li>\n \t<li>count vs.&nbsp;non-count nouns<\/li>\n \t<li>common vs. proper nouns<\/li>\n \t<li>compound nouns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nExplain why each error is incorrect, and explain how to correct the error. The sentences have been numbered to help you organize your&nbsp;comments.\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(1)&nbsp;Marie Curie, who conducted pioneering research on radio-activity, was the first woman to win a nobel prize, the first person to win twice, and the only person to win twice in multiple sciencees (she won in physics and chemistries). (2)&nbsp;She was also the first woman to become a professor at the University of Paris.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(3)&nbsp;In 1910\u2014four years after the death of her husband\u2014Curie succeeded in isolating radium; she also defined an international standard for radioactive emissions that was eventually named for her and Pierre: the curie. (4)&nbsp;Her achievementes included the development of the theory of radioactivity (a term that she coined), the creation&nbsp;of techniques to&nbsp;isolate radioactive isotopes, and the discovery of two elements: a&nbsp;polonium and a&nbsp;radium.<\/p>\n[practice-area rows=\"4\"][\/practice-area]\n[reveal-answer q=\"496962\"]Show Answer[\/reveal-answer]\n[hidden-answer a=\"496962\"]The list below identifies all of the errors in noun treatment. Any incorrect words have been enclosed in quotation marks.\n<ol>\n \t<li>The compound&nbsp;noun \"radio-activity\" should not have a hyphen; it is a closed compound: <em>radioactivity<\/em>. It&nbsp;has been treated correctly as a non-count noun, however. <em>Nobel Prize<\/em> should be capitalized because&nbsp;it is a proper noun. \"Sciencees\" has been pluralized incorrectly; the correct spelling is&nbsp;<em>sciences<\/em> since the word&nbsp;<em>science<\/em> takes regular pluralization. \"Chemistries\" is a non-count noun, so it&nbsp;does not have a plural form; the correct word is&nbsp;<em>chemistry.<\/em><\/li>\n \t<li>There are no errors in this sentence.<\/li>\n \t<li>There are no errors in this sentence. You may want to capitalize the word&nbsp;<em>curie<\/em> in this sentence, since it is named after a person. However, this is not a literal use of the name. As a unit, the word has become a common noun instead of a proper noun.<\/li>\n \t<li>\"Achievementes\" has been pluralized incorrectly; the correct spelling is <em>achievements&nbsp;<\/em>since the word&nbsp;<em>achievement&nbsp;<\/em>takes regular pluralization. The non-count noun <em>radioactivity <\/em>has been treated correctly; however, the non-count nouns&nbsp;<em>polonium<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>radium<\/em> have not. They should not have articles before them; thus, \"the discovery of two new elements: polonium and radium\" is correct.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[\/hidden-answer]\n","rendered":"<h2>Plural Nouns<\/h2>\n<p>Here are some additional exercises to practice using&nbsp;nouns:<\/p>\n<h3>Regular Plural Nouns<\/h3>\n<p>Look at each plural word in the table below. Write the singular version of the word and explain which&nbsp;rule the&nbsp;plural has used in its formation. For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>vultures<\/em> is the plural of&nbsp;<em>vulture<\/em>.&nbsp;Despite&nbsp;<em>vultures<\/em> ending in &#8211;<em>es,&nbsp;<\/em>you simply add an &#8211;<em>s<\/em> to form the plural, as the&nbsp;<em>e<\/em> is a part of the singular word.<\/li>\n<li><em>fries<\/em> is the plural of&nbsp;<em>fry<\/em>. To form the plural, the&nbsp;<em>y<\/em> was changed to an&nbsp;<em>i<\/em>, and we added&nbsp;&#8211;<em>es<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">trees<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">sopranos<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">watches<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>tomatoes<\/td>\n<td><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<td>waltzes<\/td>\n<td><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<td>wrists<\/td>\n<td><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">reefs<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">leaves<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">flies<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>cafes<\/td>\n<td><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<td>caves<\/td>\n<td><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<td>boys<\/td>\n<td><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q633087\">Show Answer<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q633087\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">reefs<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>reefs<\/em> is the plural of&nbsp;<em>reef<\/em>. &#8211;<em>s<\/em> is added. It is an exception to the rule.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">leaves<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>leaves<\/em> is the plural of&nbsp;<em>leaf<\/em>. the&nbsp;<em>f<\/em>&nbsp;is changed to a&nbsp;<em>v<\/em>, and&nbsp;<em>-es<\/em>&nbsp;is added<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">flies<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>flies&nbsp;<\/em>is the plural of&nbsp;<em>fly<\/em>.&nbsp;the&nbsp;<em>y&nbsp;<\/em> is changed to an&nbsp;<em>i<\/em>, and &#8211;<em>es<\/em> is added<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>cafes<\/td>\n<td><em>cafes<\/em> is the plural of <em>cafe<\/em>. the &#8211;<em>s<\/em> is added (note that&nbsp;<em>cafe<\/em> is sometimes spelled with an accent mark:&nbsp;<em>caf\u00e9<\/em>)<\/td>\n<td>caves<\/td>\n<td><em>caves<\/em> is the plural of&nbsp;<em>cave<\/em>. the &#8211;<em>s<\/em> is added<\/td>\n<td>boys<\/td>\n<td><em>boys<\/em> is the plural of&nbsp;<em>boy<\/em>. &#8211;<em>s<\/em> is added because the&nbsp;<em>y<\/em> follows a vowel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">trees<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>trees<\/em> is the plural of&nbsp;<em>tree<\/em><em>s<\/em>. &#8211;<em>s<\/em>&nbsp;is added<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">sopranos<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>sopranos<\/em> is the plural of&nbsp;<em>soprano<\/em>. &#8211;<em>s<\/em>&nbsp;is added despite the word ending in an&nbsp;<em>o<\/em>, because the word is borrowed from Italian<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">watches<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>watches<\/em> is the plural of&nbsp;<em>watch<\/em>. &#8211;<em>es<\/em> is added because the word ends in&nbsp;<em>ch<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>tomatoes<\/td>\n<td><em>tomatoes<\/em> is the plural of&nbsp;<em>tomato<\/em>. &#8211;<em>es<\/em> is added because it&#8217;s a native English word<\/td>\n<td>waltzes<\/td>\n<td><em>waltzes<\/em> is the plural of&nbsp;<em>waltz<\/em>. &#8211;<em>es<\/em> is added because the word ends in&nbsp;<em>z<\/em><\/td>\n<td>wrists<\/td>\n<td><em>wrists<\/em>&nbsp;is the plural of&nbsp;<i>wrist<\/i>. &#8211;<em>s<\/em> is added<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Irregular Plural Nouns<\/h3>\n<p>Look at each plural word in the table below. Write the singular version of the word and explain which&nbsp;rule the&nbsp;plural has used in its formation. For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>oxen<\/em>&nbsp;is the plural of <i>ox<\/i>. This is an &#8211;<em>en<\/em> noun. To form the plural,&nbsp;an&nbsp;<em>-en<\/em> was added.<\/li>\n<li><em>stimuli<\/em>&nbsp;is the plural of&nbsp;<i>stimulus<\/i>.&nbsp;The singular ends with a&nbsp;<em>-us<\/em>, so the plural ends with an&nbsp;<em>-i<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">children<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">moose<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">teeth<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>squid<\/td>\n<td><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<td>men<\/td>\n<td><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<td>lice<\/td>\n<td><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">memoranda<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">hypotheses<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">phenomena<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>parentheses<\/td>\n<td><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<td>emphases<\/td>\n<td><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<td>nuclei<\/td>\n<td><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>foci<\/td>\n<td><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;vertebrae<\/td>\n<td><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;appendices<\/td>\n<td><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q245006\">Show Answer<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q245006\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">children<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>children<\/em>&nbsp;is the plural of <em>child<\/em>. This is an &#8211;<em>en<\/em> noun. To form the plural, an &#8211;<em>ren<\/em> was added.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">moose<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>moose&nbsp;<\/em>is the plural of&nbsp;<em>moose<\/em>. This is a no-change plural. The singular and plural have the same form.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">teeth<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>teeth<\/em>&nbsp;is the plural of&nbsp;<em>tooth<\/em>. This is a mid-word vowel change plural. The&nbsp;<em>oo<\/em>&nbsp;in <em>tooth&nbsp;<\/em>was changed to an&nbsp;<em>ee.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>squid<\/td>\n<td><em>squid&nbsp;<\/em>is the plural of&nbsp;<em>squid<\/em>. This is a no-change plural. The singular and plural have the same form.<\/td>\n<td>men<\/td>\n<td><em>men<\/em> is the plural of&nbsp;<em>man<\/em>. This is a mid-word vowel change plural. The&nbsp;<em>a<\/em>&nbsp;in <em>man&nbsp;<\/em>was changed to an&nbsp;<em>e.<\/em><\/td>\n<td>lice<\/td>\n<td><em>lice<\/em>&nbsp;is the plural of&nbsp;<em>louse<\/em>. This is a mid-word vowel change plural. The&nbsp;<em>ouse<\/em>&nbsp;in <em>louse&nbsp;<\/em>was changed to an&nbsp;<em>ice. <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">memoranda<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>memoranda<\/em> is the plural of <em>memorandum<\/em>. The singular ends with &#8211;<em>um<\/em>, so the plural ends with &#8211;<em>a<\/em>.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">hypotheses<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>hypotheses<\/em> is the plural of <em>hypothesis<\/em>. The singular ends with &#8211;<em>is<\/em>, so the plural ends with &#8211;<em>es<\/em>.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">phenomena<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>phenomena<\/em> is the plural of <em>phenomenon<\/em>. The singular ends with &#8211;<em>on<\/em>, so the plural ends with &#8211;<em>a<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>parentheses<\/td>\n<td><em>parentheses<\/em> is the plural of <em>parenthesis<\/em>. The singular ends with &#8211;<em>is<\/em>, so the plural ends with &#8211;<em>es<\/em>.<\/td>\n<td>emphases<\/td>\n<td><em>emphases<\/em> is the plural of <em>emphasis<\/em>. The singular ends with &#8211;<em>is<\/em>, so the plural ends with &#8211;<em>es<\/em>.<\/td>\n<td>nuclei<\/td>\n<td><em>nuclei<\/em> is the plural of <em>nucleus<\/em>. The singular ends with &#8211;<em>us<\/em>, so the plural ends with &#8211;<em>i<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>foci<\/td>\n<td><em>foci<\/em>&nbsp;is the plural of <em>focus<\/em>. The singular ends with &#8211;<em>us<\/em>, so the plural ends with &#8211;<em>i<\/em>.&nbsp;<em>focuses<\/em> is also an acceptable plural<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;vertebrae<\/td>\n<td><em>vertebrae<\/em> is the plural of <em>vertebra<\/em>. The singular ends with &#8211;<em>a<\/em>, so the plural ends with &#8211;<em>ae<\/em>.<\/td>\n<td>appendices<\/td>\n<td><em>appendices<\/em> is the plural of <em>appendix<\/em>. The singular ends with &#8211;<em>ix<\/em>, so the plural ends with &#8211;<em>ices<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns<\/h3>\n<p>Look at each word in the table below. Identify if the words is singular or plural, then write the other&nbsp;version of the word and explain which&nbsp;rule the&nbsp;plural has used in its formation. For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>stimuli<\/em>&nbsp;is the plural of&nbsp;<i>stimulus<\/i>.&nbsp;The singular ends with a&nbsp;<em>-us<\/em>, so the plural ends with an&nbsp;<em>-i<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><em>ox<\/em>&nbsp;is the singular&nbsp;of <i>oxen<\/i>. This is an &#8211;<em>en<\/em> noun. To form the plural,&nbsp;an&nbsp;<em>-en<\/em> was added.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">chiefs<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">toys<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">quiz<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">bacterium<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">crisis<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">criteria<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>octopus<\/td>\n<td><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<td>larvae<\/td>\n<td><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<td>indices<\/td>\n<td><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">wolves<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">sheep<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">woman<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q245005\">Show Answer<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q245005\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">chiefs<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>chiefs<\/em> is the plural of <em>chief<\/em>. &#8211;<em>s<\/em> is added. It is an exception to the rule.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">toys<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>toys<\/em> is the plural of&nbsp;<em>toy<\/em>. &#8211;<em>s <\/em>is added because the&nbsp;<em>y&nbsp;<\/em>follows a vowel<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">quiz<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>quiz<\/em>&nbsp;is the singular of <em>quizzes<\/em>. &#8211;<em>es<\/em> is added because the word ends in&nbsp;<em>z<\/em>. This word needs an additional&nbsp;<em>z<\/em> added to the plural<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">bacterium<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>bacterium<\/em> is the singular&nbsp;of <em>bacteria<\/em>. The singular ends with &#8211;<em>um<\/em>, so the plural ends with &#8211;<em>a<\/em>.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">crisis<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>crisis<\/em> is the singular&nbsp;of <em>crises<\/em>. The singular ends with &#8211;<em>is<\/em>, so the plural ends with &#8211;<em>es<\/em>.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">criteria<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>criteria<\/em> is the plural of <em>criterion<\/em>. The singular ends with &#8211;<em>on<\/em>, so the plural ends with &#8211;<em>a<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>octopus<\/td>\n<td><em>octopus<\/em> is the singular&nbsp;of <em>octopuses<\/em>. Plural forms of singular words that ends with &#8211;<em>us&nbsp;<\/em>typically end with &#8211;<em>i<\/em>, but&nbsp;<em>octopuses<\/em> is the preferred plural (<em>octopi<\/em> is also accepted)<\/td>\n<td>larvae<\/td>\n<td><em>larvae<\/em>&nbsp;is the plural of <em>larva<\/em>. The singular ends with &#8211;<em>a<\/em>, so the plural ends with &#8211;<em>ae<\/em>.<\/td>\n<td>indices<\/td>\n<td><em>indices<\/em>&nbsp;is the plural of <em>index<\/em>. The singular ends with &#8211;<em>ex<\/em>, so the plural ends with &#8211;<em>ices<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">wolves<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>wolves<\/em>&nbsp;is the plural of <i>wolf<\/i>.&nbsp;The noun ends with an&nbsp;<em>f<\/em>, so it is changed to a&nbsp;<em>v<\/em>, and &#8211;<em>es<\/em> is added.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">sheep<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">This is a no-change plural. The singular and plural have the same form, so <i>sheep<\/i>&nbsp;could be singular or plural<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">woman<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>woman<\/em> is the singular&nbsp;of wo<em>men<\/em>. This is a mid-word vowel change plural. The&nbsp;<em>a<\/em>&nbsp;in <em>woman&nbsp;<\/em>was changed to an&nbsp;<em>e.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Count v. Non-Count Nouns<\/h2>\n<h3>Many? Much? Fewer? Less?<\/h3>\n<p>Read the following sentences.&nbsp;Choose the correct words to complete each sentence.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>There was (many \/ much) food at the event. There were (less \/ fewer) soups than salads&nbsp;and even (less \/ fewer) desserts.<\/li>\n<li>As a geologist,&nbsp;Liam spends a lot of time around&nbsp;(rock \/ rocks) and (dirt \/ dirts).<\/li>\n<li>Arturo had&nbsp;too much (water \/ drinks) before his workout.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q842967\">Show Answer<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q842967\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">\n<ol>\n<li>There was&nbsp;<strong>much<\/strong>&nbsp;food at the event. There were <strong>fewer<\/strong>&nbsp;soups than salads and even (less \/ fewer) desserts.\n<ul>\n<li><em>Food<\/em> is non-count, so it takes&nbsp;<em>much<\/em> not&nbsp;<em>many<\/em>.&nbsp;<em>Soups<\/em> and&nbsp;<em>desserts<\/em> are both count, so they take&nbsp;<em>fewer<\/em> not&nbsp;<em>less<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Even though&nbsp;<em>much<\/em> is technically correct, you may want to use&nbsp;<em>a lot<\/em> instead. It has a much less antiquated feel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>As a geologist, Liam spends a lot of time around <strong>rocks<\/strong>&nbsp;and <strong>dirt<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li><em>Rocks<\/em>&nbsp;is count, so it does have a plural. Since we are talking about different items, there must be more than one, so&nbsp;<em>rocks<\/em>&nbsp;is correct.<\/li>\n<li><i>Dirt<\/i> is non-count, so it does not have a plural.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Arturo had too much <strong>water<\/strong> before his workout.\n<ul>\n<li><em>Much<\/em>&nbsp;must be followed by a non-count noun.&nbsp;Of the two options (<em>water<\/em> and <em>drinks<\/em>) <em>water <\/em>is the non-count noun. If&nbsp;<em>many<\/em> were used instead of&nbsp;<em>much<\/em>, the correct sentence would be &#8220;Arturo had too <em>many&nbsp;drinks<\/em> before his workout.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Compound Nouns<\/h2>\n<p>Read the following sentence.&nbsp;Are the compound nouns in each being used correctly? How would you create the plural form of each compound noun?<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Idrissa has two&nbsp;sister in laws and one brother in law.<\/li>\n<li>High blood pressure can lead to&nbsp;multiple types of heart disease.<\/li>\n<li>When I was four, I was determined to be an astronaut, a fire-fighter, and a sous chef.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"4\"><\/textarea><\/p>\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q921987\">Show Answer<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q921987\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">\n<ol>\n<li>Idrissa&nbsp;has two <strong>sisters-in-law<\/strong> and one <strong>brother-in-law<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>Both compounds should be hyphenated, not compounds.&nbsp;<em>Sister<\/em> and&nbsp;<em>brother<\/em> are the main parts of each compound, so the correct pluralizations would be&nbsp;<em>sisters-in-law <\/em>not&nbsp;<em>sister-in-laws<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>High <strong>blood pressure<\/strong> can lead to&nbsp;multiple types of heart disease.\n<ul>\n<li>This sentence is correct. The compound should be open (no hyphenation). The correct plural would be&nbsp;<em>blood pressures<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>When I was four, I was determined to be an astronaut, a <strong>firefighter<\/strong>, and a <strong>sous-chef<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li><em>Firefighter<\/em>&nbsp;compound should be closed (no space or hyphenation). The correct plural would be&nbsp;<em>firefighters<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><em>Sous-chef<\/em> should be hyphenated. The correct plural would be&nbsp;<em>sous-chefs<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Nouns<\/h2>\n<p>Identify errors in the following as you read the passage:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>pluralization<\/li>\n<li>count vs.&nbsp;non-count nouns<\/li>\n<li>common vs. proper nouns<\/li>\n<li>compound nouns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Explain why each error is incorrect, and explain how to correct the error. The sentences have been numbered to help you organize your&nbsp;comments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(1)&nbsp;Marie Curie, who conducted pioneering research on radio-activity, was the first woman to win a nobel prize, the first person to win twice, and the only person to win twice in multiple sciencees (she won in physics and chemistries). (2)&nbsp;She was also the first woman to become a professor at the University of Paris.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(3)&nbsp;In 1910\u2014four years after the death of her husband\u2014Curie succeeded in isolating radium; she also defined an international standard for radioactive emissions that was eventually named for her and Pierre: the curie. (4)&nbsp;Her achievementes included the development of the theory of radioactivity (a term that she coined), the creation&nbsp;of techniques to&nbsp;isolate radioactive isotopes, and the discovery of two elements: a&nbsp;polonium and a&nbsp;radium.<\/p>\n<p><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"4\"><\/textarea><\/p>\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q496962\">Show Answer<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q496962\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">The list below identifies all of the errors in noun treatment. Any incorrect words have been enclosed in quotation marks.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The compound&nbsp;noun &#8220;radio-activity&#8221; should not have a hyphen; it is a closed compound: <em>radioactivity<\/em>. It&nbsp;has been treated correctly as a non-count noun, however. <em>Nobel Prize<\/em> should be capitalized because&nbsp;it is a proper noun. &#8220;Sciencees&#8221; has been pluralized incorrectly; the correct spelling is&nbsp;<em>sciences<\/em> since the word&nbsp;<em>science<\/em> takes regular pluralization. &#8220;Chemistries&#8221; is a non-count noun, so it&nbsp;does not have a plural form; the correct word is&nbsp;<em>chemistry.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>There are no errors in this sentence.<\/li>\n<li>There are no errors in this sentence. You may want to capitalize the word&nbsp;<em>curie<\/em> in this sentence, since it is named after a person. However, this is not a literal use of the name. As a unit, the word has become a common noun instead of a proper noun.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Achievementes&#8221; has been pluralized incorrectly; the correct spelling is <em>achievements&nbsp;<\/em>since the word&nbsp;<em>achievement&nbsp;<\/em>takes regular pluralization. The non-count noun <em>radioactivity <\/em>has been treated correctly; however, the non-count nouns&nbsp;<em>polonium<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>radium<\/em> have not. 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