{"id":39,"date":"2017-07-20T16:27:51","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T16:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-geneseo-styleguide2\/chapter\/practice-activities-nouns\/"},"modified":"2017-07-20T16:27:51","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T16:27:51","slug":"practice-activities-nouns","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-geneseo-styleguide2\/chapter\/practice-activities-nouns\/","title":{"raw":"Practice Activities: Nouns","rendered":"Practice Activities: Nouns"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>Plural Nouns<\/h2>\nHere are some additional exercises to practice using\u00a0nouns:\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\u00a0rule the\u00a0plural has used in its formation. For example:\n<ul><li><em>vultures<\/em> is the plural of\u00a0<em>vulture<\/em>.\u00a0Despite\u00a0<em>vultures<\/em> ending in -<em>es,\u00a0<\/em>you simply add an -<em>s<\/em> to form the plural, as the\u00a0<em>e<\/em> is a part of the singular word.<\/li>\n \t<li><em>fries<\/em> is the plural of\u00a0<em>fry<\/em>. To form the plural, the\u00a0<em>y<\/em> was changed to an\u00a0<em>i<\/em>, and we added\u00a0-<em>es<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><table><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 3%;\">trees<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">sopranos<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">watches<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr><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><tr><td style=\"width: 3%;\">reefs<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">leaves<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">flies<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr><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><\/tbody><\/table>\n[reveal-answer q=\"633087\"]Show Answer[\/reveal-answer]\n[hidden-answer a=\"633087\"]\n<table><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 3%;\">reefs<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>reefs<\/em> is the plural of\u00a0<em>reef<\/em>. -<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\u00a0<em>leaf<\/em>. the\u00a0<em>f<\/em>\u00a0is changed to a\u00a0<em>v<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>-es<\/em>\u00a0is added<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">flies<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>flies\u00a0<\/em>is the plural of\u00a0<em>fly<\/em>.\u00a0the\u00a0<em>y\u00a0<\/em> is changed to an\u00a0<em>i<\/em>, and -<em>es<\/em> is added<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr><td>cafes<\/td>\n<td><em>cafes<\/em> is the plural of <em>cafe<\/em>. the -<em>s<\/em> is added (note that\u00a0<em>cafe<\/em> is sometimes spelled with an accent mark:\u00a0<em>caf\u00e9<\/em>)<\/td>\n<td>caves<\/td>\n<td><em>caves<\/em> is the plural of\u00a0<em>cave<\/em>. the -<em>s<\/em> is added<\/td>\n<td>boys<\/td>\n<td><em>boys<\/em> is the plural of\u00a0<em>boy<\/em>. -<em>s<\/em> is added because the\u00a0<em>y<\/em> follows a vowel<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 3%;\">trees<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>trees<\/em> is the plural of\u00a0<em>tree<\/em><em>s<\/em>. -<em>s<\/em>\u00a0is added<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">sopranos<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>sopranos<\/em> is the plural of\u00a0<em>soprano<\/em>. -<em>s<\/em>\u00a0is added despite the word ending in an\u00a0<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\u00a0<em>watch<\/em>. -<em>es<\/em> is added because the word ends in\u00a0<em>ch<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr><td>tomatoes<\/td>\n<td><em>tomatoes<\/em> is the plural of\u00a0<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\u00a0<em>waltz<\/em>. -<em>es<\/em> is added because the word ends in\u00a0<em>z<\/em><\/td>\n<td>wrists<\/td>\n<td><em>wrists<\/em>\u00a0is the plural of\u00a0<i>wrist<\/i>. -<em>s<\/em> is added<\/td>\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/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\u00a0rule the\u00a0plural has used in its formation. For example:\n<ul><li><em>oxen<\/em>\u00a0is the plural of <i>ox<\/i>. This is an -<em>en<\/em> noun. To form the plural,\u00a0an\u00a0<em>-en<\/em> was added.<\/li>\n \t<li><em>stimuli<\/em>\u00a0is the plural of\u00a0<i>stimulus<\/i>.\u00a0The singular ends with a\u00a0<em>-us<\/em>, so the plural ends with an\u00a0<em>-i<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><table><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 3%;\">children<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">moose<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">teeth<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr><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><tr><td style=\"width: 3%;\">memoranda<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">hypotheses<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">phenomena<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr><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><tr><td>foci<\/td>\n<td>[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0vertebrae<\/td>\n<td>[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0appendices<\/td>\n<td>[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n[reveal-answer q=\"245006\"]Show Answer[\/reveal-answer]\n[hidden-answer a=\"245006\"]\n<table><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 3%;\">children<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>children<\/em>\u00a0is 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 style=\"width: 3%;\">moose<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>moose\u00a0<\/em>is the plural of\u00a0<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>\u00a0is the plural of\u00a0<em>tooth<\/em>. This is a mid-word vowel change plural. The\u00a0<em>oo<\/em>\u00a0in <em>tooth\u00a0<\/em>was changed to an\u00a0<em>ee.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr><td>squid<\/td>\n<td><em>squid\u00a0<\/em>is the plural of\u00a0<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\u00a0<em>man<\/em>. This is a mid-word vowel change plural. The\u00a0<em>a<\/em>\u00a0in <em>man\u00a0<\/em>was changed to an\u00a0<em>e.<\/em><\/td>\n<td>lice<\/td>\n<td><em>lice<\/em>\u00a0is the plural of\u00a0<em>louse<\/em>. This is a mid-word vowel change plural. The\u00a0<em>ouse<\/em>\u00a0in <em>louse\u00a0<\/em>was changed to an\u00a0<em>ice. <\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr><tr><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 -<em>um<\/em>, so the plural ends with -<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 -<em>is<\/em>, so the plural ends with -<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 -<em>on<\/em>, so the plural ends with -<em>a<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr><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><tr><td>foci<\/td>\n<td><em>foci<\/em>\u00a0is the plural of <em>focus<\/em>. The singular ends with -<em>us<\/em>, so the plural ends with -<em>i<\/em>.\u00a0<em>focuses<\/em> is also an acceptable plural<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0vertebrae<\/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><\/tbody><\/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\u00a0version of the word and explain which\u00a0rule the\u00a0plural has used in its formation. For example:\n<ul><li><em>stimuli<\/em>\u00a0is the plural of\u00a0<i>stimulus<\/i>.\u00a0The singular ends with a\u00a0<em>-us<\/em>, so the plural ends with an\u00a0<em>-i<\/em>.<\/li>\n \t<li><em>ox<\/em>\u00a0is the singular\u00a0of <i>oxen<\/i>. This is an -<em>en<\/em> noun. To form the plural,\u00a0an\u00a0<em>-en<\/em> was added.<\/li>\n<\/ul><table><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 3%;\">chiefs<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">toys<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">quiz<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 3%;\">bacterium<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">crisis<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">criteria<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr><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><tr><td style=\"width: 3%;\">wolves<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">sheep<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">woman<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\">[practice-area rows=\"1\"][\/practice-area]<\/td>\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n[reveal-answer q=\"245005\"]Show Answer[\/reveal-answer]\n[hidden-answer a=\"245005\"]\n<table><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 3%;\">chiefs<\/td>\n<td style=\"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 style=\"width: 3%;\">toys<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>toys<\/em> is the plural of\u00a0<em>toy<\/em>. -<em>s <\/em>is added because the\u00a0<em>y\u00a0<\/em>follows a vowel<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">quiz<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>quiz<\/em>\u00a0is the singular of <em>quizzes<\/em>. -<em>es<\/em> is added because the word ends in\u00a0<em>z<\/em>. This word needs an additional\u00a0<em>z<\/em> added to the plural<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 3%;\">bacterium<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>bacterium<\/em> is the singular\u00a0of <em>bacteria<\/em>. The singular ends with -<em>um<\/em>, so the plural ends with -<em>a<\/em>.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">crisis<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>crisis<\/em> is the singular\u00a0of <em>crises<\/em>. The singular ends with -<em>is<\/em>, so the plural ends with -<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 -<em>on<\/em>, so the plural ends with -<em>a<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr><td>octopus<\/td>\n<td><em>octopus<\/em> is the singular\u00a0of <em>octopuses<\/em>. Plural forms of singular words that ends with -<em>us\u00a0<\/em>typically end with -<em>i<\/em>, but\u00a0<em>octopuses<\/em> is the preferred plural (<em>octopi<\/em> is also accepted)<\/td>\n<td>larvae<\/td>\n<td><em>larvae<\/em>\u00a0is 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>\u00a0is the plural of <em>index<\/em>. The singular ends with -<em>ex<\/em>, so the plural ends with -<em>ices<\/em>.<\/td>\n<\/tr><tr><td style=\"width: 3%;\">wolves<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>wolves<\/em>\u00a0is the plural of <i>wolf<\/i>.\u00a0The noun ends with an\u00a0<em>f<\/em>, so it is changed to a\u00a0<em>v<\/em>, and -<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>\u00a0could be singular or plural<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">woman<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>woman<\/em> is the singular\u00a0of wo<em>men<\/em>. This is a mid-word vowel change plural. The\u00a0<em>a<\/em>\u00a0in <em>woman\u00a0<\/em>was changed to an\u00a0<em>e.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n[\/hidden-answer]\n<h2>Count v. Non-Count Nouns<\/h2>\n<h3>Many? Much? Fewer? Less?<\/h3>\nRead the following sentences.\u00a0Choose the correct words to complete each sentence.\n<ol><li>There was (many \/ much) food at the event. There were (less \/ fewer) soups than salads\u00a0and even (less \/ fewer) desserts.<\/li>\n \t<li>As a geologist,\u00a0Liam spends a lot of time around\u00a0(rock \/ rocks) and (dirt \/ dirts).<\/li>\n \t<li>Arturo had\u00a0too 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><li>There was\u00a0<strong>much<\/strong>\u00a0food at the event. There were <strong>fewer<\/strong>\u00a0soups than salads and even (less \/ fewer) desserts.\n<ul><li><em>Food<\/em> is non-count, so it takes\u00a0<em>much<\/em> not\u00a0<em>many<\/em>.\u00a0<em>Soups<\/em> and\u00a0<em>desserts<\/em> are both count, so they take\u00a0<em>fewer<\/em> not\u00a0<em>less<\/em>.<\/li>\n \t<li>Even though\u00a0<em>much<\/em> is technically correct, you may want to use\u00a0<em>a lot<\/em> instead. It has a much less antiquated feel.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n \t<li>As a geologist, Liam spends a lot of time around <strong>rocks<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>dirt<\/strong>.\n<ul><li><em>Rocks<\/em>\u00a0is count, so it does have a plural. Since we are talking about different items, there must be more than one, so\u00a0<em>rocks<\/em>\u00a0is correct.<\/li>\n \t<li><i>Dirt<\/i> is non-count, so it does not have a plural.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n \t<li>Arturo had too much <strong>water<\/strong> before his workout.\n<ul><li><em>Much<\/em>\u00a0must be followed by a non-count noun.\u00a0Of the two options (<em>water<\/em> and <em>drinks<\/em>) <em>water <\/em>is the non-count noun. If\u00a0<em>many<\/em> were used instead of\u00a0<em>much<\/em>, the correct sentence would be \"Arturo had too <em>many\u00a0drinks<\/em> before his workout.\"<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[\/hidden-answer]\n<h2>Compound Nouns<\/h2>\nRead the following sentence.\u00a0Are the compound nouns in each being used correctly? How would you create the plural form of each compound noun?\n<ol><li>Idrissa has two\u00a0sister in laws and one brother in law.<\/li>\n \t<li>High blood pressure can lead to\u00a0multiple 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><li>Idrissa\u00a0has two <strong>sisters-in-law<\/strong> and one <strong>brother-in-law<\/strong>.\n<ul><li>Both compounds should be hyphenated, not compounds.\u00a0<em>Sister<\/em> and\u00a0<em>brother<\/em> are the main parts of each compound, so the correct pluralizations would be\u00a0<em>sisters-in-law <\/em>not\u00a0<em>sister-in-laws<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n \t<li>High <strong>blood pressure<\/strong> can lead to\u00a0multiple types of heart disease.\n<ul><li>This sentence is correct. The compound should be open (no hyphenation). The correct plural would be\u00a0<em>blood pressures<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/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><li><em>Firefighter<\/em>\u00a0compound should be closed (no space or hyphenation). The correct plural would be\u00a0<em>firefighters<\/em>.<\/li>\n \t<li><em>Sous-chef<\/em> should be hyphenated. The correct plural would be\u00a0<em>sous-chefs<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n[\/hidden-answer]\n<h2>Nouns<\/h2>\nIdentify errors in the following as you read the passage:\n<ul><li>pluralization<\/li>\n \t<li>count vs.\u00a0non-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\u00a0comments.\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(1)\u00a0Marie 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)\u00a0She was also the first woman to become a professor at the University of Paris.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(3)\u00a0In 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)\u00a0Her achievementes included the development of the theory of radioactivity (a term that she coined), the creation\u00a0of techniques to\u00a0isolate radioactive isotopes, and the discovery of two elements: a\u00a0polonium and a\u00a0radium.<\/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><li>The compound\u00a0noun \"radio-activity\" should not have a hyphen; it is a closed compound: <em>radioactivity<\/em>. It\u00a0has been treated correctly as a non-count noun, however. <em>Nobel Prize<\/em> should be capitalized because\u00a0it is a proper noun. \"Sciencees\" has been pluralized incorrectly; the correct spelling is\u00a0<em>sciences<\/em> since the word\u00a0<em>science<\/em> takes regular pluralization. \"Chemistries\" is a non-count noun, so it\u00a0does not have a plural form; the correct word is\u00a0<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\u00a0<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\u00a0<\/em>since the word\u00a0<em>achievement\u00a0<\/em>takes regular pluralization. The non-count noun <em>radioactivity <\/em>has been treated correctly; however, the non-count nouns\u00a0<em>polonium<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<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]","rendered":"<h2>Plural Nouns<\/h2>\n<p>Here are some additional exercises to practice using\u00a0nouns:<\/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\u00a0rule the\u00a0plural has used in its formation. For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>vultures<\/em> is the plural of\u00a0<em>vulture<\/em>.\u00a0Despite\u00a0<em>vultures<\/em> ending in &#8211;<em>es,\u00a0<\/em>you simply add an &#8211;<em>s<\/em> to form the plural, as the\u00a0<em>e<\/em> is a part of the singular word.<\/li>\n<li><em>fries<\/em> is the plural of\u00a0<em>fry<\/em>. To form the plural, the\u00a0<em>y<\/em> was changed to an\u00a0<em>i<\/em>, and we added\u00a0&#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\u00a0<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\u00a0<em>leaf<\/em>. the\u00a0<em>f<\/em>\u00a0is changed to a\u00a0<em>v<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>-es<\/em>\u00a0is added<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">flies<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>flies\u00a0<\/em>is the plural of\u00a0<em>fly<\/em>.\u00a0the\u00a0<em>y\u00a0<\/em> is changed to an\u00a0<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\u00a0<em>cafe<\/em> is sometimes spelled with an accent mark:\u00a0<em>caf\u00e9<\/em>)<\/td>\n<td>caves<\/td>\n<td><em>caves<\/em> is the plural of\u00a0<em>cave<\/em>. the &#8211;<em>s<\/em> is added<\/td>\n<td>boys<\/td>\n<td><em>boys<\/em> is the plural of\u00a0<em>boy<\/em>. &#8211;<em>s<\/em> is added because the\u00a0<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\u00a0<em>tree<\/em><em>s<\/em>. &#8211;<em>s<\/em>\u00a0is added<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">sopranos<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>sopranos<\/em> is the plural of\u00a0<em>soprano<\/em>. &#8211;<em>s<\/em>\u00a0is added despite the word ending in an\u00a0<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\u00a0<em>watch<\/em>. &#8211;<em>es<\/em> is added because the word ends in\u00a0<em>ch<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>tomatoes<\/td>\n<td><em>tomatoes<\/em> is the plural of\u00a0<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\u00a0<em>waltz<\/em>. &#8211;<em>es<\/em> is added because the word ends in\u00a0<em>z<\/em><\/td>\n<td>wrists<\/td>\n<td><em>wrists<\/em>\u00a0is the plural of\u00a0<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\u00a0rule the\u00a0plural has used in its formation. For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>oxen<\/em>\u00a0is the plural of <i>ox<\/i>. This is an &#8211;<em>en<\/em> noun. To form the plural,\u00a0an\u00a0<em>-en<\/em> was added.<\/li>\n<li><em>stimuli<\/em>\u00a0is the plural of\u00a0<i>stimulus<\/i>.\u00a0The singular ends with a\u00a0<em>-us<\/em>, so the plural ends with an\u00a0<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>\u00a0vertebrae<\/td>\n<td><textarea aria-label=\"Your Answer\" rows=\"1\"><\/textarea><\/td>\n<td>\u00a0appendices<\/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>\u00a0is 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\u00a0<\/em>is the plural of\u00a0<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>\u00a0is the plural of\u00a0<em>tooth<\/em>. This is a mid-word vowel change plural. The\u00a0<em>oo<\/em>\u00a0in <em>tooth\u00a0<\/em>was changed to an\u00a0<em>ee.<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>squid<\/td>\n<td><em>squid\u00a0<\/em>is the plural of\u00a0<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\u00a0<em>man<\/em>. This is a mid-word vowel change plural. The\u00a0<em>a<\/em>\u00a0in <em>man\u00a0<\/em>was changed to an\u00a0<em>e.<\/em><\/td>\n<td>lice<\/td>\n<td><em>lice<\/em>\u00a0is the plural of\u00a0<em>louse<\/em>. This is a mid-word vowel change plural. The\u00a0<em>ouse<\/em>\u00a0in <em>louse\u00a0<\/em>was changed to an\u00a0<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>\u00a0is the plural of <em>focus<\/em>. The singular ends with &#8211;<em>us<\/em>, so the plural ends with &#8211;<em>i<\/em>.\u00a0<em>focuses<\/em> is also an acceptable plural<\/td>\n<td>\u00a0vertebrae<\/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\u00a0version of the word and explain which\u00a0rule the\u00a0plural has used in its formation. For example:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>stimuli<\/em>\u00a0is the plural of\u00a0<i>stimulus<\/i>.\u00a0The singular ends with a\u00a0<em>-us<\/em>, so the plural ends with an\u00a0<em>-i<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><em>ox<\/em>\u00a0is the singular\u00a0of <i>oxen<\/i>. This is an &#8211;<em>en<\/em> noun. To form the plural,\u00a0an\u00a0<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\u00a0<em>toy<\/em>. &#8211;<em>s <\/em>is added because the\u00a0<em>y\u00a0<\/em>follows a vowel<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">quiz<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>quiz<\/em>\u00a0is the singular of <em>quizzes<\/em>. &#8211;<em>es<\/em> is added because the word ends in\u00a0<em>z<\/em>. This word needs an additional\u00a0<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\u00a0of <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\u00a0of <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\u00a0of <em>octopuses<\/em>. Plural forms of singular words that ends with &#8211;<em>us\u00a0<\/em>typically end with &#8211;<em>i<\/em>, but\u00a0<em>octopuses<\/em> is the preferred plural (<em>octopi<\/em> is also accepted)<\/td>\n<td>larvae<\/td>\n<td><em>larvae<\/em>\u00a0is 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>\u00a0is 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>\u00a0is the plural of <i>wolf<\/i>.\u00a0The noun ends with an\u00a0<em>f<\/em>, so it is changed to a\u00a0<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>\u00a0could be singular or plural<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 3%;\">woman<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 30%;\"><em>woman<\/em> is the singular\u00a0of wo<em>men<\/em>. This is a mid-word vowel change plural. The\u00a0<em>a<\/em>\u00a0in <em>woman\u00a0<\/em>was changed to an\u00a0<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.\u00a0Choose 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\u00a0and even (less \/ fewer) desserts.<\/li>\n<li>As a geologist,\u00a0Liam spends a lot of time around\u00a0(rock \/ rocks) and (dirt \/ dirts).<\/li>\n<li>Arturo had\u00a0too 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\u00a0<strong>much<\/strong>\u00a0food at the event. There were <strong>fewer<\/strong>\u00a0soups than salads and even (less \/ fewer) desserts.\n<ul>\n<li><em>Food<\/em> is non-count, so it takes\u00a0<em>much<\/em> not\u00a0<em>many<\/em>.\u00a0<em>Soups<\/em> and\u00a0<em>desserts<\/em> are both count, so they take\u00a0<em>fewer<\/em> not\u00a0<em>less<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Even though\u00a0<em>much<\/em> is technically correct, you may want to use\u00a0<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>\u00a0and <strong>dirt<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li><em>Rocks<\/em>\u00a0is count, so it does have a plural. Since we are talking about different items, there must be more than one, so\u00a0<em>rocks<\/em>\u00a0is 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>\u00a0must be followed by a non-count noun.\u00a0Of the two options (<em>water<\/em> and <em>drinks<\/em>) <em>water <\/em>is the non-count noun. If\u00a0<em>many<\/em> were used instead of\u00a0<em>much<\/em>, the correct sentence would be &#8220;Arturo had too <em>many\u00a0drinks<\/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.\u00a0Are 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\u00a0sister in laws and one brother in law.<\/li>\n<li>High blood pressure can lead to\u00a0multiple 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\u00a0has two <strong>sisters-in-law<\/strong> and one <strong>brother-in-law<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>Both compounds should be hyphenated, not compounds.\u00a0<em>Sister<\/em> and\u00a0<em>brother<\/em> are the main parts of each compound, so the correct pluralizations would be\u00a0<em>sisters-in-law <\/em>not\u00a0<em>sister-in-laws<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>High <strong>blood pressure<\/strong> can lead to\u00a0multiple types of heart disease.\n<ul>\n<li>This sentence is correct. The compound should be open (no hyphenation). The correct plural would be\u00a0<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>\u00a0compound should be closed (no space or hyphenation). The correct plural would be\u00a0<em>firefighters<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><em>Sous-chef<\/em> should be hyphenated. The correct plural would be\u00a0<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.\u00a0non-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\u00a0comments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(1)\u00a0Marie 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)\u00a0She was also the first woman to become a professor at the University of Paris.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(3)\u00a0In 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)\u00a0Her achievementes included the development of the theory of radioactivity (a term that she coined), the creation\u00a0of techniques to\u00a0isolate radioactive isotopes, and the discovery of two elements: a\u00a0polonium and a\u00a0radium.<\/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\u00a0noun &#8220;radio-activity&#8221; should not have a hyphen; it is a closed compound: <em>radioactivity<\/em>. It\u00a0has been treated correctly as a non-count noun, however. <em>Nobel Prize<\/em> should be capitalized because\u00a0it is a proper noun. &#8220;Sciencees&#8221; has been pluralized incorrectly; the correct spelling is\u00a0<em>sciences<\/em> since the word\u00a0<em>science<\/em> takes regular pluralization. &#8220;Chemistries&#8221; is a non-count noun, so it\u00a0does not have a plural form; the correct word is\u00a0<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\u00a0<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\u00a0<\/em>since the word\u00a0<em>achievement\u00a0<\/em>takes regular pluralization. The non-count noun <em>radioactivity <\/em>has been treated correctly; however, the non-count nouns\u00a0<em>polonium<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>radium<\/em> have not. 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