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a plural ending, it takes on some characteristics of a mon noun, .: Have you invited the Browns? There are two Miss Smiths / Misses Smith in the class. P48 Ex4B,4C Partitives Partitives are also called unit nouns. ① General partitives ② Partitives related to the shape of things ③ Paritives related to volume ④ Paritives related to the state of action ⑤ Partitives denoting pairs, groups, flocks, etc General partitives ? 這類單位詞包括 piece, bit, item, article, 它們的搭配能力很強。 as much of a fool as (= as foolish as)。 more of a fool (= more foolish)。 homework – exercises。 music – songs。 correspondence – letter, notes, etc. photography – photos。 Some abstract noncount nouns have semantically related individual nouns as their countable equivalents: laughter – laughs。 business – businesses。 worry – worries。 P51 c) Number forms of the abstract noun: Abstract nouns are mostly uncountable, .: Honesty is the best policy. Knowledge is power. But there are some abstract nouns that are countable like individual nouns, .: victory / a victory / two victories There are also abstract nouns that have plural endings but are uncountable. For instance, He is in financial difficulties. He is in several difficulties. In the case of some abstract nouns, the plural ending has the effect of changing the meaning of the base, .: The teachers met once a year to exchange experience. Have you had much experience in teaching English? Please tell us about your experiences in Africa. My life in China was an unfettable experience. We told each other our experiences abroad. More examples of abstract nouns that have both singular and plural forms: relation – relations。 lamb – lambs。 stone – stones。 coffee – coffees。 food – foods。Lecture 4 Noun and Noun Phrase Classification of Nouns Number Forms of Nouns (名詞的數(shù) ) Unit Noun (Partitive) (單位名詞 ) Function of Noun Phrases Classification of Nouns Word formation Lexical meaning Grammatical form Simple nouns Compound