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Noun To Be Noun - English Grammar Structure

This document discusses the English grammar structure of "Noun to Be Noun". It explains that nouns name things and this structure is used to explain relationships between nouns. It notes that a singular noun plus "is" plus a singular noun is used, like "English is a language". Plural nouns take "are", for example "Dogs are animals". Articles like "a" and "an" are usually used before singular nouns, with "a" preceding consonants and "an" preceding vowels.

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Noun To Be Noun - English Grammar Structure

This document discusses the English grammar structure of "Noun to Be Noun". It explains that nouns name things and this structure is used to explain relationships between nouns. It notes that a singular noun plus "is" plus a singular noun is used, like "English is a language". Plural nouns take "are", for example "Dogs are animals". Articles like "a" and "an" are usually used before singular nouns, with "a" preceding consonants and "an" preceding vowels.

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201765 NounToBeNounEnglishGrammarStructure

Noun+ToBe+Noun
EnglishGrammarRules
Nounsarewordsthatnamethings.Somecommonnounsincludethoseusedforanimals,countries,food,
languages,citiesandcountries.
Whenweareexplainingthings,weuseNoun+ToBe+Noun:

Englishisalanguage.(Noun+ToBe+Noun)
Achickenisabird.(Noun+ToBe+Noun)

SingularNoun+IS+SingularNoun
WeuseISbetweenthetwosingularnouns.

Champagneisadrink.
Parisisacity.
Franceisacountry.
Frenchisalanguage.
Europeisacontinent.

Notethatwenormallyuseanarticle(A/AN)beforeasingularnoun.

Articles+Nouns
'A'or'AN'arearticles.InEnglishwenormallyusearticlesbeforesingularnouns.
Aisusedbeforeawordthatbeginswithaconsonant.
ANisusedbeforeawordthatbeginswithavowel.
Vowels:A,E,I,O,U.
Consonants:B,C,D,F,G,H,J,K,L,M,N,P,Q,R,S,T,V,W,X,Y,Z.
Forexample:

Chileisacountry.(Abeforeconsonant)
Santiagoisacity.(Abeforeconsonant)
Anappleisafruit(Abeforeconsonant)
Adogisananimal.(ANbeforevowel)
Amosquitoisaninsect.(ANbeforevowel)
Qantasisanairline.(ANbeforevowel)

PluralNoun+Are+PluralNoun
SingularNoun+IS+SingularNoun
PluralNoun+ARE+PluralNoun
Notethatwedonotuseanarticle(A/AN)withapluralnoun.
Forexample:

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201765 NounToBeNounEnglishGrammarStructure

Adogisananimal.(singular)
Dogsareanimals.(plural)
Spanishisalanguage.(singular)
SpanishandItalianarelanguages.(plural)
Citiesareplaces.(plural)
Countriesarestates.(plural)

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