RAPIDEX ENGLISH SPEAKING COURSE GRAMMAR – 15 – NOUNS – MATERIAL NOUN – PART-7

RAPIDEX ENGLISH SPEAKING COURSE GRAMMAR – 15 – NOUNS – MATERIAL NOUN – PART-7

 RAPIDEX ENGLISH SPEAKING COURSE

Grammar – 15: NOUNS

 MATERIAL NOUN (Part-7)

 What is a Material Noun?

A Material Noun refers to substances or materials from which things are made. These nouns are usually uncountable and do not have plural forms.

 Examples of Material Nouns:

Metals: Gold, Silver, Iron, Copper
Liquids: Water, Milk, Oil, Honey
Gases: Oxygen, Hydrogen, Nitrogen
Natural Elements: Wood, Stone, Cotton, Sand

 Important Rules for Material Nouns

No Plural Form:
 Golds, Silvers (Incorrect)
 Gold, Silver (Correct)

No Articles (a/an) Before Material Nouns:
 A water, A gold (Incorrect)
 Water, Gold (Correct)

Can be Measured by Units:
 A litre of milk 
 A kilogram of sugar 
 A piece of wood

Sentences Using Material Nouns

Gold is a precious metal.
 The water in this river is clean.
 This chair is made of wood.
 We need some sugar for the tea.

 Quick Practice:

 Fill in the blanks with suitable Material Nouns:
 The table is made of _________.
 We cannot survive without _________.
 The ring is made of pure _________.
 She poured some _________ into the glass.

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RAPIDEX ENGLISH SPEAKING COURSE GRAMMAR – 15 – NOUNS – MATERIAL NOUN – PART-7

Here’s a clear and easy explanation of Material Nouns from Rapidex English Speaking Course – Grammar Lesson 15: Nouns – Part 7:

Grammar – Lesson 15: Nouns – Part 7

Material Noun (पदार्थवाचक संज्ञा)

Definition:

A Material Noun is the name of a substance or material from which things are made.

Material noun refers to physical substances like metal, wood, cotton, etc.

Hindi में:
Material Noun वह संज्ञा होती है जो किसी पदार्थ, धातु, या कच्चे माल को दर्शाती है जिससे कोई वस्तु बनाई जाती है।

Examples:

Important Note:

Material nouns are usually uncountable.
We do not say “a gold” or “an iron”

Correct:

• This ring is made of gold.

• The chair is made of wood.

Material Noun vs Common Noun

Practice Sentences:

1. She drinks a glass of milk every day.

2. The table is made of wood.

3. Gold is a precious metal.

4. We get sugar from sugarcane.

5. My mother bought a cotton saree.

Exercise (Fill in the blanks):

1. The knife is made of ___________.

2. She wore a necklace made of ___________.

3. Butter is made from ___________.

4. I need a glass of ___________.

5. This shirt is made of ___________.

(Answers: steel, gold, milk, water, cotton)

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