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Material Nouns
Material Nouns
For examples:
•Cotton dresses are very cheap and comfortable.
•My mom purchased a gold ring for me.
•I drink milk in the silver
•My father has a shop for diamonds.
•Calcium is a good mineral for health
Categorized Examples of Material Nouns
Material nouns from nature: water, air, silver, gold, iron, copper, sand, coal, rock, sunlight, rain,
earth, salt, etc.
Material nouns from animals: egg, meat, honey, milk, silk, leather, wool, etc.
Material nouns from plants: cotton, food, oil, wood, jute, coffee, medicine, tea, rubber, perfume, etc.
Man made material nouns: acid, alcohol, asphalt, brick, cement, butter, chalk, ghee, cheese, etc.
Rules to be followed while using material nouns in the Sentence:
1) Generally, articles (a, an or the) are not used with material nouns when they are uncountable such
as:
• Honey is wholesome food and beneficial to health.
•Water boils only at 100°C temperature.
2) Articles (a and an) may be used with material nouns when they are countable (denoting types of
material or showing helping nature) such as:
•I would like to eat a Dutch cheese.
•It is a very healthy wine.
3) Use of 'the' and 'some' can also be done in the following way:
•The honey in the bottle is mine. Don’t give it others!
•I saw there is some milk in the glass.