The word bread is a mass noun. A loaf of bread is one unit; loaves of bread, slices of bread, or pieces of bread are plural forms for bread.
The plural form for mass nouns is reserved for 'types of' or 'kinds of'; for example 'The choice of breads was Italian, French, rye, and pita.'
The noun 'table' is a count noun: one table, two tables.
A count noun is a noun for something that can be counted; a noun with a singular and plural form.A mass (uncountable) noun is a word for something that can't be counted, words for substances, aggregates, activities, concepts, and gerunds.A compound noun is a word made up of two or more words that form a word with a meaning of its own. There are three types of compound nouns:closed (bathtub)hyphenated (fifty-five)open (bus stop)A compound noun can be a count or a mass noun; for example:tennis shoe (tennis is a mass noun, shoe is a count noun)basketball (basket is a count noun, ball is a count noun)airplane (air is a mass noun, plane is a count noun)
No, the noun 'faculty' is a count noun, a word with a singular and a plural form. The plural form of the noun is 'faculties'.
The word 'branch' is a count noun; one tree branch, two tree branches; one bank branch, four bank branches; a river branch, several river branches.
The noun peas is the plural form for the singular noun pea, a count noun.
The word "loaf" can function as both a noun and a verb. As a noun, it refers to a shaped mass of bread or a quantity of bread that has been baked. As a verb, "loaf" means to spend time idly or to move in a lazy or leisurely manner.
The noun loaf is the singular, the noun loaves is the plural. Either is correct depending on use:I will pick up a loaf of bread on my way home.We baked five loaves of bread for the bake sale.
The plural of bread may be bread or breads. Usually, one refers to many loaves of bread, or many different types of bread, but the word breads is not unknown.
Yes, the noun 'bread' is a mass noun (also called an uncountable noun), a word for a substance. A partitive noun (also called a noun counter) is a noun used to count or quantify a mass noun, for example a 'loaf' of bread or a 'slice' of bread. The plural noun 'breads' is a word for types of or kinds of bread, for example 'a selection of fresh baked breads'.
Broccoli has no plural in English. It is a mass noun, like "bread" rather than a count noun like "vegetable".
The plural form for the noun loaf is loaves. (e.g. loaves of bread).
The word 'loafs' is not a noun. The word 'loafs' is the third person, singular, present of the verb to loaf (to spend time idly).Example: After finishing a chore, dad loafs on the patio sipping a beer.The noun 'loaf' is a singular common noun. The plural common noun is loaves.Example: While dad loafs on the patio, mom is baking two loaves of bread in the oven.
Perfume can be considered both a count noun and a mass noun. As a count noun, it refers to individual bottles or types of perfume. As a mass noun, it refers to the substance or concept of perfume in general.
Yes, loaves is a noun, a common, plural noun; the singular form is loaf.
It's a form of the slang verb to loaf, meaning to be lazy and not work. E.g. "He is a useless employee. He loafs around all day and does nothing and expects to be paid for it."It is not the plural for the noun loaf, a unit of bread. One loaf of bread, two loaves of bread.
The noun 'table' is a count noun: one table, two tables.
There is not collective noun for the word 'loaf'. A collective noun is a word for a group of things; the noun loaf is a singular, one loaf. The plural noun is 'loaves'. Some collective nouns for loaves are a batch of loaves or a stack of loaves. Other collective nouns for loaves would be a word suitable for the context of the loaves; for example a basket of loaves, a shelf of loaves, a case of loaves, etc.