countable and uncountable noun by group 10

 

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Countable Nouns  

                     Countable nouns are easy to recognize. They are things that we can count. Countable     can be divided into two types of noun there are singular and plural

         For example: "pen". We can count pens. We can have one, two, three or more pens. 

          The characteristic of countable nouns

         1. can be changed to plural form

Example:

There is a pen in the table  (singular)

There are two pens in the table  (plural)

 2. We can use the indefinite article a/an with countable nouns. When a countable noun is singular, we must use a word like a/the/my/this with it.

Example:

There is a man in that room

3. We can use many, several and some with plural countable nouns

  We can use some and any with countable and uncountable nouns

          Example:

           She doesn’t have many cars 

          4. If a countable noun is singular, the verb must be followed by s/es, is, was(tobe)

           Example:

          My teacher stands near the door

         5. If a countable noun is plural, the verb is unfollowed by s/es but the verb should be followed are or were

          Example:

           Our books are on the table

 

Uncountable nouns

Uncountable nouns can only be used in singular. These nouns cannot be used with a number. they can't be counted. 

 For example, we cannot count "milk". We can count "bottles of milk" or "litres of milk", but we cannot count "milk" itself.

 

 The characteristic of uncountable nouns

1. We usually treat uncountable nouns as singular

Example:

This news is very important

 

         2. We do not use the indefinite article a/an with uncountable nouns

         We cannot say "an information" or "a music". But we can say a something of

         Example:

         A piece of news

 

       3. We can use some and any with uncountable nouns

Example:  She want some water.

 4. Sometimes, the same noun can be countable and uncountable, often with a change of meaning.  some supposedly uncountable nouns can  behave like countable noun if we think of them as being in containers, or one of several types. This is because ‘containers’

Example:

There are two hairs in my coffee   (countable noun)

I don't have much hair  (uncountable)

and ‘types’ can be counted.

   

     5. We can use much, a lot of, a great deal of or plenty of with uncountable noun.

      Example :

      have you much money ?

      There is a lot of water in this glass.

exercise:

__________  cheese do you buy?

 Have you got ________  friends? 

We don't have______   bread.  

 Write c for countable and u for uncountable

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