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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
time - books - sugar - milk - pens - hair - chairs -
