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| Countable and Uncountable Nouns
1-Countable Nouns
Countable nouns are easy to recognize. They are things that we can count. For example: "pen". We can have one, two, three or more pens. Here are some more countable nouns:
• dog, cat, animal, man, person
• bottle, box, litre
• coin, note, dollar
• cup, plate, fork
• table, chair, suitcase, bag
Countable nouns can be singular or plural:
• My dog is playing. • My dogs are hungry.
We can use the indefinite article a/an with countable nouns:
• A dog is an animal.
We can use some and any with countable nouns:
• I've got some dollars. • Have you got any pens?
We can use a few/ few and many with countable nouns:
• I've got a few dollars. • I haven't got many pens. ************************************************** ***********
2-Uncountable Nouns
Uncountable nouns are substances, concepts etc that we cannot divide into separate elements. We cannot "count" them.
For example, we cannot count "milk".
. Here are some more examples of uncountable nouns:
• music, art, love, happiness
• advice, information, news
• furniture, luggage
• rice, sugar, butter, water
• electricity, gas, power
• money, currency
We usually treat uncountable nouns as singular. We use a singular verb. For example:
• This news is very important. • This coffee tastes bad.
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 piece of news • a bottle of water • a grain of rice
We can use some and any with uncountable nouns:
• I've got some money. • Have you got any rice?
We can use a little and much with uncountable nouns:
• I've got a little money. • I haven't got much rice. ********************************************
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