Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Countable nouns are things that we can count.
For example: "door".
We can count doors, we can have one, two, three or more doors.
Here are some more countable nouns:
dog, cat, animal, man, person-bottle,
box, litre-table, chair, suitcase, bag
A noun can be countable or uncountable.
Countable nouns
Countable nouns can be "counted", they have a singular and plural form .
For example:
A book, two books, three books .....
An apple, two apples, three apples ....
For example:
A book, two books, three books .....
An apple, two apples, three apples ....
Countable(use a/an or a number in front of countable nouns)
example: An Apple - 1 Apple / I eat an apple every day.
Add (s) to make a countable noun plural
examples: apples /I eat an apple every day. Apples are good for you.
You can use some and any with countable nouns.
-Some dogs can be dangerous.
-I don't use any computers at work.
You only use many and few with plural countable nouns.
-Many elephants have been hunted.
-There are few elephants in England.
You can use a lot of and no with plural countable nouns.
-No computers were bought last week.
-A lot of computers were reported broken the week before.
Uncountable nouns
Uncountable nouns cannot be counted. This means they have only a singular form. It also means that they do not take a/an before them.
For example:
Water
Coffee
Wine
Rice
Uncountable(there is no a/an or number with uncountable nouns)
example: Rice/I eat rice every day. (not I eat a rice every day.)
There is no plural form for an uncountable noun
example: rice/I eat rice every day. Rice is good for you.
To make uncountable nouns countable add a counting word, such as a unit of measurement, or the general word piece. We use the form "a ....... of ......."
example: Rice=a grain of rice/ Water=a glass of water/ Rain=a drop of rain/ Music=a piece of music
You can use some and any with uncountable nouns.
-I usually drink some wine with my meal.
-I don't usually drink any water with my wine.
You only use much and little with uncountable nouns.
-I don't usually drink much coffee.
-Little wine is undrinkable though.
You can use a lot of and no with uncountable nouns.
-A lot of wine is drunk in France.
-No wine is drunk in Iran.
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