Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
Countable and uncountable nouns - Coggle Diagram
Countable and uncountable nouns
Countable nouns
Those that we can count
Use a singular and plural form
tree/trees
Use a/an/number
a/ten pencils
Use a single or plural verb
is/are
Uncountable nouns
Those we cannot count
Have no plural
rain
Cannot use a/an/number
rice
Can only use a singular verb
is
Here we can find
Abstract ideas: Have no physical existence
love
Liquids and gases: You can count the container it is in, but not the liquid or gas
water, oil
Things that are made of smaller parts: Something that is made of smaller parts though is considered as a whole
sugar
Materials: Nouns that say what something is made of are normally uncountable nouns
gold
Some food: Usually it is food that needs to be cut up or eaten in smaller pieces
bread
Nouns that may be considered countable in other languages, but that are uncountable in English
