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COUNTABLE & UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS., ALUMNA: GLENIS MARILITA ROMÁN ONTANEDA…
COUNTABLE & UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
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COUNTABLE NOUNS.
Nouns we can count have a singular and plural form
Examples
the book is old
the books are old
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS.
Nouns we cannot count have only one form (no plural)
Examples
sugar is sweet
the weather here is great
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS ARE OFTEN
LIQUIDS AND GASES
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you can count the container it is in, but not the liquid or gas
EXAMPLES
coffee
rain
oil
soup
wine
air
milk
smoke
water
blood
juice
fog
MATERIALS
Nouns that say what something is made of are normally uncountable nouns
EXAMPLES
gold
silver
ice
iron
paper
cotton
glass
wool
Wood
steel
ABSTRACT IDEAS
Have no physical existence
Cannot touch
EXAMPLES
love
freedom
luck
help
music
education
beauty
thunder
BE CAREFUL
EXAMPLES
work
news
advice
information
Furniture
luggage
money
MADE OF SMALLER PARTS.
Something that is made of smaller parts though is considered as a whole.
EXAMPLES
sand
flour
salt
dirt
rice
dust
sugar
grass
traffic
spaghetti
SOME FOOD
usually it is food that needs to be cut up or eaten in smaller pieces.
EXAMPLES
chocolate
meat
cheese
bacon
fish
food
bread
ham
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