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COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS, Name: Juarez Castillo Anny Lizbeth …
COUNTABLE AND
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
COUNTABLE NOUNS
Can use a
singular
or
plural
verb
Example
:
The
book is
old
The
books are
old
Nouns we
can
count
One
tree
- One
apple
Have a singular and plural
form
Two
trees
- Two
apples
Can
use
a
,
an
or
a number
Example
:
a
pencil -
ten
pencils
Be Careful
With the following uncountable nouns as they may be considered countable in other languages
Example:
furniture, advice, work, news, information, luggage, money - I have five coins
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Nouns we
cannot
count and have only one form (no plural)
Example
: rain, butter
Always use a singular verb
Example
:- Sugar
is
sweet - The weather here
is
great
Cannot
use
a
,
an
or
a number
Example: - A rice - Two rice
Uncountable nouns are often
Made of smaller parts
Something that is made of smaller parts though isconsidered as a whole.
Example: sugar, rice, salt, sand, flour, dirt, dust, traffic, grass, spaghetti. - Two teaspoons of sugar
Liquid and gases
You can count the container it is in, but not the liquid or gas
Example
: water, milk, wine, oil, coffee, rain, soup, air, smoke, etc. - The bottles of milk - Two cops of coffee
Abstract Ideas
Have no physical existence. Refer to ideas, emotios and concepts that you cannot see or touch.
Example
: love, freedom, luck, beauty, music, etc.
Materials
Nouns that say what something is made of are
normally uncountable nouns.
Example
: wood, glass, paper, ice, gold, silver, iron, cotton, wool, steel - Gold is expensive
Some food
Is uncountable, usually it is food that needs to be cut up or eaten in smaller pieces.
Example
: bread, fish, cheese, chocolate, meat, bacon, food, ham - Slices of bread - Loaves of bread
Name: Juarez Castillo Anny Lizbeth
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