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(Non) Count Nouns and (In)definite Articles - Coggle Diagram

- - - - specific person, place, thing or idea
        
        Dr Brand has an office in his building
        
        She comes from China
    - - non specific
        
        My uncle is a scientist
        
        This is the biggest city in this area
- - - - One woman lives in this apartment
      - There are eight planets in our solar system
      - Can use a/an before sing. count noun
        
        I'd like a sandwich
  - - - Do not use a/an
        
        You should avoid cholesterol NOT You should avoid a cholesterol
      - use the, some or any
        
        Let me give you some advice
      - Use verb-s/es and singular pronoun to refer to noun
        
        Rice feeds millions
        
        It feeds millions
- - - - I read a history of the Civil War (a single book)
      - I used to be a professor of history. (non count)
    - - Ive seen a lot of interesting films lately (individual movies)
      - Film is a major art form (non-count)
    - - rain (non count) =a drop of rain (countable)
      - rice/sand=a grain of rice/sand
    - - advice=a piece of advice
      - news=a news item
    - - coffee/tea=a cup of coffee/tea
      - soda=a can of soda
  - - - We were stuck in traffic for hours (not a traffic)
      - We had fun yesterday (not a fun)