COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
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Countable Nouns
Countable nouns are individual objects, people, place and things that can be counted. For example; books, houses, americans, cats, dogs, cars, etc. A countable noun can be singular (a book) or plural (the book). The singular form of verb is used with a singular countable noun: The apple is red. The plural form of a verb is used with a plural countable noun: The apples are red.
Uncountable Nouns
Uncuntables or mass nouns are subtances, concepts, information, materials, etc. Which are not individual object and cant be counted. They have no plural form.
For example :
Countable nouns are individual objects, people, place and things that can be counted. For example; books, houses, americans, cats, dogs, cars, etc. A countable noun can be singular (a book) or plural (the book). The singular form of verb is used with a singular countable noun: The apple is red. The plural form of a verb is used with a plural countable noun: The apples are red.
Uncountable Nouns
Uncuntables or mass nouns are subtances, concepts, information, materials, etc. Which are not individual object and cant be counted. They have no plural form.
For example :
- Subtances : Milk, cream, sugar, bread, flour, water, wine
- concept : Hope, peace, beauty, enterttainment, freedom
- Feelings and qualities : Anger, joy, honesty, pride
- activities : homework, sleep, surveillance
Uncountable or mass nouns are :
- used with no indefinite article
(a/an): Drink water if you are thirsty. (not:a water) - take a singular verb : water is safe to drink in this area
To talk about a certain quantity, we use :
Some / a piece of / a drop of / a glass of / a slice of, etc.
- some milk / a drop of milk
- a pice of cheese / cake / pizza
- a slice of bread
- a glass of water
- a piece of advice / information / news / luggage
- a news item
Common Uncountable Nouns :
Advice, acomodation, beggage, bread, cheese, equipment, furniture, happines, information, knowledge, literature, luggage, money, music, news, pasta, progress, research, sadness, travel, water, work...
Example of use :
- Water is a necessity
- could i have a slice of bread please ?
- Have some cream with your strawberries
- that is an interesting piece information
- here is the latest news
Plural With No Singular Form
Some plural nouns have no singular form.
Examples are : earnings, (reading) glasses, trousers, shorts, scissors.
These nouns take a plural verb:
- The company's earnings are increasing every year.
- These scissors are rusty.
To refer to one item of clothing, tools or instruments which consist of two parts. a pair of is used:
- A pair of trousers
- A pair of scissors
Some nouns appear ro be plural in form but take a singular verb/
For example : News, guymnastic, athletics.
- Athletics is a competitive sport
- The news is not very good I am afraid
- Gymnastic is fun to watch
Reference :
http://www.grammar.cl/Notes/Countable_Uncountable_Nouns.htm
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