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Learn the distinctions between countable and uncountable nouns, and how they impact grammar rules in English. Explore examples, usage, and differences to enhance your language skills effortlessly. Master the art of correctly identifying countable and uncountable nouns.
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Countable and Uncountable Nouns A noun can be countable or uncountable. Countable nouns can be "counted", they have a singular and plural form . For example: A book, two books, three books ..... An apple, two apples, three apples .... Uncountable nouns cannot be counted, they are not separate objects. This means you cannot make them plural by adding -s, because they only have a singular form. It also means that they do not take a/an or a number in front of them. For example: Water Work. Information Coffee Sand
Countable and Uncountable Nouns There is /There are
Countable and Uncountable Nouns. Some/Any There is some water in the glass. There are two bottles of water on the table. There is some sugar. There is some chocolate. There are three bars of chocolate. There is some meat in the kitchen.
Countable and Uncountable Nouns. There isn’t any + uncountable nouns. There aren’t + countable plurals. There isn’t any coffee on the list. There aren’t three sprigs of parsley. There isn’t any watermelon juice in the fridge. There aren’t two packets of biscuits. There isn’t any coke with me. There aren’t any tomatoes.
Countable and Uncountable Nouns. How much/How many How many kilos of okras are there? There aren’t any okras here. There are 3 kilos of potatoes here. How much flour do we need? We need some flour. There isn’t any flour in the bowl.