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cOUNTABLE NOUNS
cOUNTABLE NOUNS
Countable nouns are for things we can count using
numbers. They have a singular and a plural form. The singular form can use the
determiner "a" or "an". If you want to ask about the
quantity of a countable noun, you ask "How many?" combined with the
plural countable noun.
1.
There are at
least twenty Italian restaurants in Little Italy.
2.
Megan took a lot
of photographs when she went to the Grand Canyon.
3.
Your book is
on the kitchen table.
4.
How many candles are
on that birthday cake?
5.
You have
several paintings to study in art appreciation class.
6.
There’s a big
brown dog running around the neighborhood.
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Uncountable nouns are for the things that we cannot
count with numbers. They may be the names for abstract ideas or qualities or
for physical objects that are too small or too amorphous to be counted
(liquids, powders, gases, etc.). Uncountable nouns are used with a singular
verb. They usually do not have a plural form.
We cannot use a/an with these nouns.
To express a quantity of an uncountable noun, use a word or expression
like some, a lot of, much, a bit of, a great deal of , or else
use an exact measurement like a cup of, a bag of, 1kg of, 1L of, a
handful of, a pinch of, an hour of, a day of. If you want to ask about the
quantity of an uncountable noun, you ask "How much?"
1.
There is no
more water in the pond.
2.
Please help
yourself to some cheese.
3.
I need to
find information about Pulitzer Prize winners.
4.
You seem to have
a high level of intelligence.
5.
Please take good
care of your equipment.
6.
Let’s get rid of
the garbage.
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