Countable and Uncountable nouns grammar (Δ,Μ)

Στην Αγγλική γλώσσα υπάρχει ένας κανόνας γραμματικής όπου τα ουσιαστικά χωρίζονται σε μετρήσιμα και μη μετρήσιμα. Τα μετρήσιμα όπως  φανερώνει και η σημασία της λέξης μπορούν να μετρηθούν ενώ τα μη μετρήσιμα όχι.


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.