MORE ABOUT COUNTABLE/UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS


COUNTABLE/ UNCONTABLE NOUNS I


A noun can be countable or uncountable.



Countable nouns For example:



(a) car (a) hat (a) flower (a) a man (a) house (a) party (an) idea



You can use one/two/three... + countable nouns (you can count them):







a car- two cars - a banana - three bananas



Countable nouns can be singular (=one) or plural (=two or more):

Singular : a car - my car - the car etc.

Plural: cars - two cars - the cars - some cars many cars etc.

Example: I have a car - I have three cars.



Don’t use the singular ( car/ house etc.) alone. You need a / an.

Example: I have a car. Do you have an idea?






Uncountable nouns For example:





water - rain - air - rice - salt- oil - plastic - money - music - tennis







money rain coffee- - music-



You cannot say one/two/three...+ these things: one salt two moneys

Uncountable nouns have only one form:

Example: money- the money- my money- some money- much- money- etc.

Don’t use a/an + uncountable nouns: a music- a money

But you can say a piece of .... / a bottle of.... etc + uncountable nouns:



a piece of cheese - a piece of music - a glass of water-

a bowl of rice - a cup of coffee - a bottle of milk

a game of tennis - a can of oil - a bar of chocolate-