💬 Noun that can be countable or uncountable
- Countable nouns
Countable nouns are things we can count, for example, onion, potato.
- They can be singular: an onion
they often have a/an, the this/that in front of them:
Is there a café near here? Where is the market? This carrot is very sweet.
- They can be plurals too: Onions
They often have "some, the, these/those " in front of them:
For example:
I would like some apples, please. Those apples look good. Do you like apples?
2.Uncountable nouns
Uncountable nouns are things that we can not count, for example: salt, water, milk
- They don't usually have a plural form:
One oil,a water,a salt.\ - They don't usually have a/an in front of them:
An oil,a salt
Uncountable nouns often have some in front of them:
Can I have a milk in my coffee?- Can I have some milk in my coffee?
Countable noun + singular verb
- Petrol is expensive.
- This advice is very useful.
Some common uncountable nouns are:
- Food: bread, cheese, meat, tea, coffee sugar
- Materials: Metal, wood, plastic, paper
- School subjects and languages: History, art, music, English, Russian, Thai
- Ideas and feeling: advice, love ,time, education, information...
- Group of similar things: furniture, (chairs, tables, sofas) luggage (suitcases, bags)
For example:
Do you some informations about the castle?- Do you some information about the castle?
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