Countable Nouns

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Countable Nouns

 Countable nouns can be singular (1) or plural (+2). Before singular countable nouns, we can use a/an, the, my, this, one, etc. We cannot use singular countable nouns alone:

Example:

There is a book on my desk.

I can’t find my mobile phone.

For plural countable nouns:

we can also use some, any, many, few, etc. Plural countable nouns can be used alone. We cannot use a/an.

Uncountable Nouns

We cannot count uncountable nouns. We can use uncountable nouns alone or with the, some, any, much, a lot of, etc.

Example:

Do you like music?

Anna hasn’t got much free time today. She has a lot of work to do.

We cannot use a/an with uncountable nouns, but we can say a ... of:

• a piece of advice

• a glass of water

• a game of football

Some uncountable nouns can also be countable. The meaning also becomes countable:

• Do you have any paper to write on?

• The Times is a serious paper. (= a newspaper)

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