Uncounting on you

​Uncountables and other hard to count nouns

We know there are countable and uncountable nouns, but ​is that all there is?

• progress

• scenery

• rubbish

• work

• ​traffic

• weather​

• politics​

and also...

behaviour traffic weather accommodation health rubbish scenery

​for instance...

​Some uncountables are always uncountable

And most words ended in -ics

​- Someone, sometime

​

The weather was terrible, but at least there wasn't much traffic.

• news

• luck

• bread

• toast

• luggage

• equipment

some...

​ furniture information advice homework research chocolate

a piece of...

​Some uncountables need a receptacle or measure

I've got a piece of advice for you. Do your homework!

glass business paper light time space.

other examples are...

​

iron = the metal; an iron = the thing used to press clothes.

​for instance...

​some uncountables can be countables, but their meaning changes

I have to hand in a paper this evening.

• family

• police

  Use plural forms

• My family enjoy their time together

​members of the group

• family

• police

  Use singular forms​

• The police is efficient.

​group as a whole

​finally, we have collective nouns

scissors trousers shorts headphones

​

some need "a pair of" or "some" in front...

belongings clothes manners outskirts

​like these...

​some plural nouns are always considered plural

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