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Countable and uncountable
Countable I eat a banana every day. I like bananas. A countable noun can be singular (banana) or plural (bananas). We can use numbers with countable nouns. So we can say 'one banana', 'two bananas' etc. There's a nice beach near here. Do you have a ten-pound note? It wasn't your fault. It was an accident. There are no batteries in the radio. |
Uncountable I eat rice every day. I like rice. An uncountable nous has only one form (rice). We cannot use numbers with uncountable nouns. We cannot say 'one rice', 'two rices' etc. There's sand in my shoes. Do you have any money? It wasn't your fault. It was bad luck. There is no electricity in this house. |
You can use a/an with singular countable nouns. : a beach / a student / an umbrella You cannot use singular countable nouns alone (with a/the/my etc.) I want a banana. There's been an accident. You can use plural countable nouns alone. I like bananas. (= bananas in general) Accidents can be prevented. You can use some and any with plural countable nouns. Did you buy any apples? We use many and few with plural countable nouns. I have a few things to do. |
You cannot normally use a/an with uncountable nouns. We do not say 'a sand', 'a music', 'a rice'. But you can often use a ... of. : a bowl / a packet / a grain of rice You can use uncountable nouns alone (without the/my/some etc.) I eat rice every day. There's blood on your shirt. Can you hear music? You can use some and any with uncountable nouns. Did you buy any apple juice? We use much and little with uncountable nouns. We didn't do much shopping. I have a little work to do. |
| Many nouns can be used as countable or uncountable nouns, usually with a different in meaning. | |
Countable Did you hear a noise just now? (= a specific noise) I bought a paper to read. (= a newspaper) There's a hair in my soup! (= one single hair) You can stay with us. There's a spare room. (= a room in a house) I had some interesting experiences while I was travelling. (= things that happended to me) |
Uncountable I can't work here. There's too much noise. (= noise in general) I need some paper to write on. (= material for writing on) You've got very long hair. (= all the hair on you head) You can't sit here. There isn't room. (= space) They offered me the job because I had a lot of experience. |
Coffee / tea / juice / beer etc. (drinks) are normally uncountable. I don't like coffee very much. But you can say a coffee (= a cup of coffee), two coffees (= two cups) etc. Two coffees and an orange juice, please. |
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accommodation / advice / baggage / behaviour / bread / chaos / damage / furniture / information / luck / luggage / news / permission / progress / scenery / traffic / weather / work You cannot use a/an with these nouns. I'm going to buy some bread/ a loaf of bread. Enjoy your holiday! I hope you have good weather. These nouns are not usually plural (so we do not say 'breads', 'furnitures' etc.) Where are you going to put all your furniture? News is uncountable, not plural. The news was very depressing. Travel (noun) means 'travelling in general'(uncountable). We do not say ' a travel' to mean a trip or a journey. They spend a lot of money on travel. We had a very good trip/journey. |
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Countable I'm looking for a job. It's a nice day today. We had a lot of bags and cases. These chairs are mine. That's a good suggestion. |
Uncountable I'm looking for work. It's nice weather today. We had a lot of baggage/luggage. This furniture is mine. That's good advice. |
Countable nouns with a/an and some
Countable nouns can be singular or plural. a child / some children the evening / the evenings Before singular countable nouns you can use a/an. Bye! Have a nice evening. You cannot use singular countable nouns alone (without a/the/my etc.) Be careful of the dog. I've got a headache. We use a/an ... to say what kind of thing something is, or what kind of person somebody is. That's a nice table. In the plural we use the noun alone. Those are nice chairs. Singular - Plural I'm an optimist. - We're optimists. Are you a good driver? - Are they good students? What a lovely dress! - What awful shoes! We say that somebody has a long nose / a nice face / blue eyes / small hands etc. Tom has a long nose. - Tom has blue eyes. Remember to use a/an when you say what somebody's job is. Emma is a nurse. Would you like to be an English teacher? |
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You can use some with plural countable nouns. We use some in two ways. 1. Some = a number of / a few of / a pair of. I've seen some good movies recently. Do not use some when you are talking about things in general. I love bananas. My uncle is a writer. He writes books. 2. Some = some but not all. Some children learn very queckly. Tomorrow there will be rain in some places, but most of the country will be dry. |
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