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Countable nounsare words that can be counted; they can be singular or plural. Examples are:
- one apple, two apples
- one balloon, a dozen balloons
- one child, two children
- one door, four doors
- one alligator, two alligators
Non-count (mass) nouns are things that can't be counted; they are words for substances, concepts, and some gerunds. Examples are:
- rice
- sugar
- tea
- furniture
- aluminum
- electricity
- information
- news
- advice
- knowledge
Plural forms for substances are reserved for 'kinds of' or 'types of' such as 'a dish of two rices' means two types of rice used, basmatti and wild; a selection of teas, for example black tea, green tea, oolong, and jasmine.
Multiples of mass nouns are expressed as:
- cups of rice, bowls of rice
- teaspoons of sugar, pounds of sugar
- tins of tea, glasses of tea
- pieces of furniture, suites of furniture
- tons of aluminum, rolls of aluminum
- volts of electricity, currents of electricity
- some information, pieces of information
- bits of news, a lot of news
- a little advice, some of advice
- little knowledge, a great deal of knowledge
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Can you give me an example of noun counters in a sentence?
If you are referring to countable nouns, those are nouns that have a plural. Book, girl, school, horse... these all can be counted. Five books. Twenty girls. Three schools. Two horses. But some nouns have no plural. They are called non-countable (or non-count) nouns. "Information" and "research" are two examples.
What is the difference between all and whole?
The word "all" is used with countable or uncountable nouns to refer to 100% of many things. For example: All of my furniture is from Ikea. (uncountable) I bought all of my plates from ABC department store. (countable) The words "whole" and "entire" mean 100% of one thing. It is used with countable nouns. For example: I ate the whole pie by myself. I'm so full right now. I spent the entire day watching TV and drinking beer. It was great!
How does abstract noun use for singular or plural?
Abstract nouns can be singular and plural, or uncountable.Examples of countable abstract nouns are:belief, beliefshope, hopesidea, ideasmemory, memoriessecret, secretsyear, yearsExamples of uncountable abstract nouns are:chemistryeducationharmknowledgesoccerweather
What is the process for the clue words less or fewer?
For a countable noun use fewer, for uncountable nouns use less.
Is few countable or uncountable?
few is countable
What are some example sentences using countable nouns?
Countable in math may not mean the same thing as countable in English. Do you remember the Partridge-in-a-Pear-Tree song? The nouns following the numbers are mathematically countable.
Give you AA list of countable and uncontable nouns?
list of countable and uncontable nouns?
What are the other names of countable noun and uncountable noun?
The countable nouns are nouns with a singularand a plural form.The uncountable nouns are also called mass nouns.
Examples of countable nouns?
chicken,fish,pizza,apple,cheese,maccaroni are examples for countable nouns
Is it right to say that shops or those shops in English?
You would say "those shops" in English."That" and "those" are both demonstratives.Demonstratives can be either singular or plural."That" is used with uncountable nouns or singular countable nouns."Those" is used with plural countable nouns."Shops" is a plural countable noun.
Is kite a countable or uncountable nouns?
[object Object]
What does each usually mean?
Each is usually used in the countable nouns category to refer every one that is considered individually.
When does country become countable nouns?
Countries become countable nouns when we are referring to specific individual countries, such as "Italy" or "Japan." When using countries in this way, we can use articles like "a" or "the" before them.
How to use AN in a sentence?
An is the form of a you use when the word after it starts with a vowel.a car, an apple.An and a are used with singular countable nouns: a girl, an armadilloWe don't put an or a in front of plural or countable nouns because a/an means 'one'.a girls, a milk
Is Duck countable or un countable?
Duck as an animal is countable, but if you mean the meat it is uncountable.
Is oil countable or uncountable?
Oil is not countable. Uncountable nouns are normally only singular, and we cannot use a/an with them. (NOT a oil, you say a barrel of oil, NOT two oils)
Can you give me an example of noun counters in a sentence?
If you are referring to countable nouns, those are nouns that have a plural. Book, girl, school, horse... these all can be counted. Five books. Twenty girls. Three schools. Two horses. But some nouns have no plural. They are called non-countable (or non-count) nouns. "Information" and "research" are two examples.
