5/7/2017 CountNounsandNonCountNounsBasicEnglishGrammar

CountNounsvs.NonCountNouns

Countnouns
Canbecountedasoneormore.

pen,computer,bottle,spoon,desk,cup,television,chair,shoe,finger,flower,camera,stick,
balloon,book,table,comb,etc.

Takeanstoformtheplural.

pens,computers,bottles,spoons,desks,cups,televisions,chairs,shoes,fingers,flowers,
cameras,sticks,balloons,books,tables,combs,etc.

Workwithexpressionssuchas(afew,few,many,some,every,each,these,andthenumberof).

afewpens,afewcomputers,manybottles,somespoons,everydesk,eachcup,these
televisions,thenumberofchairs,afewshoes,afewfingers,manyflowers,somecameras,
everystick,eachballoon,thesebooks,thenumberoftables,manycombs,etc.

Workwithappropriatearticles(a,an,orthe).

apen,thecomputer,abottle,thespoon,adesk,thecup,atelevision,thechair,ashoe,the
finger,aflower,thecamera,astick,theballoon,abook,thetable,acomb,etc.

DoNOTworkwithmuch(forexample,youwouldneversaymuchpensormuchcomputers).

Noncountnouns
Cannotbecounted.Theyusuallyexpressagrouporatype.

water,wood,ice,air,oxygen,English,Spanish,traffic,furniture,milk,wine,sugar,rice,meat,
flour,soccer,sunshine,etc.

Generallycannotbepluralized.

Workbothwithandwithoutanarticle(a,an,orthe),dependingonthecontextofthesentence.

Sugarissweet.
Thesunshineisbeautiful.
Idrinkmilk.
Heeatsrice.
Wewatchsoccertogether.
Thewoodisburning.

Workwithexpressionssuchas(some,any,enough,this,that,andmuch).

Weatesomericeandmilk.
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Weatesomericeandmilk.
Ihopetoseesomesunshinetoday.
Thismeatisgood.
ShedoesnotspeakmuchSpanish.
Doyouseeanytrafficontheroad?
Thatwineisveryold.

DoNOTworkwithexpressionssuchas(these,those,every,each,either,orneither).

[Quiz2.1]

Chooseallofthenoncountnounsinthefollowinglist:

wine,student,pen,water,wind,milk,computer,furniture,cup,rice,box,watch,potato,wood

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