…Countable and Uncountable nouns…

Countable nouns

Countable nouns are easy to recognize. They are things that we can count. For example: "pen". We can count pens. We can have one, two, three or more pens.

Ex

dog, cat, chair.

We can use the indefinite article a/an with countable nouns

Ex

A chair is an object.

We can use a few and many with countable nouns:

Ex

I've got a few dollars.

I haven't got many pens.

We can use some and any with countable and uncontables nouns:

Ex

I've got some money.

I've got some dollars.

Have you got any rice?

Have you got any pens?

Uncountable nouns

Uncountable nouns are substances, concepts etc that we cannot divide into separate elements. We cannot "count" them. For example, we cannot count "milk".

Ex

rice, sugar, butter, water

We do not usually use the indefinite article a/anle nouns. But we can say a something of:

Ex

A bottle of water.

A grain of rice.

We can use a little and much with uncountable nouns:

Ex

I've got a little money.

I haven't got much rice.

Bibliography

Countable nouns

Uncountable nouns