Countable And Uncountable Nouns

Countable Nouns

Nouns which can be counted are called countable nouns.

Countable nouns have a singular form and a plural form. Read more at the section "Singular And Plural Nouns".

Singular Form	Plural Form
one cat	two cats
one day	two days
one pencil	two pencils
one box	two boxes
one city	two cities
one child	two children

The following expressions are used with countable nouns:

a few

many

several

a large number of

some*

any*

plenty of*

a lot of*

* Also used with uncountable nouns

Examples:

1. I have a few coins in my pocket.

2. There are many people in the room.

3. Mike bought some oranges for us.

4. There are a lot of ants on the table.

5. We need to visit several places while we are in Japan.

Uncountable Nouns

Nouns which cannot be counted are called uncountable nouns.

They may be abstract nouns which refer to a quality, idea, feeling or experience, rather than a physical object.

Some examples:

They may also be solids, liquids, gases or physical objects which cannot be counted.

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The following expressions are used with uncountable nouns:

a little

much

some*

any*

plenty of*

a lot of*

a large amount of

a great deal of

* Also used with countable nouns

When we need to describe the amount or quantity of uncountable nouns, we can also use units of measure or containers.

Examples:

Uncountable nouns usually do not have a plural form.

Common examples of uncountable nouns and give an example sentence each.

Have a table for tea, happiness etc.

https://www.ef.com/wwen/english-resources/english-grammar/countable-and-uncountable-nouns/

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