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    This document discusses countable and uncountable nouns in English grammar. It provides the following key points: - Countable nouns refer to individual people, places, things, or ideas that can be counted, while uncountable nouns cannot be counted. - Examples of countable nouns include dogs, books, oranges. Examples of uncountable nouns include water, information, intelligence. - Countable nouns can be singular or plural and take singular or plural verbs accordingly. Uncountable nouns are always singular and take singular verbs. - The document provides exercises for readers to identify whether underlined nouns are countable or uncountable in sample sentences.

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    This document discusses countable and uncountable nouns in English grammar. It provides the following key points: - Countable nouns refer to individual people, places, things, or ideas that can be counted, while uncountable nouns cannot be counted. - Examples of countable nouns include dogs, books, oranges. Examples of uncountable nouns include water, information, intelligence. - Countable nouns can be singular or plural and take singular or plural verbs accordingly. Uncountable nouns are always singular and take singular verbs. - The document provides exercises for readers to identify whether underlined nouns are countable or uncountable in sample sentences.

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    This document discusses countable and uncountable nouns in English grammar. It provides the following key points: - Countable nouns refer to individual people, places, things, or ideas that can be counted, while uncountable nouns cannot be counted. - Examples of countable nouns include dogs, books, oranges. Examples of uncountable nouns include water, information, intelligence. - Countable nouns can be singular or plural and take singular or plural verbs accordingly. Uncountable nouns are always singular and take singular verbs. - The document provides exercises for readers to identify whether underlined nouns are countable or uncountable in sample sentences.

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    Countable and Uncountable Nouns

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    The key takeaways are that countable nouns can be counted individually while uncountable nouns cannot be counted. Countable nouns use singular or plural verbs depending on whether they are singular or plural while uncountable nouns always use singular verbs.

    Countable nouns refer to individual people, places, or things that can be counted, while uncountable nouns refer to non-individual or mass concepts that cannot be counted. Countable nouns can be singular or plural, while uncountable nouns are always singular.

    Some examples of countable nouns given are restaurants, photographs, books, candles, and paintings.

    Countable and Uncountable Nouns

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    In English grammar, countable nouns are individual people, animals, places,


    things, or ideas which can be counted. Uncountable nouns are not individual
    objects, so they cannot be counted. Here, we’ll take a look at countable and
    uncountable nouns and provide both countable noun examples and
    uncountable noun examples. Although the concept may seem challenging,

    Countable Noun Examples


    Anything that can be counted, whether singular – a dog, a house, a friend, etc.
    or plural – a few books, lots of oranges, etc. is a countable noun. The
    following countable noun examples will help you to see the difference
    between countable and uncountable nouns. Notice that singular verbs are
    used with singular countable nouns, while plural verbs are used with plural
    countable nouns.

    1. There are at least twenty Italian restaurants in Little Italy.


    2. Megan took a lot of photographs when she went to the Grand Canyon.
    3. Your book is on the kitchen table.
    4. How many candles are on that birthday cake?
    5. You have several paintings to study in art appreciation class.
    6. There’s a big brown dog running around the neighborhood.

    Uncountable Noun Examples


    Anything that cannot be counted is an uncountable noun. Even though
    uncountable nouns are not individual objects, they are always singular and
    one must always use singular verbs in conjunction with uncountable nouns.
    The following uncountable noun examples will help you to gain even more
    understanding of how countable and uncountable nouns differ from one
    another. Notice that singular verbs are always used with uncountable nouns.
    1. There is no more water in the pond.
    2. Please help yourself to some cheese.
    3. I need to find information about Pulitzer Prize winners.
    4. You seem to have a high level of intelligence.
    5. Please take good care of your equipment.
    6. Let’s get rid of the garbage.

    Uncountable nouns can be paired with words expressing plural concept.


    Using these words can make your writing more specific. Here are some
    examples of how to format interesting sentences with uncountable nouns.
    • Garbage – There are nine bags of garbage on the curb.
    • Water – Try to drink at least eight glasses of water each day.
    • Advice – She gave me a useful piece of advice.
    • Bread – Please buy a loaf of bread.
    • Furniture – A couch is a piece of furniture.
    • Equipment – A backhoe is an expensive piece of equipment.
    • Cheese – Please bag ten slices of cheese for me.

    Countable and Uncountable Nouns Exercises


    Is the underlined noun countable or uncountable?

    1. The children fell asleep quickly after a busy day of fun.


    2. Be careful! The water is deep.
    3. The parade included fire trucks and police cars.
    4. We like the large bottles of mineral water.
    5. My mother uses real butter in the cakes she bakes.
    6. How many politicians does it take to pass a simple law?
    7. Most kids like milk, but Joey hates it.
    8. Most pottery is made of clay.
    9. Michael can play several different musical instruments.
    10. I was feeling so stressed that I ate an entire box of cookies.

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