THE COUNTABLE NOUN
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What are Countable Nouns?
Learn
countable nouns and uncountable nouns in English with useful grammar rules,
list and example sentences.
Countable
and Uncountable nouns vary from language to language. In some
languages, there are no countable nouns (e.g., Japanese). In addition,
some nouns that are uncountable in English may be countable in other
languages (e.g., hair or information).
Countable
nouns are individual objects, people, places, etc. which can be
counted. (We use a/an, or a number in front
of countable nouns).
Examples:
|
an
apple a
school a
table a
picture a
computer a
book a
tin an
orange an
inkpot an
elephant an
ugly man an
ant an
umbrella a
bag a
bike a
motorbike a
printer a
student |
a
teacher a
desk a
worker a
factory worker a
garment factory worker a
document a
purse a
wallet a
tree an
illegal business an
undertaker a
school director a
vice school director / a deputy school director a
professor a
union a
uniform a
unicorn |
A countable noun can be both singular and plural. (Normally, we add -s/-es to make a countable noun plural.)
Examples:
apple
– apples
tree
– trees
box
– boxes
Use
the singular form of the verb with a singular countable noun.
Examples:
There is a
book on the table.
That
student is excellent!
Use
the plural form of the verb with a countable noun in the plural.
Examples:
There are some
students in the classroom.
Those
houses are very big, aren’t they?
We
can use some and any with countable nouns.
Examples:
Some people
pretend to despise the things they cannot have.
Please
put up your hand if you have any questions.
We
only use many and few with plural countable
nouns.
Examples:
Many students
now see university as a stepping stone to a good job.
The
country has relatively few cinemas.
We
can use a lot of and no with plural countable nouns.
Examples:
There
is no friend as
faithful as a good book.
The
store has a lot of regular
customers.
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