THE UNCOUNTABLE NOUN

THE UNCOUNTABLE NOUN

What are Uncountable Nouns?

Uncountable nouns are materials, concepts, information, etc. which are not individual objects and cannot be counted.

Examples:

information

water

understanding

wood

cheese

Uncountable nouns are always singular. Use the singular form of the verb with uncountable nouns.

Examples:

There is some water in that pitcher.

That is the equipment we use for the project.

Normally we do not use a/an with uncountable nouns; instead we use expressions such as a glass of water (a water), a piece of music (a music).

Uncountable nouns can appear without any determiner.

Example:

Can you hear music?

We can use some/any/much/little with uncountable nouns.

Examples:

I’ll put the kettle on and make us some tea.

Don’t dally along the way! We haven’t got much time.

We only use much and little with uncountable nouns.

Examples:

He doesn’t usually drink much coffee.

There is little information about the weather.

We can use a lot of and no with uncountable nouns.

Examples:

I have a lot of free time today.

It’s hard sailing when there is no wind.

Here is a list uncountable nouns list

Access Adulthood Alcohol Business Blood Botany Bacon Chaos Clothing Confidence Compassion Calm Cotton Childhood Coffee Danger Data Dancing Distribution Dirt Duty Education Economics Equipment Fame

Hair Hardware Hydrogen Hatred Hunger Honey Importance Intelligence Industry Jealousy Jam Jewelery / Jewelry Innocence Iron Linguistics Light Loneliness Music Meat Nurture Psychology Freedom Glass Grass Golf