PREPOSITIONS.
COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS.
Countable nouns
Countable nouns are for things we can count. They usually have a singular and plural form.
Examples,
Dog=>two dogs, horse=>ten hourses, a man=six man, the shops, a few ideas, idea,....
When can use the indefinite article a/an with countable nouns: a dog is an animal.
When a countable noun is singular, we must use a word like a/the/my/this with it:
I want an orange. (not I want orange)
Where is my bottle? (not Where is bottle?)
When a countable noun is plural, we can use it alone:
I like oranges.
Bottles can break.
We can use some and any with countable nouns:
I’ve got some dollars.
Have you got any pens?
We can use a few and many with countable nouns:
I’ve got a few dollars.
I haven’t got many pens.
Uncountable nouns.
Uncountable nouns are for the things that we cannot count
Examples, tea, sugar, water, air, rice.
They are often the names for abstract ideas or qualities.
Examples, knowledge, beauty, anger, fear, love.
They are used with a singular verb. They usually do not have a plural form. We cannot say sugars, angers, knowledges.
Examples of common uncountable nouns:
Money, furnuture, happiness, sadness, research, evidence, safety, beauty, knowledge.
We cannot use a/an with these nouns. To expres a quantity of one of these nouns, use a word or expression like: some, a lot of, a piece of, a bit of, a great deal of...
Examples,
There has been a lot of research into the causes of this disease.
He gave me a great deal of advice before my interview.
They’ve got a lot of furnuture.
Can you give me some information about uncountable nouns?
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