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Some nouns are countable in other languages but uncountable in English. Some of the most common of these are


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Some nouns are countable in other languages but uncountable in English. Some of the most common of these are:
Accomadation, advice, baggage, behavour, bread, furnuture, information, luggage, news, progress, travel, trouble, weather, work...
BE CAREFUL!
Sometimes, the same noun can be countable and uncountable, often with a change of meaning.
Example: with the noun “hair” which is normally uncountable in English.
She has long blonde hair.
It can also be countable when referring to individual hairs:
My father’s getting a few grey hairs now.

countable




uncountable

There are two hairs in my coffee!

hair

I don’t have much hair.

There are two lights in iye bedroom.

light

Close the curtain. There’s too much light.

Shhhhh! I thought I heard a noise. There are so many different noises in the city.

noise

It’s difficult to work when there is so much noise.

Have you got a paper to read? (newspaper) Hand me those student papers.

paper

I want to draw a picture. Have you got some paper?

Our house has seven rooms.

room

Is there room for me to sit here?

We had a great time at the party. How many times have I told you no?

time

Have you got time for a cup of coffee?

Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s greatest works.


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