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Countable and uncountable nouns:
Countable: - you can use a/an with singular countable nouns: a beach, a car, a orange, a man, a child. You cannot use singular countable nouns alone (without a/an/the/my...), but you can use plural countable nouns alone ( cars, rooms...). You can also use some/any or many/few with plural countable nouns.
For example: I have a few jobs to do. We take many photographs.
Uncountable: - you cannot use a/an with uncountable nouns, We don´t say a music, but we can use a...of, for example: a bowl of rice, a cup of tea, a piece of music. We can use some/any with uncountable nouns and much/little too.
For example: I have a little work to do. I buy some apple juice.
List of uncountable nouns:
accomodation advice behaviour damage
luck permission furniture work
bread chaos news progress
scenery weather information luggage
a/an
- to say what kind of think or person something / somebody is. For example: an animal, a doctor. We use plural nouns alone: Dogs are animal.
- we use a/an when is it the first time we talk about something.
some
- we use some with plural countable nouns. some=a number of, a few of, a pair of... For example: I need some new glasses. But also some=some but not all. For example: Some children learn fast.
the
- we use the when we are thinking of one particular thing. For example: I cleaned the car yesterday. (my car).
- we also use the when it is clear in the situation which thing or person we mean. For example: I took taxi to the airport.
- we use the when there is only one of something: For example: What is the longest river in the world?
- in sentences with: the sky, the sea, the country...
Countable: - you can use a/an with singular countable nouns: a beach, a car, a orange, a man, a child. You cannot use singular countable nouns alone (without a/an/the/my...), but you can use plural countable nouns alone ( cars, rooms...). You can also use some/any or many/few with plural countable nouns.
For example: I have a few jobs to do. We take many photographs.
Uncountable: - you cannot use a/an with uncountable nouns, We don´t say a music, but we can use a...of, for example: a bowl of rice, a cup of tea, a piece of music. We can use some/any with uncountable nouns and much/little too.
For example: I have a little work to do. I buy some apple juice.
List of uncountable nouns:
accomodation advice behaviour damage
luck permission furniture work
bread chaos news progress
scenery weather information luggage
a/an
- to say what kind of think or person something / somebody is. For example: an animal, a doctor. We use plural nouns alone: Dogs are animal.
- we use a/an when is it the first time we talk about something.
some
- we use some with plural countable nouns. some=a number of, a few of, a pair of... For example: I need some new glasses. But also some=some but not all. For example: Some children learn fast.
the
- we use the when we are thinking of one particular thing. For example: I cleaned the car yesterday. (my car).
- we also use the when it is clear in the situation which thing or person we mean. For example: I took taxi to the airport.
- we use the when there is only one of something: For example: What is the longest river in the world?
- in sentences with: the sky, the sea, the country...