Countable Nouns and Uncountable Nouns

In order to understand what a countable and uncountable noun is, we must first understand what a noun is. A noun is a person, place, thing, idea, or emotion. If we look further into nouns, we find other types of nouns such as common nouns, proper nouns, countable nouns, and uncountable (non-count) nouns. Lets look at the charts below. Common Nouns = nouns that are generalized (pay close attention to person and place) Person A teacher A girl A police officer A mother Place University Elementary school A park A country Thing A cat A dog A door A drink Idea Courage Bravery Respect Friendship Emotion Love Hate Anger Depression

Proper Nouns = nouns that are specific (pay close attention to person and place) Person Ralph Sally Rick Alice Place Harvard Haileys Elementary School Betty Park South Korea Thing Whiskers Otis A door A drink Idea Courage Bravery Respect Friendship Emotion Love Hate Anger Depression

Count Nouns = nouns that can be counted Person A teacher A girl A police officer A mother Place University Elementary school A park A country Thing A cat A dog A door A drink Idea Emotion

Non-Count Nouns = nouns that cannot be counted Person Ralph Sally Rick Alice Place Harvard Haileys Elementary School Betty Park South Korea Thing Water Milk Juice fruit Idea Courage Bravery Respect Friendship Emotion Love Hate Anger Depression