COUNTABLE

and

UNCOUNTABLE

nouns

I eat a banana every day. I like bananas. Banana is a countable noun. A countable noun can be singular (banana) or plural (bananas). Countable nouns are things we can count. So we can say one banana two bananas etc. !ou can use a"an with singular countable nouns# an u$brella a student

I drink $ilk every day. I like $ilk. +ilk is an uncountable noun. An uncountable noun has only one *or$ ($ilk). ,ncountable nouns are things we cannot count. )e cannot say one $ilk two $ilks etc. !ou cannot nor$ally use a"an with uncountable nouns. But you can o*ten use a%.o*# a drop o* water a bowl o* rice

!ou cannot use singular countable nouns alone (without a"an"$y% etc.) I bought an u$brella. (not I bought u$brella) !ou can use plural countable nouns alone# I like bananas. (&bananas in general) !ou can use so$e and any with plural countable nouns# I brought you so$e books. 'id you buy any bananas( )e use $any and *ew with plural countable nouns#

!ou can use uncountable nouns alone (without the"$y"so$e%etc)# I drink $ilk every day. !ou can use so$e and any with uncountable nouns# 'rink so$e water. 'id you buy any $ilk( )e use $uch and little with uncountable nouns#

I bought a *ew pencils. I have read $any books.

I have $uch $oney. I have a little work to do.