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S2-T1 - Countable and Uncountable Nouns
S2-T1 - Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Countable nouns
Contable nouns are those nouns that can be counted and you can make
them plural by adding “-S” o “-ES”
For example:
Uncountable nouns
Uncountable nouns are those nouns which cannot be counted because they
cannot be defined individually, but rather are part of a whole. As such, they are
treated as singular (you cannot make them plural by adding “-S” ).
For example:
You can use “some” when you are building
affirmative sentences and you can
use “any” when you are constructing negative
sentences :
There is some meat in the fridge We use “is some” whit uncountable noun
There are some pencils on the desk We use “are some” whit plural countable noun
There isn’t any milk in the shop We use ‘isn’t any’ with uncountable noun