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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:

A pencil Two cats Three houses

To make it clearer, check out the table below:

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 :

We can use “some” as follows in affirmative sentences:

There is some meat in the fridge We use “is some” whit uncountable noun

There is some cheese in the fridge

There are some pencils on the desk We use “are some” whit plural countable noun

There are some rulers on the desk.

We can use “any” as follows in negative sentences:

There isn’t any milk in the shop We use ‘isn’t any’ with uncountable noun

There isn’t any coffee in the shop


There aren’t any dishes under the bed We use ‘aren’t any’ with plural countable noun

There aren’t any watches under the bed

Note: Please note that "ANY" is also


used to ask questions.

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