COUNT AND NONCOUNT NOUNS

CLASS XII GRAMMAR SEMESTER 1 WISELY LEO CANDRA, S.S.

Learning Objectives
To be able to explain what a count
01 and noncount noun is.

To be able to identify and sort

02 count and noncount nouns.

To be able to give examples of count and

03 noncount nouns and use them correctly
in a sentence.
 What is the difference
between count and
noncount nouns?
A "count noun" is a noun that can be
counted. It can also be singular or plural,
and it can be used with a singular or plural
verb. A "noncount noun" cannot be
counted, cannot be plural, and cannot be
used with a plural verb.
 COUNT NOUNS
All count nouns have a singular and plural form and are used in agreement
with singular or plural verbs. Count nouns are things that exist as separate
and distinct individual units. Count nouns are generally individual persons,
places or objects that can be recognized by our senses.

Count Noun Type Examples

Names of persons, their relationships and their friend, girl, accountant
occupations
Names of species, plants, insects cat, dolphin, tree, fly
Names of objects with a finite and specific bottle, computer, table, office, building
shape
Units of measurement centimeter, inch, meter, kilogram, pound,
degree
Units of social classification family, language, country
Some abstract concepts idea, invention, plan

Examples:
There will be two proposals submitted to the manager by 2pm.
Each office comes equipped with a computer, a desk and two chairs.
Not all great ideas lead to successful inventions.
NONCOUNT NOUNS
Noncount nouns only have one form and are always used in agreement with
singular verbs. Many noncount nouns are wholes that cannot be cut into
parts or counted individually. Noncount nouns also include most shapeless
objects and abstract ideas.
Noncount Noun Type Examples
Nouns that are whole and made up of smaller sand, rice, sugar
parts
Foods that can be purchased in various forms meat, bread, fruit, coffee
Substances that can change shape or have oil, tea, milk, wood, iron, glass, water, wind, rain,
various forms fire, ice
Groups of things that have different sizes and clothing, furniture, luggage, cash
shapes
Languages Italian, French, Japanese
Most -ing forms learning, working, speaking
Abstract concepts, often with endings -ness, efficiency, progress, intelligence, beauty
-ance, -ence, -ity

Examples:
Clothing is one of the common things collected to give to charity.
Water boils to become steam or freezes to become ice.
Efficiency is a characteristic in employees that managers admire.
NOUNS THAT CAN BE COUNT OR NONCOUNT
That’s all for our meeting today. Don’t forget to
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