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COUNTABLE VS.

UNCOUNTABLE
NOUNS
WHAT ARE COUNTABLE NOUNS?
 Things that we can count

 We can have one, two, three or more

 For example: a dog- two dogs, a banana, four


pencils
WHAT ARE UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS?
 Uncountable nouns are elements that we cannot
count

 They are usually substances, concepts (rather


than objects)

 For example: one water- two waters, one sugar-


two sugars.
HOW CAN WE COUNT THEM?
 By using containers and partitives
• Container anything that contains or can contain
something

• Partitives  It refers to a part or portion of a


whole
CONTAINERS AND PARTITIVES

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