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Countable and uncountable nouns

Countable nouns are:

Nouns that we can count and they have a singular and a plural form.

School: table, pen, teacher, student, desk, textbook, test, essay, grade...
Fruits and vegitables: range, banana, apple, pear, potato, eggplant, onion, tomato...
General: man, woman, problem, market, friend, newspaper, car, road...

Examples:

Sara has a lot of friends.
I got a very hight grade in the test.

Uncountable nouns are nouns which we can not count and they do not have a plural form.

Food and drinks: meat, cheese, tea, coffee, water, milk...
General: money, love, patience, English, poetry..

Examples:

How much money do you have?
I want a glass of water, please.

Countable and uncountable:

Chicken, fish...

Examples:

I ate a lot of fish yesterday.
I bought a chicken from the market.

The following link helps you find an exhaustive list of countable and uncountble nouns:


https://www.engvid.com/english-resource/countable-and-uncountable-nouns/


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