Tài liệu tham khảo về count and uncount noun. | Countable and uncountable noun Countable noun Uncountable noun 1 Countable nouns are easy to recognize such as individual objects,people,places, we can count dog, cat, animal, man, person bottle, box, litre coin, note, dollar cup, plate, fork table, chair, suitcase, bag Uncountable nouns are substances, concepts , abstract ideas, etc that we cannot divide into separate elements. We cannot "count" them music, art, love, happiness advice, information, news furniture, luggage rice, sugar, butter, water electricity, gas, power money, currency 2 Countable nouns can be singular or plural My dog is playing. My dogs are hungry. uncountable nouns are singular (using a singular verb) This news is very important. Your luggage looks heavy. 3 We can use the indefinite article a/an with countable nouns: A dog is an animal. When a countable noun is singular, we must use a word like a/the/my/this with it: I want an orange. (not I want orange.) Where is my bottle? (not Where is bottle?) When a countable noun is plural, we can use it alone: I like oranges. Bottles can break. We do not usually use the indefinite article a/an with uncountable nouns. We cannot say "an information" or "a music". But we can say a something of: a piece of news a bottle of water a grain of rice 4 We can use some and any with countable nouns: I've got some dollars. Have you got any pens? We can use some and any with uncountable nouns: I've got some money. Have you got any rice? 5 We can use a few and many with countable nouns: I've got a few dollars. I haven't got many pens. We can use a little and much with uncountable nouns: I've got a little money. I haven't got much rice. Note: You cannot use a/an before an uncountable noun. Instead, you can use a measurement and the word of: A carton of orange juice A tin of paint A bottle of wine A box/packet of cereal A jar of jam A tube of toothpaste A glass of water A cup of coffee A kilo of cheese Five metres of cable Twenty litres of petrol A piece of wood A slice of bread A piece/sheet of paper A bar of chocolate A loaf of bread Grammar E-Learning Center haninhcfl@
