Alright, our first lesson will start on the COUNTABLE and UNCOUNTABLE nouns. Sometimes you may wonder how to differentiate these two?...is "equipment" a uncountable noun? what about "food"?
So let us begin with the definitions in order to understand more, shall we??
COUNTABLE OR UNCOUNTABLE??
The main difference between countable and uncountable nouns is whether you can count the things they refer to or not.
Countable nouns refer to things that exist as separate and distinct individual units. They usually refer to what can be perceived by the senses.
Examples:
| table chair word | finger remark girl | bottle award candidate |
Example sentences:
I stepped in a puddle. | How many puddles did you step in? Just one. |
I drank a glass of milk. | Glasses of milk can be counted |
I saw an apple tree. | Apple trees can be counted |
Uncountable nouns refer to things that can't be counted because they are thought of as wholes that can't be cut into parts. They often refer to abstractions and occasionally have a collective meaning (for example, furniture).
Examples:
| anger furniture warmth | courage education leisure | progress weather precision |
Example Sentences:
I dove into the water. How many waters did you dive into? | The question doesn't make any sense; therefore water is noncountable.) |
I saw the milk spill. How many milks? | Milk cannot be counted.) |
I admired the foliage. How many foliages? | Foliage cannot be |
Think of the butter from which a cake is made. Before you put the butter into the oven, it can't be divided into parts because it's a thick liquid. Once it has been baked, it becomes solid enough to be cut into pieces. ;
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| Countable nouns are like pieces of cake that can be count 1, 2 and 3 |
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| Uncountable nouns are like cake batter that cannot be count literally one by one the mixture! =) |
simple right??....till then =)
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