English Review of Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Overview
This module offers a review of countable and uncountable (noncountable) nouns for learners who have previously learned about this grammar in a previous English course.
A noun can be countable or uncountable.
Countable Nouns
Countable nouns can be singular (=one) or Plural (= two or more)You can use “a/an” or “one” for singular countable nouns, and “two/three (etc.)” for plural countable nouns
Examples:
one apple, an apple (singular) – apples, two apples, three apples, etc (plural)
one piece, a piece (singular) – pieces, two pieces, three pieces, etc (plural)
one glass, a glass (singular) – glasses, two glasses, three glasses, etc. (plural)
Uncountable Nouns
You can’t say one/two/three (etc.) + uncountable noun, and you cannot use a/an + uncountable noun
Uncountable nouns have only one form and is typically used with “some”, “a lot of”, “many”, or “much”.
Examples:
air (singular), some/a lot of/much air (plural) (not “an air”, or “one air”, or “airs”)
anger (singular), some/a lot of/much anger (plural) (not “an anger”, or “one anger”, or “angers”)
Examples of words that signify the quantity of a noun:
A lot (of)
Many
Much
A little (bit of)
Some
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Additional Topics
This unit covers subordinating conjunctions, including after, although, because, before, if, and since. These occur at the beginning of subordinate or dependent clauses, and are used to combine independent and dependent clauses together.
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