Countable & Uncountable Nouns

Countable and uncountable nouns

·   You use nouns to name things. 

Countable nouns	Uncountable nouns
You can count these. There are singular and plural forms    one cat , two cats    one student,  ten students	You can’t count these. There is only one form. rice, milk, water, sugar, furniture, weather, information
You use single and plural verbs. The lesson starts at 9.30. The lessons start at 9.30.	You always use a singular verb. There is no furniture in there.
You can use a or an in singular. an envelope, a letter You can use some or any in plural. There are some chairs, There aren't any chairs. Are there any chairs?	You cannot use a or an in front of them. You can use some or any Bread, wine, rice, luggage There's some bread. There isn't any rice Do you have any luggage?
How many bananas are there left? = ¿Cuántos/as? There are a lot of /many cups here There aren't many cups. Are there many cups here?	How much oil is there in the bottle? = ¿Cuánto/a? There’s a lot of sugar in the bowl. There isn't much sugar. Is there much sugar?
You can use not many and a few = no muchos, pocos. There are a few people waiting for the bus. There aren’t many people here today.	You can use not much and a little = no mucho, poco. There is a little sugar left. There is not much flour left.

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Countable & Uncountable nouns