CONTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE
NOUNS
Countable nouns
Countable nouns are individual objects, people, places and things that can be counted.
For example, books, houses, Americans, cats, dogs, cars, etc.
A countable noun can be singular (a book) or plural (two books)
The singular form of a verb is used with a singular countable noun : the apple is red
The plural form of a verb is used with a plural countable noun : the apples are red.
Uncountable nouns
Uncountable or mass nouns are concepts, information, materials, substances etc.
which are not individual objects and cannot be counted. They have no plural form.
For example : water, knowledge, information, literature, milk, cream, air.
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