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1. COUNTABLE & UNCOUNTABLE
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2.  Thenouns differentiation is made on the
basis of its function like “countable” (that
can be counted) and “uncountable” (the one
cannot be count).
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3.  We classified then as countable all the ones
that can form groups with other elements of
the same type and therefore to be
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enumerated.
Pencils, oranges, potatoes, bottles, books,
cars...

4.  Under the uncountable group we have all substance,
abstract ideas, activities and feelings
Accommodation, advice, behavior, business, cash,
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equipment, furniture
Health, homework, information, knowledge, luggage,
money, permission, rubbish, traffic,
Travel, weather, work, scenery

5. ing. Claudia Cañas
uncountable countable
Salt 1 kg of salt
Water 1 bottle of water
iron An iron girder

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Milk (Uncountable) Two bottles of milk (Countable)
 ¿why this complicated distinction?
Because is important in a grammatical way

7. USE
 Uncountable are always in singular form.
Salt Money Wood life Progress
Travel Hope
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 Uncountable can not use a / an.
 They always should be use a measure
A piece of bread
A glass of wine
A cup of tea

8. UNCOUNTABLE ONLY IN THE PLURAL FORM
There is a group of nouns that have their meanings
only in the plural form.
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For example:
Clothes, contents, goods, means, tidings,
outskirts
Jeans, surroundings

9. careful some nouns can be countable or uncontabe
just by the way they are been used
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Cake A piece of cake Paper A Paper
( a newspaper)

10.  But what about the others? How to remember the
most tricky ones? It seems the only solution is to
memorize all of them. To make the task easier for
you, I've prepared a list of uncountable nouns:
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a) substances: water, air, iron, paper, plastic,
b) abstract ideas: life, progress, happiness, joy, fun,
freedom, health
c) activities: work, travel, sleep, football, help,
d) feelings: love, hope, anger, hate, respect

11.  Complete use a/ an if is necesary
Bottle of milk 'a' bottle of milk ('bottle' is countable)
Rain is good for the grass ('rain' is uncountable)
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1. Bob drinks_______ beer.
2. Does Jack like ______ meat?
3. I have _______ old car.
4. _________ bread isn't expensive.
5. Do you want ___________ cup of tea?
6. My husband never drinks _______ alcohol.
7. Australia is ________ island.
8. I want to buy __________ new car
9. I need __________ glass of water
10. Can I have ___________ bar of chocolate?

12.  Contables e Incontables
1. -
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2. -
3. an
4. -
5. a
6. -
7. an
8. a
9. a
10. a

13. LEARN MORE @
 http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/nouns-un-
countable_2.htm
 http://youtu.be/hMTkKtgvxuA video
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 http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/gra
mmar-exercise-countable-uncountable-nouns.php
 http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/gramma
r/count2.htm
 http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/gramma
r/count1.htm
 http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/gramma
r/count3.htm