This document discusses countable and uncountable nouns in English. It provides examples of countable nouns that can take plural forms and be used with numbers, versus uncountable nouns that only have one form. It also discusses plural-only nouns, and group nouns that can take either a singular or plural verb depending on whether referring to the group as a whole or its individual members. Special cases like nouns that can be either countable or uncountable based on meaning are also addressed.

1. COUNTABILITY AND PLURAL NOUNS

2. COUNTABLE OR UNCOUNTABLE?AN APPLE / APPLESFRUIT / SOME FRUIT

3. A BOTTLE / A FEW BOTTLESWINE / A LITTLE WINE

4. A TABLE / MANY TABLESFURNITURE / MUCH FURNITURE

5. A CASE / A GREAT NUMBER OF CASESLUGGAGE / A LARGE AMOUNT OF LUGGAGE

6. countabilityTheyhave singular and plural form.

7. You can use numberswiththem.

8. You can use thearticle a / anwiththeir singular form.

9. Theyonlyhaveoneform.

10. They are followedby a singular verb.

11. Youcan’t use eithernumbersorthearticle a /anwiththem.COUNTABLE NOUNSUNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

12. UncountablenounsAdvice, information, accommodation, homework,knowledge, money, water, time, health, paper, iron,weather, traffic, equipment, work…..A fewuncountablenounsend in –s, buttheyfollowthe normal rules foruncountablenouns and have asingular verb:News, billiards, politics, ….

13. We can countuncountablenounsindirectlybyusing a phraselikea piece of …, a bit of ….A bar of chocolate

14. A loaf of breadA pinch of salt

15. A slice of breadA carton of milk

16. A round of applauseA bowl of rice

17. A bottle of, a grain of rice, anitem of furniture, a boxof, a packet of, a bag of, a spoon of sugar, a can ofcoke, a jar of mermelade, ….

18. Someuncountablenouns can beused in a countablewaywhenthey describe a categoryFRENCH CHEESESSPANISH WINES

19. Somenouns can becountableoruncountablewith a change of meaningWOODA WOOD

20. CHICKENA CHICKEN