This document discusses nouns and whether they are countable or uncountable. Countable nouns can be pluralized and refer to things that can be counted, like apples, houses, and men. Uncountable nouns cannot be pluralized and refer to mass quantities that cannot be counted, like milk, coffee, and help. It provides examples of countable and uncountable nouns. It also explains that "many" should be used with countable nouns while "much" is used with uncountable nouns, and "a lot of" can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns. Examples are given to demonstrate the proper usage of these terms.

2. NOUNS (Kata Benda)
Kata Benda
(NOUN)
Bisa Dihitung
(COUNTABLE)
Tunggal
(SINGULAR)
Jamak
(Plural)
Tak Bisa Dihitung
(UNCOUNTABLE)

3. K.B. bisa dihitung (countable)
adalah benda-benda yang biasanya bisa kita hitung
jumlahnya.
two cars many apples
many houses many cakes
three men

4. K.B. tak bisa dihitung (uncountable)
adalah benda-benda yang biasanya tidak bisa/sulit kita
hitung jumlahnya.

5. K.B. tak bisa dihitung (uncountable)
Beberapa contoh lain:
oil cheese
milk information
coffee knowledge
tea work
rice help
chocolate rubbish

6. Observe the text below
There is a volcanic eruption in Bali. MountAgung explodes and
sends smoke, fire, and rock into the sky. There are a lot of people
flee from their homes. There are many refugees.They need
much rice. They need much water. They need much milk
for their babies too. They also need many blankets.They need
many clothes.And They need a lot of help.

7. many vs. much
ð many dan much mempunyai arti sama yaitu banyak.
ð Gunakan many untuk benda yg bisa dihitung (countable)
There are many refugees.
They need many clothes.
ð Gunakan much untuk benda yg tak bisa dihitung
(uncountable)
They need much rice.
They need much water.

8. a lot of
ð a lot of mempunyai arti banyak.
ð Kamu bisa gunakan a lot of untuk benda yg bisa dihitung
(countable) maupun benda yg tak bisa dihitung (uncountable)
There are a lot of people.
They need a lot of help.

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11. Sources
Murphy, R. 2000. Essential Grammar in Use (2nd Edition).
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Swan, M. 1995. Basic English Usage. Oxford: Oxford University
Press
Zaida, N. 2014. Bright – An English Course for Junior High
School Students. Jakarta: Erlangga