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Luyện ngữ pháp - Destination B2 (Unit 7: Grammar - Articles / countable and uncountable nouns / quantifiers))


Countable and uncountable nouns

Type Example
Countable nouns
• Use a, the, some, many
• Use a singular or plural verb
I want to be a journalist.
Where is the newspaper?
There are some good articles in the paper.
How many channels do you get?
Uncountable nouns
• Use the, some, much
• Use a singular verb
Did you hear the news?
Some important news has just come in.
How much information do we have about it?
Your advice was very useful
Common uncountable nouns:
advice, coffee, furniture, glass, hair, homework, information, knowledge, luggage, money, news,paper, work

Watch out!

• Most uncountable nouns are singular, but a few are plural. These include clothes, scissors,jeans, spectacles, trousers, groceries, etc. With these words, we use a plural verb.
✓ Oh, no! My new clothes are dirty!

• Some nouns are countable with one meaning and uncountable with another meaning. ✓ Do you think you could bring me a clean glass? (countable)
✓ We should make computer monitors out of recycled glass. (uncountable)



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