Countable and uncountable nouns

Countable nouns
are nouns we can count. They have a singular and a plural form.
e.g one cat, two cats
a person, five people
One sheep is in the field. Two sheep are in the field.

Uncountable nouns are nouns we canno
some music, a lot of information

We can CANNOT say musics or informations
Uncountable nouns are sually followed by a singular verb.
e.g. That information is really important

Be careful!
Some nouns are countable with one meaning and uncountable with another meaning.
e.g uncountable: That chicken was delicious. (the meat)
countable: the chickens were eating. (the birds)

Words and phrases commonly used with countable and uncountable nouns

Countable and uncontable nouns
many much how many how much

a lot of a lots of lot of lot of
some some a few a little

few little a number of an amount of

a, an, one, two, three, etc a piece of the the

Be careful!

• many and much are usually only used in negative sentences and uestions
• in positive sentences it is much more common to use a lots of or lots of (because many and much are very formal in positive sentenses)
• it is also very common to use a lot of and lots of in negative and questions
• few usually means not many whereas a few usually means some

Few people believe in ghosts these days. (= not many)
I know a few people who believe in ghosts. (= some)

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