COUNT AND NONCOUNT NOUNS

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COUNT AND NONCOUNT NOUNS

NONCOUNT NOUNS Whole groups or whole masses. Furniture, coffee and sugar. Abstract concepts. Love, wisdom, spirituality. Phenomenon of Nature Sunshine, rain, snow.

SOME COMMON NONCOUNT NOUNS

Whole groups made up of similar items

Fluids

Solids

Gases

Particles

Abstractions

Languages

Fields of Study

Recreation

Activities

Natural Phenomena

Generic Nouns Articles are used to make generalizations. A is used for singular nouns A banana is yellow. 0 is used for plural nouns and noncount nouns 0 Bananas are yellow. 0 Fruit is good for you.

Indefinite Nouns Singular I ate a banana. Plural count noun (two, a few, several) I ate some bananas. Noncount noun (a little, a lot of) I ate some fruit.

Definite Nouns The banana I ate this morning was delicious. Singular I got the apples from the tree. Plural The fruit from that market is inexpensive. Noncount

Expressions of Quantity for Count nouns One Each Every Two,three, etc. A couple of A few Many Several A number of

Expressions of quantity for noncount nouns A little Much A great deal of

Expressions of quantity for both count and noncount nouns Some/any A lot of/lots of Plenty of Most all

Negative vs. Positive She has few friends. She made a few friends. I have little money. I saved a little money.