Examples: water, music, information. As the creator of this blog she hopes learners will join the community, contribute and enjoy learning English together.View all posts by Carolina Duran. Countable nouns are things that you can count. So if we suppose that \(\mathbb{I}\) is countable, then the union of two countable sets \(\mathbb{Q} \cup \mathbb{I} = \mathbb{R}\) would also be countable, which contradicts the above statement. A beer / a white wine / a whiskey mean a can (bottle, glass) … when it's countable the meaning: one cup of coffee. Collective nouns (words that denote a group of people or things) are countable. Uncountable – He ordered a pint of beer. An easy way to check if is a noun is countable or uncountable is to check if it is in the plural. Have we got any bread? In a friendly setting (as opposed to a commercial one), I’d recommend asking for “a glass of water”, “a glass of orange juice” or “some orange juice”, “a cup of coffee”, or “a cup of tea”. If you are referring to coffee before it is made up (beans or ground coffee), you would always say 'some coffee'. Clipping is a handy way to collect important slides you want to go back to later. Learn useful English vocabulary words for countable and uncountable food and drink to improve your English. Nomi countable: le frasi There are some books on the chair. "Would you like a coffee?" Concrete nouns may be countable. ). She is passionate about writing, and design. "Would you like a coffee?" Two teas, please. Introduction. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Examples: a car, a boy, an egg two cars, three boys, six eggs. beer. Most of the time these are interchangeable in common usage. Carolina is a Marketing professional in London. Love: You cannot see this. Uncountable nouns are also called "mass" nouns. It's a thing that has a plural form and can be counted as two cups, three cups and so on, hence it's a countable noun. [uncountable, countable] a hot drink made by pouring boiling water onto the leaves of other plants. ( Log Out /  Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Listening | TED Talks | Speaking | Grammar | Vocabulary | Idioms | Blog, Copyright © 2013-2021 OysterEnglish.com  All rights reserved  |   Privacy policy, I’d like an apple and a banana. Countable or uncountable. But if you’re visiting someone in their home, asking for “a coffee” might sound a little rude, as if you were treating your host as a waiter. We can use the indefinite articles a / an  with singular countable nouns: We can use determiners (e.g, the, this, these, those, his, my) with countable nouns: Uncountable nouns are singular. Culture Many British people have a cup of tea in the morning, and several more during the day. If you study the examples carefully, you’ll notice that whenever a number is mentioned, there’s a countable noun (“yard,” “cup” and “glass”) between the number and the uncountable noun. [countable] a cup of tea. Which of the following is a countable noun? It’s a liquid so you can’t count it. When do we say “a coffee” “coffee” or “some coffee”? Nouns can be countable or uncountable. Most of the time these are interchangeable in common usage. Since English uses so many countable and uncountable words, it is important to know the difference between these two types of nouns. Nouns are usually countable or uncountable. This house is perfect for two families. For example, we cannot usually say “two breads” because “bread” is uncountable. We can use the indefinite article a/an with countable nouns. Nouns: countable and uncountable - 当代英语语法 - 书面和口头英语语法和用法的参考数据 - 剑桥在线词典 Grammar test 1. We can say two cars, three boys, six eggs, etc. However, recognizing some words is not so easy. Countable Nouns. Most uncountable nouns group together the concept of the thing and therefore do not take an ‘s’. If you cannot hold the item and transport it in your hands easily or if you cannot see the item, it is probably uncountable. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Mix one cup of flour with half a glass of milk. Partitive expressions make it possible to make uncountable nouns countable. For example: nuts and noodles. All common nouns are either  countable or uncountable. Even some proper nouns are countable. Now customize the name of a clipboard to store your clips. because we can count them – they’re countable. Grammar explanation. Inoltre, per indicare una parte, quantità di un uncountable noun si usano espressioni come: a bar of / a piece of / a bottle – a litre – a cup of / a bit of / a loaf of / a kilo – a sheet – a slice of, etc. All common nouns are either countable or uncountable. It depends on the context. Since we can count them, countable nouns can be either  singular (just one single thing) or  plural (more than one thing): Uncountable nouns are difficult to count or divide into separate parts. Remember your friend Ms. Enjoy! Water: You need a bottle or a glass to transport it efficiently. Example sentence: How many coffees did we order altogether?" She uses the following symbols to tell you whether a noun is countable [C] or uncountable [U]. It’s important to separate between countable and uncountable in grammar. "Would you like some coffee?" Unsur dan pola kalimat uncountable nouns dan countable nouns berbeda, tergantung jenis nouns-nya. 1. However, there are of course some exceptions to this grammar rule. I'm making a cup of tea. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), a doctor, a pen, a meal, a class, a college, many cups, many books, many libraries, many flights, few questions, few tables, few apples, few holidays, few countries, a few questions, a few problems, a few issues, a few issues, much money, much time, much food, much water, much energy, little trouble, little equipment, little meat, little patience, a little bit of confidence, a little bit of sleep, a little bit of snow, the monkeys, the schools, the teachers, the boats, the bananas, the cheese, the machinery, the luggage, the grass, the knowledge, some tables, some stores, some grapes, some cities, some nurses, some time, some news, some bread, some salt, some mail, any forks, any socks, any bathrooms, any waiters, any beliefs, any advice, any soap, any transportation, any gold, any homework, no magazines, no chocolates, no pilots, no rings, no markers, no trouble, no grass, no scenery, no money, no furniture, a lot of animals, a lot of coins, a lot of immigrants, a lot of babies, a lot of help, a lot of aggravation, a lot of happiness, a lot of fun, lots of computers, lots of buses, lots of parties, lots of colleges, lots of cake, lots of ice cream, lots of energy, lots of laughter, enough plates, enough onions, enough restaurants, enough worries, enough courage, enough wisdom, enough spaghetti, enough time, plenty of houses, plenty of concerts, plenty of guitars, plenty of, plenty of oil, plenty of sugar, plenty of cheese, plenty of space. Countable: carrot, apple, hamburger, cookie, egg, spoon, cup, bowl, box, bottle, Uncountable: cheese, juice, soup, yoghurt, coffee, bread, honey, rice, pizza. powder, sand, rice, flour, grain, dirt, dust, furniture, music, luggage, money, currency, mathematics, chemistry, Italian, economics. Is there any cheese in the fridge? Their usage is individual in around to both determiners and verbs. Change ). As mentioned, we use a countable noun in English before the uncountable noun. Countable nouns can be singular or plural. These concepts can be frustrating for English learners but it's not as hard as it seems. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. "When I go to the shops I'll buy some coffee'. Wind: You cannot see this. I got some books from the library yesterday. To count or quantify an uncountable noun we use a unit of measurement - a measure word. To make things a little complicated, some nouns can be both countable or uncountable. c) To make advice countable, we say a piece of advice – this is correct. Once you put the uncountable nouns inside of these containers, then we can count them. Coffee can be countable and uncountable. A quick reminder:  A noun is a word which names  a person, place, thing, animal or idea. (Referring to the substance, uncountable). We use "the" with plural countable nouns . These explanations will make it easier to understand. Is really short for "would you like a cup of coffee" and refers to the cup, (countable). The word mass  refers to a large amount of a substance that has no particular shape. I think this is a fairly modern usage. 3. For example, soda is an uncountable noun, but a can of soda refers to a specific amount of soda. Illnesses. Originally from Spain, Carolina focuses on topics such as English Grammar and Culture, Marketing, and General knowledge. For example, when it's uncountable the meaning: a drink made with ground, roasted seeds. There's some money on the table. Countable and Uncountable Nouns Quiz. Uncountable nouns, also known as mass nouns, refer to things we consider a whole or mass and cannot be counted (e.g. Sometimes it is not easy to see whether a noun is countable or uncountable. When we say "count" we mean adding things together to get a total number such as three cats, five pencils, one train. 2. The police found two hairs at the crime scene.