Difference between countable & uncountable noun.pdf

A concise explanation of diff btw countable and uncountable nouns which includes def, examples, singular plural forms, usage of articles and quantifiers.

1. DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN
COUNTABLE &
UNCOUNTABLE
NOUN
Presented By : Mansi Agarwal

2. Countable Nouns are the
names of the object,
people, etc. that we can
count, e.g. book, pen apple,
boy, sister, dog, horse, etc..
They are easy to recognize.
Uncountable Nouns are
the substances,
concepts that we can
divide into separate
elements. We cannot
‘Count’ them.
COUNATBLE & UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
Countable noun Uncountable noun

3. EXAMPLES
I started a grammar course
that has five modules.
1.
Tom came across a wonderful
idea.
2.
Bring me a glass of fresh juice.3.
The kids were preparing a
giant chart for their class.
4.
I bought a gaming laptop
from market yesterday.
5.
Countable noun Uncountable noun
Do you like butter with bread?1.
Tom showed aggression in the
performance of his duties.
2.
I do not like coffee. I take tea
every morning.
3.
Nisha is going to learn karate
for her fitness
4.
How do you spend your leisure
time?
5.

4. This information is important
This informations are
important.
My luggage has arrived.
My luggage have arrived.
Countable noun Uncountable noun
SINGULAR & PLURAL FORM
Countable nouns can be
singular or plural.
My dog is playing.
my dogs are playing.
I have got one egg.
I ahve got two eggs.
We usually treat uncountable
noun as singular. We use
singular verbs. For example-

5. Countable noun Uncountable noun
USAGE OF ARTICLES
We use indefinite articles.
Ex-
A dog is an animal.
I am waiting for a bus.
We don’t use indefinite
articles with uncountable
nouns. We can’t say “an
information” or “a rice”.
Instead we say-
when they are singular,
we use a/the/my/this. Ex-
I want an orange.
Where is my bottle??
a piece of information
a bottle of water
a grain of rice

6. QUANTIFIERS
Both Countable and Uncountable nouns use Quantifiers
Countable noun Uncountable noun
many
a few/few/very few
a number of
several
a large number of
a great number of
much
a little/little/very little
a bit of
a large amount of
a large quantity of

7. SOME COMMON QUANTIFIERS
some
any
a lot of
lots of
more/most
enough
no/none

8. THANK YOU
Presented By : Mansi Agarwal