Uncountable nouns are treated as being grammatically singular, so we must keep this in mind when thinking aboutsubject-verb agreement: INCORRECT: Your advice are very helpful. CORRECT: Your advice is very helpful. Try to remember this especially when using uncountable nouns that refer to many thin...
Consequently,somethingsaredescribedintermsofquantity(uncountablenouns)andotherthingscanbedescribedintermsofnumber(countablenouns).Thisleadstoanumberofimportantotherfactors: Note:theuseofarticlesisalsoaffectedbycountable/uncountablenouns.Seeclass2. 1)Subject-verbagreement: ...
While uncountable nouns refer to things that can’t be counted,countable nounsrefer to people, places, and things that can be counted. Unlike uncountable nouns, countable nouns will often use thearticlesaoranand can have singular or plural forms. Countable nouns are much more common than uncountab...
In discussing English articles, we refer to the distinction between countable nouns and uncountable nouns. A countable noun is expressed in the "a+noun" form (e.g., an apple) or the plural noun form (e.g., apples), whereas an uncountable noun in the "+noun" form (e.g., apple). ...
071 Subject-Verb Agreement 242023-10 2 070 Countable and Uncountable Nouns 362023-10 3 069 Singular and Plural Nouns 392023-10 4 068 "Either / Neither / Both" 262023-10 5 067 "Each / Every" 422023-10 6 066 "No / None" 472023-10 7 065 "This / That / These / Those" 242023-10 ...
Uncountable Nouns Uncountable nouns are things we can’t count. Here are some examples: Tea, sugar, water, air, rice, etc. Uncountable nouns do not have a plural form. Incorrect: I have 3 rices. Remember: If you can’t count it…..it’s an uncountable noun!!
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The word “work” can be a verb or noun or even an adjective. This entry looks at “work” and “works” as nouns. “Work” has several different meanings, but one of the most common is “exertion or effort directed to produce … Continue reading → Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Co...