Nouns are divided in two main categories Countable and Uncountable. Countable nouns: Countable nouns are very simple just like An Apple, three balls, five girls etc Uncountable nouns: These are nouns that you can not count. Water, milk, furniture, If you want to use these words in the plural, then you need a unit to eg a glass of water . This is again countable. other examples: butter, coal, gas, salt, iron Extras: There are nouns that can be countable and uncountable. Just use a good dictionary if you are unsure. Also, here is an example: hair – hairs You’ve got some hairs on your t-shirt.
Countable nouns:
There are some/a few students in the class.- Is there any girl in the hall?
- There is no boy in the playground.
- None of these girls was present there.
- Did any of you play football?
- Many of the boys hadn’t come to school yesterday.
- How many mangoes are there in the basket?
- Hardly would any girl like him.
- That book has more pages than this book.
- Many a man has suffered at his hands.
- Neither man has come.
- He gets a small salary.
Uncountable nouns:
Isn’t there any milk in the bottle?- Let me in have some water please.
- Is there any milk in the bottle?
- How much milk is there in the glass?
- Your glass has less milk than mine.
- Shall I give you some more milk ? Will you have some more milk?
- There was a lot of water in the river.
- Is it exactly half of that?
The Emphasis
Don’t forget/You must come tomorrow.- Both Kamla and her brother came to see me.
- I will never forgive him.
- lndeed/Of course, I are happy.
- You don’t study hard, do you?
- Of course, I do.
- Please keep quiet./Please be quiet.
- Do write to your father.
