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 are some/a few students in the class.
Isn’t there any milk in the bottle?
Don’t forget/You must come tomorrow.
