03/08/2020
P.UTME CHAMPIONS 👌
ENGLISH👇👇
COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUN
DISCUSSION👇
Countable noun are those noun that can be counted while uncountable can't be counted. (Summary)
We are to consider some factors under the countable and uncountable noun.
Countable noun
Article combine with countable noun.
We have three types of article
These are:
a,
an and
the
🎤A singular countable noun with consonant sound combine with article "a"
Example
A boy
It is wrong to say
An boy.
While a singular countable noun with a vowel sound combines with article "an"
Example
An egg ☑
A boy ❌
The article a and an is known as indefinite article while definite article is article "the".It speak more about a specific subject
Example
The boy☑ specific
A boy ❌ not specific
Note:::
Water,land,work,damage and property are uncountable noun but can be use as countable noun by adding "s"
Example works,waters, damages etc
Countable noun has plural form which combines with
MANY
A FEW
FEW.&
SOME
EACH AND EVERY combines with a singular countable noun.
Examples👇
each university ☑
The plural is many or a few or few or some universities not
👇
Each universities❌
Each aspirant☑
Each aspirants❌
Each student☑
Every student☑
Each students❌
Every students❌
Uncountable noun
Note 👇
An uncountable noun doesn't combine with a,an many, few and a few.
Countable noun combine with much,little and some
Usually uncountable noun has no plural
Furnitures ❌
Soils❌
Some furniture☑
Question tag👇
Did he eat much food?☑
Did he eat many food?❌
Food is uncountable noun
And uncountable noun combines with much,little and some
