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Countable and NEGATIVES

uncountable nouns For both countable and uncountable nouns, “any” is used in negative sentences and questions.

COUNTABLE NOUNS UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

In English, nouns can be countable or uncountable. See also:
Countable nouns can be individually counted. Objects Forming questions 34 Articles 63
that aren’t counted are uncountable. Numbers 74 Quantity 75

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
The verb is plural. The verb is singular.
“A,” “an,” or numbers are used to talk about countable nouns.
“Some” can be used for both countable and uncountable nouns.

COUNTABLE NOUNS UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS The verb is plural. The verb is singular.

Uncountable nouns are always
used with verbs in the singular.
QUESTIONS ABOUT QUANTITIES
“Many” is used to ask questions about quantities of countable nouns,
“Some” is always used and “much” to ask questions about quantities of uncountable nouns.
with uncountable nouns,
not “a,” “an,” or a number.

The verb is plural. The verb is singular.

FURTHER EXAMPLES

FURTHER EXAMPLES

MAKING UNCOUNTABLE THINGS COUNTABLE

Uncountable COMMON MISTAKES “MUCH” AND “MANY”
nouns can become
countable when “Much” can only be used with uncountable
the noun is in a nouns and the verb must always be singular.
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