Countable_Uncountable+nouns

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=Countable Nouns= Countable nouns are easy to recognize. They are things that we can count. For example: "pen". We can count pens. We can have one, two, three or more pens. Here are some more countable nouns: Countable nouns can be singular or plural: We can use the indefinite article **a/an** with countable nouns: When a countable noun is singular, we must use a word like **a/the/my/this** with it: When a countable noun is plural, we can use it alone: We can use **some** and **any** with countable nouns: We can use **a few** and **many** with countable nouns:
 * dog, cat, animal, man, person
 * bottle, box, litre
 * coin, note, dollar
 * cup, plate, fork
 * table, chair, suitcase, bag
 * My **dog is** playing.
 * My **dogs are** hungry.
 * **A** dog is **an** animal.
 * I want **an** orange. (//not// I want orange.)
 * Where is **my** bottle? (//not// Where is bottle?)
 * I like oranges.
 * Bottles can break.
 * I've got **some** dollars.
 * Have you got **any** pens?
 * I've got **a few** dollars.
 * I haven't got **many** pens.

=Uncountable Nouns= Uncountable nouns are substances, concepts etc that we cannot divide into separate elements. We cannot "count" them. For example, we cannot count "milk". We can count "bottles of milk" or "litres of milk", but we cannot count "milk" itself. Here are some more uncountable nouns: We usually treat uncountable nouns as singular. We use a singular verb. For example: We do not usually use the indefinite article **a/an** with uncountable nouns. We cannot say "an information" or "a music". But we can say **a something of**: We can use **some** and **any** with uncountable nouns: We can use **a little** and **much** with uncountable nouns: []
 * music, art, love, happiness
 * advice, information, news
 * furniture, luggage
 * rice, sugar, butter, water
 * electricity, gas, power
 * money, currency
 * **This** news **is** very important.
 * Your luggage **looks** heavy.
 * **a piece of** news
 * **a bottle of** water
 * **a grain of** rice
 * I've got **some** money.
 * Have you got **any** rice?
 * I've got **a little** money.
 * I haven't got **much** rice.