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Rabu, 18 Desember 2013

Noun Part II (Uncountable Noun)

Some nouns in English are uncount nouns.


We do not use uncount nouns in the plural and we do not use them with the indefinite article, a/an.
  • We ate a lot of foods > We ate a lot of food
  • We bought some new furnitures > We bought some new furniture
  • That’s a useful information > That’s useful information
We can use some quantifiers with uncount nouns:
  • He gave me some useful advice.
  • They gave us a lot of information.
Uncount nouns often refer to:
  • Substances: food; water; wine; salt; bread; iron
  • Human feelings or qualities: anger; cruelty; happiness; honesty; pride;
  • Activities: help; sleep; travel; work
  • Abstract ideas: beauty; death; fun; life

Noun Part I (Count Noun Singular and Plural)

Count nouns have two forms: singular and plural.

The singular form refers to one person or thing:
  • a book; a teacher; a wish; an idea

The plural form refers to more than one person or thing:
  •  books; teachers; wishes; ideas

Singular count nouns

Singular count nouns cannot be used alone. They must have
a determiner: