Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Grammar Basics
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Some nouns in English are uncountable.
Uncountable nouns always are in singular form and never plural.
Common uncountable nouns that students get wrong are:
Advertising
Advice
Education
Entertainment
Food
Happiness
Information
Knowledge
Literature
Money
Research
Shopping
Traffic
Work
Common uncountable nouns that students get wrong are:
a plural verb:
✘ There were many traffic.
🗸 There was a lot of traffic.
a / an:
✘ an entertainment; a knowledge
🗸 entertainment; knowledge
a number:
✘ three information; four food
🗸 three pieces of information; four servings of food
a few, a couple, many, a number of:
✘ a couple works; a few research
🗸 some work; a few pieces of research