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Elijah
How to understand whether the noun is countable or uncountable?
I can understand the nouns, such as : water, tea, juice ; this is obvious they are uncountable, but what about more advanced stuff? Because I’m often a bit confused whether we can count or not.
14 août 2019 17:53
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The Oxford Learner's Dictionaries include this information.
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com
Some items such as "news" seem plural but are actually uncountable.
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/news?q=news
news noun
BrE /njuːz/ ; NAmE /nuːz/
[uncountable]
new information about something that has happened recently
Some nouns such as "fruit" are countable and uncountable.
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/fruit_1?q=fruit
fruit noun
BrE /fruːt/ ; NAmE /fruːt/
[countable, uncountable] the part of a plant that consists of one or more seeds and flesh, can be eaten as food and usually tastes sweet
tropical fruits, such as bananas and pineapples
Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables.
14 août 2019
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Check in the dictionary.
14 août 2019
1
How much - uncountable
How many - countable
14 août 2019
This website has great information on countable vs uncountable nouns: https://www.ef.co.uk/english-resources/english-grammar/countable-and-uncountable-nouns/ Let me know if you have any other specific questions.
14 août 2019
Nouns that can be measured are usually uncountable For example: powders,liquids...
We usually don't count liquids and powders,we measure them.
14 août 2019
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Elijah
Compétences linguistiques
Anglais, Japonais, Russe, Ukrainien
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Anglais, Japonais
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