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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 de ago de 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 de agosto de 2019
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Check in the dictionary.
14 de agosto de 2019
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How much - uncountable How many - countable
14 de agosto de 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 de agosto de 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 de agosto de 2019
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