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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Countable nouns

can you clarify whether clouds, stars and moon are all countable nouns
  

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"cloud" can be countable ("A cloud obscured the sun") or uncountable ("Today we are forecasting cloud"). "star" is always countable. "moon" is countable in the generic sense ("Jupiter has many moons").

— GPY

  • "cloud" can be countable ("A cloud obscured the sun") or uncountable ("Today we are forecasting cloud").
  • "star" is always countable.
  • "moon" is countable in the generic sense ("Jupiter has many moons").
  • As a name for Earth's moon (usually "the Moon"), it is a proper noun.
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"cloud" can be countable ("A cloud obscured the sun") or uncountable ("Today we are forecasting cloud").

"star" is always countable.

"moon" is countable in the generic sense ("Jupiter has many moons"). As a name for Earth's moon (usually "the Moon"), it is a proper noun.
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Yes, they are all countable nouns.
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please clarify whether clouds, moon and stars will be classified as countable nouns in English.
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Thank you. I wanted to be absolutely sure.
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I've merged the threads Urmila.
GPY has provided a thorough answer to your question.
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Is jupiter countable or uncountable noun?
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