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Navy class 517 Posted 7 years ago
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differences between countable and noncountabel nouns

  

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When we say a noun is countable, we mean that we can count how many of the items there are. For example, "book" is a countable noun because we can count how many books there are. We say -- one book, two books, three books.

  • When we say a noun is countable, we mean that we can count how many of the items there are.
  • For example, "book" is a countable noun because we can count how many books there are.
  • We say -- one book, two books, three books.
  • Seven chairs, six pencils, nine people.
  • Noncountable nouns cannot be counted.
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When we say a noun is countable, we mean that we can count how many of the items there are. For example, "book" is a countable noun because we can count how many books there are. We say -- one book, two books, three books. Seven chairs, six pencils, nine people.

Noncountable nouns cannot be counted. There is no such thing as two *"informations" or *"three furnitures" or *"six researches.

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