Noncount Nouns • • Grammar & Style • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Before forming plurals correctly, it is important to understand the difference between count and noncount nouns. Count nouns are the nouns that we can physically count (e.g. One table, two tables, three tables), so they make a distinction between singular and plural forms. Noncount nouns are the nouns that cannot be counted, and they do not make a distinction between singular and plural forms. Although these nouns may refer to large quantities of things, they act like singular nouns grammatically.

Before forming plurals correctly, it is important to understand the difference between count and noncount nouns. Count nouns are the nouns that we.

Tencent Qq Messenger English. Noncount nouns: • Never take the plural ending “s” • Always take a singular verb • Cannot be used with the indefinite article “a/an” and are frequently used with no article at all • Are used with collective quantity words like “a lot of,” “some,” “any,” “much,” or “more,” instead of count words like “many,” “several,” “two,” or “few.” If you work on an academic paper, keep these non-count nouns in mind because they are often misused: money, research, advice, knowledge, information, and evidence (NOT moneys, researches, advices, etc.). The following categories of words frequently contain noncount nouns: Noncount Count (1a) Linguistics is the study of language. (2a) To paint requires a lot of work. (3a) This wine is delicious. (1b) Some languages, like English and Spanish, are international. (2b) This painting is a work of art.

(3b) The wines of France are famous.

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