Uncountable Nouns - English Grammar Lesson
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- Do you know the difference between countable and uncountable nouns? The basic difference is quite simple, but this topic still needs attention. Often, countable and uncountable nouns are different in different languages. Also, some nouns can be both countable and uncountable with different meanings! We'll look at these ideas in this lesson, and you can see how uncountable nouns work in English. Learn more with a certified English teacher: bit.ly/ooe-teachers.
What’s the difference between paper and a paper? Why do we say trousers are… but news is…? Why can’t you say, 'Can you give me an advice'?
You’ll learn the answers to all these questions in this lesson.
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Contents:
1. A basic guide to uncountable nouns 0:40
2. Which nouns are uncountable? 4:06
3. Nouns can be countable and uncountable 7:09
4. Some other strange nouns 12:39
5. Making uncountable nouns countable 16:09
In this lesson you can learn:
- The basic rules of uncountable nouns.
- How to tell which nouns are uncountable.
- How some nouns can be both countable and uncountable.
- About uncountable nouns that are always in the plural form.
- Ways to make uncountable nouns countable.
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4:10 which noun is uncountable
7:18 nouns that can be unaccountable and countable
12:55 exceptions
Thank you Martin. Now, I can differentiate between countable and non-countable nouns.
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Food and drink pour some honey here.
Collective noun.. A folk of birds was flying.
Abstract noun.. I am impressed With his honesty
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Tip: in case anyone is confused with ‘money’ being an uncountable noun, what we count are notes or coins, I hope that helps.
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It's an excellent lecture ! Yet I just wanted to share that in last minute of your lecture while talking about 'furniture' you used 'a item of furniture' while I think it should be 'an item of furniture'. Kindly reply.
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Thanks for a lesson. I would be glad to see more lessons about nouns like nouns as modifiers, verbal nouns (differences with gerund). P.s. And how do we pronounce "often"? With "t" or not? 😃
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Great lesson! Also we can say 'a bit of' with uncountable nouns like 'advice', 'luck', 'help', 'progress'.
EXAMPLE: I had a bit of help with the test
EXAMPLE: Let me give you two useful bits of advice.
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This one is tough because what is countable or uncountable is merely cultural, so it changes from one country to another. Most of those examples are countable in my language, for example.
By the way, in my point of view, a fish is always a fish. It's weird to say there's a fish on my food as so is weird to think another animal is human food.
The differences are quite interesting aren't they, Ruy? Thanks for watching and hope you enjoyed the video!
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Food/drink- wine, flour, salt. Collective nouns- family, information. Abstract noun- time, research, advice. Police is a collective noun which uses plural? Same as people?
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He is a man of an ability.
He is a man of ability.
should we use or not the artile "an" before ability and why ?
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Exercise answers: Bean and grain. Wood and rock. Thought and theory.
Knowledge is very important in our lives. I like to much cheese. I like eating fish.
What about the mass nouns that have both countable and uncountable uses?
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When you said that in British English we say are for collective nouns, and when we use that that those mean each person on the team or something. But if we are using is those that mean the whole group? Can you explain this?? And collective nouns treaded as countable or uncountable?
Hi Inas, collective nouns in British English are treated as plurals, 'The team are getting ready'. In American English, they're treated as singulars, 'The team is getting ready'.
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soemtimes there are soem uncountable nouns that can have a s like foods, waters,frutis
It's true, Inas!
Oxford Online English what is the different if a word can have a s or without are there any difference??
That’s a problem in our country because when i was in Elementary and high school my teacher taught me British english but during my college it was in American English though my teacher would always say is not a big deal but still i was confused sometimes. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing! Yes, there are some aspects that can be confusing but for the most part uncountable nouns share the same rules! The biggest difference is when talking about groups of people.
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Glad you found the lesson useful! Saba!
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Hi Suman, we will have more IELTS-specific writing lessons in the future, however, this video might help you in the meantime: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/video-writing-an-intro.
What I mean when do I know wether to change the verb and pronoun? Please answer
Please tell me these questions' answers with explanation.
Two-thirds of the pizza .... eaten. were or was?
One-third of the pizza .... eaten. were or was?
0.9 gr of sugar .... necessary to make a solution. is or are?
What do we use with fruit and the other things that are similar to this.
Talking about the idea, use the uncountable form, 'I eat a lot of fruit every day,'. If you are referring to specific kinds, use the countable form, 'We have five kinds of fruits here at dinner'.
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Sugar rice money water are uncountable .
Pen table chair desk ruler are countable noun .
Good evening sir, I heard you said "an item of furniture" while the written on the background was (a item of furniture ) , why there was that difference, please?
Hi there. The correct phrase is 'an item of furniture.' 'A item' is incorrect. Thank you for pointing that out!
the article A is used with singular and countable noun , we can't use it with plural or uncountable noun?
Exactly!
What's the difference among (big, large)( amall,little) (high, tall) in english.
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I have a problem of accepting an idea of uncountability of advice. Are advice really that bad that you have no change of counting them? On which point a hint or a suggestion becomes advice and suddenly you become unable to count it?
These things aren't logical or consistent. 'Advice' is uncountable; it's a brute fact. If you start trying to find a reason why, you'll just get frustrated :)
@@Oxfordonlineenglish1 please why don't we say? three fishes in your example.why don't we say? I have much work to do.why do we say a cake ? And why I 'd like some cake(which is split from"a cake")?great thanks you made a great work work
presumptions , assumptions , opinions pls explain this word
F.A.O OOE team- I work and live in London. Can I say “give me some advice” (on my problem which I told you about). If not, why not? Because “a piece of advice” = chopping ‘advice’ into bits, so in my opinion since I don’t need the “whole” advice and the advice I’m referring to is already know, “give me some advice” or
“I need some advice” is acceptable. ‘Faith, trust’ are also abstract nouns and we use ‘some’. How about ‘a bit of advice’? Thanks
Hi there. Good questions. Yes, you can say: 'some advice,' 'a piece of advice,' and 'a bit of advice.' Hope this helps you!
19:25 a item of furniture or an item of furniture?
Hi Yuni, it would be 'an item'.
I have some questions about the uncountable-plural like trousers, scissors, clothes, etc., since they are uncountable nouns the quantifier that we should use is much. So we say, 'I have much clothes.' but for me it sounds strange because I usually hear native English speaker say 'I have a lot of clothes.'. I hope to hear a response from you.
Hi there, Dong. We would use 'many' with these words, but also don't forget that we can't use 'much' in positive sentences.
Some examples: 'I have a lot of clothes,' or, 'I don't have many clothes.' Hope this helps you!
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when do we know wether to use a piece og or a pair of. when we know that the noun is uncoutable, how do we know
Hi Inas, use 'a piece of' for one thing, such as 'a piece of paper'. Use 'a pair of' for things that come in twos, such as, 'a pair of socks' or 'a pair of pants'. This lesson gives you helpful rules for understanding what countable nouns are.
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_Hello, sir! I have a question to ask. Where can I learn more about making uncountable nouns countable; more specifically, quantitative adjectives such as a piece of, a portion of, a spoonful of, and so on?_
*Thank you for your great lesson.* :D
You're welcome, Ivan! We're glad you enjoyed it. While we don't have other lessons on this topic currently, you're welcome to talk with a teacher to practice more with quantitative adjectives: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/about-our-online-english-teachers. You can also do a web search for other helpful resources.
Some nouns are uncountable in English language but can be countable in other languages ??
Example:
Travel
Weather
Fun
Work
Nice, Kabeer! 'Work' is uncountable, you are correct.
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“My happiness is book and you” or “my happiness are book and you”
Today l ate dinner fried rice and 2 boiled eggs and drank some water
a herb of sheep
I love to eat
Sir wil u pls explain me about letter writing as I have already booked slot for exam
Hi Radhika, we have some helpful lessons on writing that you might enjoy such as this one: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/improve-english-writing.
I also get very confused when we are saying the class was or the class were, and also with are and is?Could you please explain that
Hi Inas, we have a lesson that should be helpful for you: www.oxfordonlineenglish.com/verb-be.
Fruit
Nature
Freedom
The lesson is useful but shows inconsistence of the language. Why do English use (a bag, portion, etc.) for Rice but don't use (a period) for time to make uncountable time, countable? It's a rithorical question.
OOE team- at around 4:30 sec you state “!! Be careful ‘fruit! is uncountable but ‘vegetables’ are countable”. I don’t understand what you mean by that, could you give an example. Thanks
Good question, Nelly. 'Fruit' is uncountable, meaning we usually can't make the word plural/count it. For example: 'I ate a lot of fruit today,' or, 'I would like one piece of fruit.' 'Vegetables' are countable. For example: 'I ate a lot of vegetables today,' or, 'I would like one vegetable.' Hope this helps you!
A piece of advice/ a slice of bread/ a part of the money; some money/a piece of furniture/ a cup of coffee