Ls 19. Count and Non-count Nouns
Lesson Nineteen. Count and Non-count Nouns
| Count nouns use singular and plural verbs and pronouns | Non-count nouns use only singular verbs and pronouns. |
|---|---|
| There is an apple (singular) There are some apples (plural) | There is some fruit. (singular verb) |
| I like that chair ("that" is singular) She likes those chairs ("those" is plural) | I like that furniture |
| Apples taste good | Fruit tastes good |
| Asking questions for an amount or a number: |
| Count Nouns | Noncount Nouns |
|---|---|
| How many chairs are there? | How much furniture is there? There is a lot of turniture |
| How many cameras are there? There's one camera | How much equipment is there? There's a lot of video equiment |
| Only count nouns can take a number: |
- There is one camera.
- There are four cameras. Non-count nouns don't use numbers:
- There is some equipment
- There is a lot of equipment
| count nouns | non-count nouns |
|---|---|
| a | - |
| the | the |
| some | some |
| a lot of | a lot of |
| many | much |
| a few | a little |
| few | little |
| fewer | less |
| fewest | least |
| not many | not much |
| not any | not any |