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Parts of Speech & Usage

Countable vs. Uncountable Nouns (e.g. informations, advices)

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In English, some nouns are countable (we can count them) and some are uncountable (we treat them as a mass or whole). Knowing which is which helps you use the correct form of the verb, article, or quantifier.

Countable Nouns

Countable nouns are things you can count: one, two, three… They have singular and plural forms, and we can use numbers or “a/an” in front of them.

  • a book / two books
  • an idea / many ideas
  • a friend / several friends

You can use words like a, an, many, a few, several, how many with countable nouns.

Uncountable Nouns

Uncountable nouns are things we don’t count individually. They are usually substances, concepts, or collective categories. They only have one form (no plural).

  • water, information, advice, furniture, money, music, news

You can’t say ❌ “an advice” or ❌ “informations.” Instead, use a quantifier like:

  • some advice
  • a piece of information
  • a bit of news

Use words like some, a little, much, a bit of, how much with uncountable nouns.

Common mistakes

  • ❌ I need an advice. → ✅ I need some advice.
  • ❌ She gave me many informations. → ✅ She gave me a lot of information.
  • ❌ We bought furnitures. → ✅ We bought some furniture.

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To talk about a single idea or unit of an uncountable noun, use phrases like a piece of, an item of, a bit of

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