Grammar Explanation

Countable and Uncountable Nouns

In the last video, from the presentation, you may have heard some sentences such as:

• Karen brought a slice of pineapple, some pieces of papaya, some cookies... and two bottles of water.
• For lunch, Karen usually has chicken with fresh salad, and some rice, and a bottle of water.
• Christian enjoys eating cookies.
• Does Christian like any fruit?

The nouns in blue are called countable nouns: You can count them:

• One cookie, two cookies, three cookies...

The nouns in orange are called uncountable nouns: You cannot count them:

• One rice, two rices, three rices...
• Some rice, some chicken, some water...

The phrases and nouns in red are called quantifiers; they are used commonly along uncountable nouns, but you can use them with countable nouns.

You can check the inforgraphic below for clarification:

Now go to the "Guided Practice" page and try to do the exercises to check understanding. If you still have any doubt, don't hesitate to write on the comment section.