Difference between revisions of "Countable - non-countable"
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(''This page is a detail about [[noun]]s, a [[word class]]. The course in '''Word Classes''' forms part of the [[Grammar course]] in AWE. You may choose to follow it in a structured way by following the links. Each item can also be accessed separately.'') | (''This page is a detail about [[noun]]s, a [[word class]]. The course in '''Word Classes''' forms part of the [[Grammar course]] in AWE. You may choose to follow it in a structured way by following the links. Each item can also be accessed separately.'') | ||
| − | The difference between '''count'' [[noun]]s and '''non-count''' nouns is important to foreign learners of English. Native speakers are rarely troubled by it. | + | The difference between '''count''' [[noun]]s and '''non-count''' nouns is important to foreign learners of English. Native speakers are rarely troubled by it. |
| − | '''Count''' nouns are also called '''countable''' nouns. | + | '''Count''' nouns are also called '''countable''' nouns. '''Non-count''' nouns are also called '''uncountable''' and '''mass''' nouns. Some grammarians talk of '''caountable(s)''' and '''uncountable(s)'''. |
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| + | Logically, it is not hard to distinguish between tyhese two types of noun. '''Count''' nouns are the names of things which can be <u>count</u>ed. | ||
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Revision as of 12:58, 2 February 2007
(This page is a detail about nouns, a word class. The course in Word Classes forms part of the Grammar course in AWE. You may choose to follow it in a structured way by following the links. Each item can also be accessed separately.)
The difference between count nouns and non-count nouns is important to foreign learners of English. Native speakers are rarely troubled by it.
Count nouns are also called countable nouns. Non-count nouns are also called uncountable and mass nouns. Some grammarians talk of caountable(s) and uncountable(s).
Logically, it is not hard to distinguish between tyhese two types of noun. Count nouns are the names of things which can be counted.
