Countable Noun✨ by Ale Guzman https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn Countable Nouns A countable noun is a common noun that refers to a discrete concept separable into discrete units and therefore countable. en-us 2022-09-02 23:54:43 UTC 2022-09-03 00:29:57 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f63a.png Countable Nouns aleg6042 https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281237627 A countable noun is a common noun that refers to a discrete concept separable into discrete units and therefore countable.]]> 2022-09-03 00:03:08 UTC https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281237627 aleg6042 https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281238814 An uncountable noun or mass noun designates some kind of material reality that does not come in discrete units, but usually in the form of an arbitrarily divisible mass.]]> 2022-09-03 00:06:59 UTC https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281238814 aleg6042 https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281239137 The distinction is important because in many languages ​​this semantic distinction has grammatical consequences.]]> 2022-09-03 00:08:08 UTC https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281239137 aleg6042 https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281239442 Concrete nouns admit plural and be preceded by numerals.]]> 2022-09-03 00:09:10 UTC https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281239442 aleg6042 https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281239672 Uncountables sometimes admit plural in a different sense than countables or do not admit plural.]]> 2022-09-03 00:09:55 UTC https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281239672 Examples aleg6042 https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281240663 An apple (accounting)
Two apples  

I have no cash (uncountable)
I have no cash [referring to money]]]> 2022-09-03 00:13:20 UTC https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281240663 Examples with illustrations aleg6042 https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281241375 2022-09-03 00:15:29 UTC https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281241375 aleg6042 https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281241604 2022-09-03 00:16:12 UTC https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281241604 aleg6042 https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281242613 Countable nouns are easy to recognize. They are things that we can count. For example: "pen". We can count pens. We can have one, two, three or more pens.]]> 2022-09-03 00:19:18 UTC https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281242613 Here are some more countable nouns: aleg6042 https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281243144 bottle, box, litre
dog, cat, animal, man, person
table, chair, suitcase, bag
bottle, box, litre
cup, plate, fork
coin, note, dollar]]> 2022-09-03 00:21:01 UTC https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281243144 Countable nouns can be singular or plural: aleg6042 https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281243898 My dog is playing.
My dogs are hungry.]]> 2022-09-03 00:21:55 UTC https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281243898 We can use the indefinite article a/an with countable nouns: aleg6042 https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281244253 A dog is an animal]]> 2022-09-03 00:23:03 UTC https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281244253 When a countable noun is singular, we must use a word like a/the/my/this with it: aleg6042 https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281244700 I want an orange. (not I want orange.)
Where is my bottle? (not Where is bottle?)]]> 2022-09-03 00:24:26 UTC https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281244700 We can use some and any with countable nouns: aleg6042 https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281244925 I've got some dollars.
Have you got any pens?]]> 2022-09-03 00:25:12 UTC https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281244925 We can use a few and many with countable nouns: aleg6042 https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281245223 I've got a few dollars.
I haven't got many pens.]]> 2022-09-03 00:26:10 UTC https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281245223 aleg6042 https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281245832 2022-09-03 00:27:50 UTC https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281245832 aleg6042 https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281245991 2022-09-03 00:28:17 UTC https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281245991 aleg6042 https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281246101 2022-09-03 00:28:36 UTC https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281246101 aleg6042 https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281246310 2022-09-03 00:29:13 UTC https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281246310 aleg6042 https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281246440 2022-09-03 00:29:30 UTC https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281246440 aleg6042 https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281246596 Alexandra Guzmán 3B]]> 2022-09-03 00:29:57 UTC https://padlet.com/aleg6042/vu9nzwwa9ura8xtn/wish/2281246596