Count/Non-Count Nouns

Introduction


Count nouns are the names of objects which can be counted, such as elephants:
Non-Count nouns are the names of things or substances which cannot be counted, such as water:

You need to know the difference between count and non-count nouns in order to

  • use articles (the and a/an) correctly
  • use plurals correctly
  • use quantity words or quantifiers (e.g. much or many) correctly

When you are sure that you understand the topic, you can go on to the exercises.



UVic English Language Centre, 1998