Countable Nouns.
Nouns can be countable or uncountable. Countable nouns are things we can count.
ball, umbrella, girl, chair
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We can place a number before them. They can be converted into plurals.
15 balls, 2 umbrellas, some girls, many chairs
Countable Nouns with 'a/an/the'
Before singular countable nouns, you can use 'a/an/the'.
For example:
1. It was a great movie.
2. Be careful of the dog.
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Countable Nouns with 'some'
Plural countable nouns are often used with 'some'.
For example:
1. I've seen some good movies lately.
2. There are some apples on the tree.
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Countable as well as Uncountable.
Many nouns can be used as countable, or as uncountable nouns. Usually there is a difference in meaning.
For example:
1. I bought a paper. ( = a newspaper. countable)
I bought some paper. ( = material for writing. uncountable)
1. There's a hair in my soup. ( = a single hair. countable)
She has beautiful hair. ( = hair on the head. uncountable)
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