Countable vs. uncountable nouns
WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER?
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Countable vs. uncountable nouns

1. Countable vs. uncountable nouns

2. WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER?

TAKE ON THE ROLE OF GRAMMARIANS TO WRITE A RULE ON COUNTABLE &
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS. This is your plan. Provide the answers to the following
questions. Work in pairs and use your collective mind
AND NOTHING BUT THAT.
Grammatical features of countable and uncountable nouns (plural form rule,
subject-verb agreement peculiarities);
Lexical ways to make an uncountable noun countable (what can be added);
Some/any/many/(a)few/much/(a)little + countable/uncountable nouns;
Nouns that can be both countable and uncountable with the difference in
meaning;
Coffee/tea/juice, etc. – can you add an indefinite article/make them plural?
Nouns that are always uncountable;
Nouns that are always in the plural form;
news – plural or singular?
Means/series/species?
Nouns ending in –ics, are they sg or pl?

3.

•Lexical ways to make an uncountable noun
countable (what can be added);

4.

•Some/any/many/(a)few/much/(a)little +
countable/uncountable nouns;

5.

•Nouns that can be both countable and
uncountable with the difference in meaning;

6.

•Coffee/tea/juice, etc. – can you add an
indefinite article/make them plural?

7.

•Nouns that are always uncountable;

8.

Nouns that are always in the plural form
•news – plural or singular?

9.

•Means/series/species?
•Nouns ending in –ics, are they sg or pl?
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