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I like bananas.
Accidents can be prevented.
We can use ‘some’ and ‘any‘ with plural countable nouns meaning ‘a bit, a quantity of‘. We
use ‘some’ in affirmative sentences and ‘any’ in negative sentences and questions:
I’d like some bananas, please.
Did you buy any apples?
We use ‘many‘ and ‘few‘ with plural countable nouns.
We didn’t take many pictures.
I have a few words to say.
Uncountable Nouns
Uncountable nouns are seen as a whole or mass. They cannot be separated or counted
and come in a state or quantity that is impossible to count. For example, we cannot count
air:
one air, two airs, three airs…
Examples of uncountable nouns include:
: homework, knowledge, money, permission, research, traffic, travel
– ideas and experiences: advice, information, progress, news, luck, fun, work
– materials and substances: water, rice, cement, gold, milk
– food and drinks: juice, wine, meat, rice, bread, cheese, coffee
– weather words: weather, thunder, lightning, rain, snow
– names for groups or collections of things: furniture, equipment, rubbish, luggage
Uncountable nouns are always considered to be singular. They have no plural, even if they
end in ‘-s‘. The verb form is singular and we can use some.
Put some sugar.
How much wine is there?
Your hair is really long!
The news was a complete shock!
NOT: advices, informations, moneys, musics, waters.