Uncountable Nouns

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Mani Mehra

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This is something that depends upon the person and the context, so to identify an uncountable noun, first ask yourself: Can I count it in separate units? Does it have a plural form? If not, it's likely uncountable. For example, “furniture” cannot be made plural, and we don't say “two furniture.” We say “a piece of furniture” or “some furniture” instead.

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Aayushi Harsha

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Yes, in some cases, uncountable nouns can become countable, but it completely depends on the context of the sentence or the setting. For example, “coffee” is usually uncountable, but when referring to a serving or type, it becomes countable: like “We ordered two coffees.” Here, “coffees” refers to “cups of coffee, ” making it countable. Language often depends on how the noun is being used.

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Mayank Kumari

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No, uncountable nouns are not always abstract. While many are like honesty, knowledge, or love, emotion, and experience, others refer to physical or tangible substances like sugar, rice, oil, and salt. “Water” is a physical substance, but it is still uncountable. So, both abstract ideas and concrete materials can be uncountable.

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Chanchal Sinha

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No, uncountable nouns cannot be used directly with numbers; to use them, you must use quantifiers or specific units of measurement. For instance, we don't say “two milks” but rather “two glasses of milk” or “a litre of milk.” Similarly, “advice” is uncountable, so we say “a piece of advice, ” not “one advice.”

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Satyendra Katarya

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Uncountable nouns are things that cannot be counted as individual units, for example, materials like water, sand, emotions like happiness, anger, and abstract concepts like information or advice are uncountable nouns. Uncountable Nouns don't have plural forms. For instance, we say "some information," not "informations." Instead of counting them, we measure or quantify them using units or expressions.

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