Countable nouns are things that you can count individually. You can use numbers in front of them or words like "many". Countable nouns can be singular or plural and can be pluralized by adding "s" or "es" (e.g., "cats," "buses"). Some examples of countable nouns:
- friend
- cat
- car
- house
- book
- apple
Uncountable nouns are things that you cannot count individually. They are often substances or concepts. Uncountable nouns do not have a plural form, only a singular form (e.g., "furniture" is not "furnitures"). We do not use numbers directly with uncountable nouns. Instead, we can use words like "much" to describe them. Some examples of uncountable nouns:
- water
- happiness
- time
- information
- money
- sand
Conditions:
- Use "many" with countable nouns in questions and negatives.
Example: "How many friends do you have?", "I don't have many books."
- Use "much" with uncountable nouns in questions and negatives.
Example: "How much money do you need?", "I don't have much time."
