Based on uncountable noun

3. Uncountable Noun

4. Who is creating the problem
Uncountable noun
In English Grammar, some things
are seen as a whole or
mass. These are called
the uncountable noun
because they cannot be
separated or counted.

5. Why they are uncountable
Because they are seen as a whole or mass
Whole-
A thing that is complete
in itself.

6. Why they are uncountable
Mass
When you can’t
be identified
separately.

9. Types and examples
Ideas and experience:
Can I give you an advice?
Can you give me some advices?

11. The right expression will be-
“Can I give you a piece of advice?”
“Can you give me some advice?”
“She was always there to give great advice”.
In the case of business meetings “advices” can be used
in written form.

13. What not to do
1. Do not put s/es to make it plural.
2. Do not put a/an in front of the nouns.
3. Do not put numbers to make it plural.

14. Types of uncountable nouns
Materials and Substances-
water, rice, gold, milk

15. Examples
 Fetch me a glass of water.
Fetch me a water.
 We need to buy a 10 kg of rice.
We need to buy 10 rices.
 I just bought 10 grams of gold.
I just bought 10 golds.
 Daily half liter of milk keeps you healthy.
Daily two milks keeps you healthy.

16. Types of Uncountable noun
Weather words-
weather, thunder, lightning, rain, snow

17. Examples
 The weather is nice.
Weathers are nice
 The sound of thunder broke the silence of the night.
Sound of thunders broke the silence of the night.
 Lightning revealed Jonny's face.
Lightnings revealed Jonny’s face.
 It is raining hard.
It is rainings hard.
 The snow covered the mountains.
The snows covered the mountains.

18. Types of uncountable nouns
Names for groups or collections of things-
furniture,equipment,rubbish,luggage

19. Examples
We’re going to get new furniture for the living room
We’re going to get a new furniture for the living room
Is this your equipment?
Are this your equipments?
That’s all rubbish
That are all rubbishes
Alex collected their luggage and had it loaded.
Alex collected their luggages and had it loaded.

20. The List
Liquids and Gases
water
coffee
milk
air
oxygen
Energy Words and Forces
electricity
sunshine
radiation
heat
Magnetism

21. The List
Grouped Concepts
fruit
money
food
vocabulary
news
Information and Abstract Concepts
information
advice
education
democracy
intelligence

22. Game Time
All you have to say is
Countable or Uncountable

23. •Children
•Milk
•Tea
•Scientists
•Butter
•Windows

24. •Glue
•Waiters
•Glasses
•Bread
•Drivers
•Policemen

25. •Bottles
•Juice
•Candidates
•Oil
•Exercises
•Water