Count vs. Non Count Nouns
Count nouns are of course, those that you can count.
You can attach a number before it.
Example:
8 apples
5 dogs
1 bicycle
19 pens
Non-count nouns cannot be counted.
You can’t place a number before it.
You can’t say 8 milk, 5 water, 2 sugar.
But we can say:
8 glasses of milk
5 gallons of water
2 cups of sugar
Usually liquids, melting solids, grains and powdered things are non-count.
More non-count noun examples:
a dish of ice-cream
a scoop of ice-cream
a cup of flour
3 bottle of ketchup
9 packs of tomato sauce
a slice of cheese
a slice of butter
How much or how many
A few or a little
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