2. Uncountable nouns are nouns that can not be counted normally and do not have a plural form.

I like milk.                               I eat rice.

 

Milk,  Sugar,  Soap,  Meat.

 

Some uncountable nouns can be counted by naming the

 container / Shape / Weight in which they are found.

A bottle of milk.           A bag of rice.       

A bar of soap.             A tin of meat.

 

 Some uncountable nouns can be counted by using a…. of (uncountable nouns) a piece of, a bit of, …

A piece of advice.                      A bit of information.

A drop of water.                       A game of chess.

 

 Some / any / Little / Much + uncountable nouns

Some sugar.            Any juice.      

Little work.            Much time.

 

 

B) Different kinds of nouns:

1. Proper nouns                                

Hani,           Ali,             Europe,                 Amman

 

 The word "proper" comes from the Latin word "Proprius" meaning "own".

 Proper nouns, when written, begin with a Capital letter.

 

2. Abstract nouns                              

Mercy, Justice

 

Abstract nouns, name non – material thing.

 

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