Danh từ, mạo từ và từ hạn định · CEFR A2

Countable and Uncountable Nouns

1Công thức

countable: a/an, plural -s, many; uncountable: no plural, much, singular verb

2Giải thích

Danh từ đếm được có số ít/số nhiều; danh từ không đếm được (advice, information, news, luggage, furniture) không có số nhiều và dùng động từ số ít. Một số danh từ vừa đếm được vừa không đếm được tùy nghĩa (a glass / glass).

Countable nouns have singular and plural forms and can be counted. Uncountable nouns (advice, information, news, luggage, furniture) have no plural and take a singular verb. Some nouns are countable with one meaning and uncountable with another.

3Khi nào dùng

Choosing a/an, some, many, much correctly
Subject-verb agreement with uncountable nouns
Nouns with two meanings (a glass / glass)

4Quy tắc cần nhớ

Uncountable nouns cannot take a/an or a plural -s; use a piece of / an item of
A few plural-only nouns (clothes, jeans, scissors, trousers) take a plural verb
Common uncountable nouns: advice, furniture, homework, information, knowledge, luggage, money, news, work

5Ví dụ

Could you give me some information about the course?
The furniture in this room is very old.
My jeans are in the wash.

6Lỗi thường gặp

She gave me many advices. (some advice)
The news are good. (The news is good.)
I have got three luggages. (three pieces of luggage)

7Dễ nhầm với

Many, Much and A Lot Of