ESL GRAMMARNOUNS: Count and Non-count
They can be confusing!
The rules below are true for the vast majority of nouns; however, there are exceptions! In some cases, you just have to memorize the correct noun.
Nouns without an "s" are non-count.
Nouns with an "s" are count.
Remember:
- Examples:
water, beer, wine, money, cheese, oil, gas.
Nouns with an "s" are count.
- Examples:
cars, books, dollars, pesos, reais, cups of water, cans of beer
Remember:
- How many = count
- How many dollars do you have?
- How much = non-count
- How much money do you have?