3E. Uncountable Nouns Flashcards
1
Q
uncountable nouns /
noncount /
mass nouns
A
nouns that can not be considered a separate unit 18
2
Q
Concrete uncountable nouns
A
Substances: wood, smoke, air, water
collective categories of things: furniture, homework, accommodation, luggage 18
3
Q
Uncountable nouns and indefinite articles
A
cannot take and indefinte article (a or an) because a single amount can not indicated. Nor do uncountable nous take plural form because there can not be multiple of them 18
4
Q
Uncountable nouns and definite articles
A
can sometimes take a definite article (the) because it does not specify an amount ex- the water 18
5
Q
Abstract uncountable nouns
A
ideas: love, hate, news, access, knowledge attributes: beauty, intelligence, arrogance, permanence 19
