Nouns and Pronouns: Countable, Uncountable, and General

A countable noun can be counted: a book, two books. An uncountable noun names a mass, material, or idea: water, rice, information, advice, furniture, money.

Countable

• Article: a/an in the singular: an apple
• Plural: apples, many apples, a few apples

Uncountable

• No a/an and no plural in this meaning: information (not informations)
• some water, much water, a little water
• A portion: a piece of advice, a bottle of water, two cups of coffee

Pronouns: it for uncountables and things; they for plurals. There is some bread. · There are some sandwiches.

Words that look countable in other languages but are uncountable in English: news, homework, luggage, weather — The news is good.