Name: Countable English Nouns | Fix Common Grammar Mistakes & Errors
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Modal verbs - B1

Now, you might already know that there are two

Knowing the difference between these nouns is really important

many of the English grammar mistakes that you're making

are to do with these different types of nouns.

They affect the way that you use other words in English,

countable nouns with these words will really,

dramatically improve your English grammar.

In this video, I'm going to focus on countable nouns

which means really simply, you can count them.

You can say that there are three, five or ten of

Countable nouns have singular and plural forms,

which means that you can use the articles 'a' or 'an'

Okay, so I said an apple and a lemon there, didn't I?

Well, 'a' or 'an' is just like saying that there is one of something,

We use 'a' in front of a noun that starts with a consonant sound.

A banana, a cup, a plate, a potato, a lemon.

We use 'an' in front of a noun that starts with a vowel,

a vowel sound, like an apple, an orange or an hour

Now, hour's a little tricky. It starts with a consonant

and actually it starts with a vowel sound.

So, we're talking about letters or sounds.

but the first sound that you hear when it's pronounced

So, because it starts with a vowel sound,

you can use the word 'some' if you're not being specific,

don't want to say exactly how much, use 'some'.

You can say 'some potatoes' or 'two forks' or 'three glasses'.

but there are so many nouns outside of the kitchen, right?

Like day and week and hour, minute, task,

when talking about these nouns, when they're singular.

You can use 'some' with plural nouns when you don't want to be specific.

Or, you can just use the number to say exactly how many!

Like I said, the majority of English nouns are countable nouns

and the way to find out is to check your dictionary.

Every dictionary will say whether the noun is countable or uncountable.

You'll see a little [u] or a little [c] next to the noun

and it's really important that you get into the habit of using these nouns correctly.

They are treated very differently in English sentences.

Remember that the words you can use with them are quite different.

And this is how so many English mistakes are made,

particularly with grammar! So, you really must start paying attention

and how it affects the other words in your sentences.

Now I've created a cheat sheet to help you

and that you learnt a few things about countable nouns.

Don't forget that you can watch the other lesson

that's about uncountable nouns, right here.

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