Count and noncount nouns
I bought a chair . Tom bought three chairs .
We bought some furniture . INCORRECT : We bought a furniture.
INCORRECT : We bought some furnitures.
Chair is a count noun; chairs are items that can be counted.
Furniture is a noncount noun. In grammar, furniture cannot be counted.
Singular Plural
COUNT
NOUN
a chair
one chair
chairs
two chairs
some chairs
a lot of chairs
many chairs
A count noun:
a) may be preceded by a/an in the singular;
b) takes a final –s/es in the plural.
NONCOUNT
NOUN
furniture
some furniture
a lot of furniture
much furniture
A noncount noun:
a) is not immediately preceded by a/an ;
b) has no plural form;
does not take a final –s/-es .
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