七年级英语下册 unit3 Encyclopaedia Language B课件 牛津深圳版.pptVIP

In English, we can count some things, e.g., eggs, policemen, animals. We cannot count other things, e.g., air, water, music. We call nouns like eggs, policemen and animals countable nouns. We call nouns like air, water and music uncountable nouns. Most dictionaries use the letters C and U to tell if a noun is countable or uncountable. A countable noun refers to something we can count. Here are some examples. Countable nouns (singular) Countable nouns (plural) an apple a carrot a cake two apples three carrots some cakes We use ‘a’ or ‘an’ before a singular countable noun. If the noun starts wit