A noun can be countable or uncountable:

COUNTABLE

Countable

• O l eat a banana every day.
  
• O l like bananas.

Banana is a countable noun.

A countable noun can be singular (banana)
or plural (bananas).

We can use numbers with countable nouns.
So we can say 'one banana', 'two bananas'
etc.

Examples of nouns usually countable:

• O Kate was singing a song.
• O There's a nice beach near here.
  
• O Do you have a ten-pound note?
• O It wasn't your fault. It was an accident.
  
• O There are no batteries in the radio.
• O We haven't got enough cups.

You can use a/an with singular countable
nouns:

a beach      a student        an umbrella

You cannot use singular countable nouns
alone (without a/the/my etc.):

• O l want a banana. (not l want banana)
  
• O There's been an accident. (not There's
  
• been accident)

You can use plural countable nouns alone:

• O l like bananas. (= bananas in general)
  
• O Accidents can be prevented.

You can use some and any with plural
countable nouns:

• O We sang some songs.
• O Did you buy any apples?

We use many and few with plural countable
nouns:

• O We didn't take many photographs.
  
• O l have a few things to do.

Uncountable

• O l cat rice every day.
  
• O l like rice.

An uncountable noun has only one
form (rice).

We cannot use numbers with uncountable
nouns. We cannot say 'one rice', 'two rices'
etc.

Examples of nouns usually uncountable:

• O Kate was listening to (some) music.
  
• O There's sand in my shoes.
• O Do you have any money?
• O It wasn't your fault. It was bad luck.
  
• O There is no electricity in this house.
  
• O We haven't got enough water.