Exercise: Nouns & Pronouns

Questions for: Countable Noun

Which of the following nouns can be used with a number to indicate its quantity and has a distinct plural form?

A: Advice
B: Money
C: Chair
D: News
Answer: C

Chair is a countable noun because you can count individual chairs (one chair, two chairs) and it has a plural form (chairs).

Advice is an uncountable noun; you cannot say "two advices" but rather "two pieces of advice."

Money is an uncountable noun; while you can count units of currency (dollars, euros), the word "money" itself is treated as a mass noun (e.g., "how much money," not "how many monies").

News is an uncountable noun, always treated as singular, even though it ends with 's' (e.g., "The news is good," not "The news are good").

Which of the following nouns is an example of a countable noun?

A: Information
B: Furniture
C: Advice
D: Chair
Answer: D

✅ "Chair" is a countable noun because it refers to an individual item that can be counted. It has both a singular form ("a chair") and a plural form ("chairs"), and you can quantify it with numbers (e.g., "three chairs").

❌ "Information" is an uncountable noun; it refers to a mass or concept that cannot be counted individually. You cannot say "an information" or "informations."

❌ "Furniture" is an uncountable noun; it is a collective term for items like chairs, tables, and beds. While the individual items are countable, "furniture" itself is treated as a mass noun and does not have a plural form.

❌ "Advice" is an uncountable noun; it refers to a general concept or suggestion. You cannot say "an advice" or "advices," but rather "a piece of advice."

Which of the following sentences correctly uses a countable noun?

A: She bought a new furniture for her apartment.
B: He gave me much good advice regarding my career.
C: We need some more information about the project deadline.
D: I saw many beautiful birds flying in the sky today.
Answer: D

✅ Option D is correct because "birds" is a countable noun, and "many" is the appropriate quantifier for countable nouns.

❌ Option A is incorrect because "furniture" is an uncountable noun; you cannot say "a new furniture." Instead, you would say "a new piece of furniture."

❌ Option B is incorrect because "advice" is an uncountable noun; while "much" is used for uncountable nouns, the phrasing "much good advice" is grammatically correct for uncountable nouns, but the question asks for correct usage of a *countable* noun, and "advice" is not countable.

❌ Option C is incorrect because "information" is an uncountable noun, and while "some" can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns, the sentence itself doesn't feature a correctly used countable noun as the primary example of correct usage.

Which of the following words is a countable noun?

A: Knowledge
B: Progress
C: Chair
D: Weather
Answer: C

✅ "Chair" is a countable noun because it has both a singular form ("a chair") and a plural form ("chairs").

You can quantify it with numbers (e.g., "one chair," "three chairs").

❌ "Knowledge" is an uncountable noun; you cannot say "knowledges" or "a knowledge."

❌ "Progress" is an uncountable noun, referring to advancement generally; we don't say "progresses" or "a progress."

❌ "Weather" is an uncountable noun; you cannot say "weathers" or "a weather."

Which of the following words is a countable noun?

A: Information
B: Furniture
C: Advice
D: Article
Answer: D

✅ An 'article' is a countable noun because it refers to an individual item that can be counted (one article, two articles) and has a plural form (articles).

❌ 'Information' is an uncountable noun; you cannot say "one information" or "two informations". We use phrases like "a piece of information".

❌ 'Furniture' is an uncountable noun, referring to a category of items. While specific items like 'chairs' or 'tables' are countable, 'furniture' itself is not directly counted (you wouldn't say "three furnitures").

❌ 'Advice' is an uncountable noun; you cannot say "an advice" or "advices". Instead, we refer to "a piece of advice" or "some advice".

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