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Countable Nouns

What are countable nouns:

A countable noun is a type of noun that can be:

presented in both the singular form and the plural form
represented by a number, such as two cats, five books

Rules For Using Singular Countable Nouns	Rules For Using Plural Countable Nouns
1. A determiner must be used before noun(or adverb if adjectives are used, such as a, the, this, one, ours, his etc.	1.A determiner is optional before noun(or adverb if adjectives are used.
2. The article "a" or :an" can be used.	2. The articles "a" or "an" can't be used.
3.Only the number one can be used to state the amount.	3. Any number bigger then two can be used to state an amount.
4. Possessive adjectives my be used such as my, his, our etc.	4.Possessive adjectives my be used such as his, our, etc.
5. Quantifiers can't be used.	5. Quantifiers can be used, such as some, any, many, a lot etc.
6. A demonstrative adjectives can be used such as this, those etc.	6. A demonstrative adjectives can be used such as this, those etc.

Examples of Countable Nouns:

Nouns	Nouns In The Singular Form	Nouns In The Plural Form	Nouns Represented By A Number
dog	The dog is big.	The dogs are big.	There are six dogs in the room.
boy	The boy is tall.	The boys are tall.	There are three tall boys in my class.
car	Our car is green.	All the cars at work are white.	There are six cars parked on my street.
window	The window is big.	The windows are clean.	The room has three window.