NON-COUNT NOUNS Different Types of Noncount Nouns:

WHOLE GROUPS MADE COMPOSED OF SIMILAR ITEMS:

CATEGORY
(non-count)

MAIL:

BAGGAGE:
LUGGAGE:

MONEY:

FRUIT:

JEWELRY:

FURNITURE:

PARTS
(countable)
postcard
letter
bill
magazine
note

Examples:

The mail is here.

Two letters are yours.

suitcase
overnight bag The luggage is heavy.
duffle bag
cosmetics case Three bags are mine.
garment bag
dollar bill
quarter
dime
nickel
penny
banana
peach
strawberry
watermelon
ring
watch
bracelet
necklace
earring
sofa
chair
table
desk
bed

Money isn't free.

Here are two pennies.

Fruit is good for you.

Two bananas cost one dollar.

Jewelry is expensive.
My rings are there.

Furniture isn't cheap.

The desks are empty.

GARBAGE:

SCENERY:

TRAFFIC:

EQUIPMENT:

food wrapper
banana peel
box
carton
mountain
lake
waterfall
valley
car
truck
motorcycle
police car
bus
stapler
computer
machine
scissors
telephone

fact
tip
INFORMATION:
note
statistic

Garbage smells bad.

Four cartons are in the trash.

The scenery is nice.

Two mountains have snow on top.

Traffic is awful!
The cars are parked illegally.

The equipment is missing.

Two staplers are gone.

The information is important.

The facts are clear.

ITEMS COMPOSED of SMALL PARTICLES

rice

dirt

salt

corn

sand

pepper

barley

gravel

flour

wheat

grass

sugar

cornmeal

lint

oregano

oatmeal

dust

cinnamon

Examples:

Flour is made from wheat.

Rice is eaten all over the world.
There is dirt under my fingernails.

LIQUIDS and FLUIDS

water

soda

beer

tea

bleach

wine

coffee

ammonia gravy

cola

gasoline

soup

milk

kerosene

oil

juice

anti-freeze blood

lemonade paint

saliva

cream

glue

urine

syrup

lava

sweat

Examples:

There was water all over the floor.

Gasoline is expensive.

GASES

Examples:

air

helium

smoke

smog

pollution bad breath

methane neon

steam

hydrogen ozone

mist

oxygen

nitrogen

vapor

Steam is coming from the pot on the stove.

There is little oxygen on the moon.

SUBJECTS / FIELDS OF STUDY

English 101 biology

geology

history

accounting

psychology

economics

Chinese 201

language arts

photography political science vocabulary

physics

mathematics

grammar

Examples:
Economics is an important class.
Terry said physics was a difficult subject.

ABSTRACT CONCEPTS:
advice

freedom

intelligence patriotism

significance

anger

fun

justice

sleep

applause

happiness knowledge permission space

beauty

hatred

laughter

proof

strength

confidence health

laziness

pride

time

courage

help

leisure

progress

truth

curiosity

homework love

education honesty
energy

peace

recreation trouble

luck

hospitality lust

relaxation

violence

sanity

wealth

enjoyment ignorance music

satisfaction wisdom

equality

importance news

selfishness work

evidence

information patience

serenity

MEATS

SOLIDS

MATERIALS

youth

METALS

bacon

chocolate

cloth

gold

beef

ice cream

glass

silver

chicken

soap

paper

iron

pork

bread

concrete

steel

lamb

ice

plastic

brass

ham

cheese

cotton

copper

venison

mold

wool

mercury

meatloaf

lard

wood

lead

pastrami

wax

coal

chrome

RECREATION:
archery

bridge

jogging

surfing

aerobics

checkers

kickball

swimming

badminton

chess

lawn darts

tennis

baseball

football

poker

water polo

bowling

hockey

soccer

volleyball

NATURAL PHENOMENA:
chill

fog

light

sleet

cold

frost

lightning

snow

darkness

gravity

mist

sunshine

dew

hail

nature

thunder

electricity

heat

oxygen

water

energy

humidity

pressure

wind

fire

ice

rain

DISEASES / MEDICAL CONDITIONS

anthrax

the flu

rickets

AIDS

influenza

shingles

arthritis

measles

smallpox

chicken pox

mumps

tetanus

diabetes

rabies

tuberculosis