10 Unusual Uncountable Nouns
For a full refresher on uncountable and countable nouns, check out this article! But don’t worry, before we jump into today’s lesson, we’ll do a quick summary of uncountable nouns! Uncountable Nouns Uncountable nouns are nouns that we find impossible to count, such as: Liquids (Water, tea, blood etc.) Gases (Air, smoke, helium, etc.) Kinds of Weather (Fog, rain, sunshine etc.) Emotions (Excitement, sadness, anger etc.) Abstract ideas (Advice, determination, stress, etc.) They also apply to things that are difficult to count, like: Grains/ Mass nouns These are often things you could (theoretically) count, but that information is likely to be irrelevant and the number so large, that we tend to refer to them as uncountable. It's not important how many grains of rice are in your dinner, as long as you're full at the end. Mass/Category Nouns Alternatively, category nouns are considered uncountable because they represe...