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21. a choir of singers 22. a quiver of arrows
23. a class of students 24. a shoal of fish
25. a set of compasses 26. a squadron of aircraft
27. a clutch of eggs 28. a swarm or hive of bees
29. a train of camels 30. a troop of monkeys
Countable Nouns
A countable noun is a noun that can be counted. It has both singular and plural
forms.
Read the following sentences.
1. The class has many chairs.
2. I have a doll.
3. They are friends.
4. Those are mango trees.
We can say one chair or two chairs.
Similarly, we can say one doll or three dolls, one friend or two friends, one tree or
many trees.
Remember
We use a/an before countable nouns to show a singular number.
Uncountable Nouns
An uncountable noun is a noun that cannot be counted. Material nouns and abstract
nouns are uncountable. Uncountable nouns mainly denote substances that cannot
be counted.
Read the following sentences.
1. Please give me water.
2. There is milk in the fridge.
3. He sells bread and butter.
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