COUNTABLE and UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

COUNTABLE and UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

1.    Definition of countable

is a noun that can be calculated directly , for example, one apple , two apples and so on . Countable nouns can also use a or an article and can also be made plural . Examples of nouns that can be calculated : person , box , coin , animal , bottle , table , cup , plate , chair , bag ,

cat , dog , glass , books , man , baby house , and others . Here is the use of countable nouns in the sentence :

I have a brother and two sisters

Ryan has a cheese sandwich and an apple for breakfast

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Example of COUNTABLE :

Kondisi	Aturan Regular	Contoh Countable Noun
		singular	plural
kata benda yang berakhiran-o, dan huruf sebelumnya vokal	ditambahkan akhiran -es	tomato	tomatoes
		potato	potatoes
kata benda yang berakhiran: -s, -x, -ch, -sh, -ss	ditambahkan akhiran -es	gas	gases
		box	boxes
		punch	punches
		dash	dashes
		loss	losses
kata benda yang berakhiran-y dan huruf sebelumnya konsonan	akhiran -y dihilangkan lalu ditambahkan akhiran -ies	country	countries
one syllabel noun (kata benda satu sukukata) berakhiran -fatau –fe	akhiran -f atau -fedihilangkan lalu ditambahkan akhiran -ves	wife	wives
kata benda lainnya	ditambahkan akhiran -s	book	books

2.    Definition of uncountable nouns

is a noun that can not be calculated . An example is water . The word can not be said to be a water or two of water , but can be used to insert other nouns , contonya a glass of water . Examples of nouns that can not be calculated : rice , love , sugar , assistance, cheese , coffee , fun , money, advice , tea , music , art , sand , water , and others . Here is the use of uncountable nouns in the sentence :

She has some food

Can you give me some information about that ?

Example of  UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS :

Kategori	Contoh Uncountable Noun
food	noddle, meat, bread
liquid	coffee, milk, oil, honey
powder	grain, sugar, rice, fluor, salt
material & sourches	concrete, iron, wood, glass, sand, gold, air, water, oxygen, fog
household items	furniture, flooring, bedding, electricity
language	Indonesia, english, mandarin, arabic
weather	thunder, weather, lightning, rain, snow, wind
travel	travel, information, money, equipment, luggage
professional endeavour	work, knowledge, research, progress, intelligence, loyalty
abstract consept	happiness, tolerance, independence, love, anger

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Sentence Pattern : Subject, Verb, Complement, Modifier

Sentence Pattern : Subject, Verb, Complement, Modifier

A Sentence is  the basis for intelligible communication in the English language . Sentence Pattern is sentences are made up  of at least two of these four basic parts : subject, verbs, complement, and modifier.

1.      Subject
Subject is about what or who is spoken in a sentence or clause

Example :

a. I explain how to drive a car

b. They listened to what I described

2.      Verb

verb is a sentence that shows a job

example :

a.    I learned to cook with mom

b.      I love swimming

Complement

3.      Complement is a word that completes the verb and to answer questions

Example :

a. Question: What worked yesterday by sani ?

               Answer: ani doing homework

b. Question : What is sani yesterday bought

     Answer : bike

4.      Modifier
Modifier indicate time , place , or manner of doing an activity

Example :

a.      He was driving a motorcycle very fast

Question : how fast he was driving a motorcycle

Answer : very fast

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