{"id":2775,"date":"2016-02-01T10:59:26","date_gmt":"2016-02-01T10:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commonenglisherrors.com\/?p=2775"},"modified":"2023-08-06T09:51:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-06T04:21:47","slug":"quantifiers-uncountable-nouns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commonenglisherrors.com\/quantifiers-uncountable-nouns\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Quantifiers with Uncountable Nouns"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blame it on the learning process and the social dynamics, many people tend to mix up countable nouns and uncountable nouns in their daily communications. If you frequent social media on a daily basis, you would see many examples of such mix-up.<\/p>\n

Here are some examples:<\/strong><\/p>\n

They have a lot of furnitures<\/em> in their house.<\/p>\n

Where are your luggages<\/em>?<\/p>\n

The website doesn\u2019t have enough contents<\/em>.<\/p>\n

You need to understand the context of nouns in order to avoid these mistakes. It will also help you use right quantifiers before the nouns.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s understand the difference between countable nouns and uncountable nouns beyond text book definitions.<\/p>\n

Traffic, Water, Feedback, Hair, Content<\/p>\n

What is the most common attribute among the above words?<\/p>\n

You\u2019re right \u2013 we can\u2019t count or quantify these nouns.<\/p>\n

For example, we can\u2019t use them in the following ways:<\/strong><\/p>\n

The website doesn\u2019t get many traffics<\/em>.<\/p>\n

A few hairs<\/em> on your head have grown grey.<\/p>\n

In a given context, the word \u2018traffic\u2019 is synonymous with \u2018visitors\u2019. However, they don\u2019t always carry the same quantifiers before them.<\/p>\n

For example:<\/strong><\/p>\n

How many visitors<\/em> does your website get in a month?<\/p>\n

How much traffic<\/em> does your website get in a month?<\/p>\n

Similarly,<\/p>\n

I used to get a large number of visitors to my site.<\/p>\n

I used to get a lot of traffic to my site.<\/p>\n

You need to understand the context of new words in order to use them with correct quantifiers. Therefore, it\u2019s highly recommended that you look up their meaning and usage in a dictionary.<\/p>\n

Once you\u2019re able tell whether a word is countable or uncountable noun, use the following list<\/a> from Edufind to use the right quantifier:<\/p>\n

Quantifiers used only with uncountable nouns: <\/strong><\/p>\n

A little, a bit of, a great deal of, a large amount of.<\/p>\n

Quantifiers used with all types of nouns:<\/strong><\/p>\n

No, none, not any, some, any, a lot of, lots of, plenty of.<\/p>\n

Quantifiers used only with countable nouns:<\/strong><\/p>\n

A few, a number of, several, a great number of, a large number of.<\/p>\n

The Take Away<\/strong><\/p>\n

#1:<\/strong> You can\u2019t make some uncountable nouns plural by adding \u201cs\u201d after them. For example, feedback. You should never say, \u201cfeedbacks\u201d. If you want to quantify feedback, say, \u201csome feedback, any feedback, much feedback, lots of feedback\u201d.<\/p>\n

#2:<\/strong> You should use correct quantifiers before uncountable nouns for them to make sense. For example, you should never say, \u201ca large amount of feedback, a number of feedback, several feedback, a few feedback\u201d. Say, \u201clots of feedback, little feedback, no feedback.\u201d<\/p>\n

Recommended Reading: <\/strong><\/p>\n

# Many a Time or Many a Times?<\/a><\/p>\n

# Content vs Contents<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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