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Uncountable nouns have only one form.
- Money, water, rice, coffee, and music cannot become monies,
waters, rices,
coffees and musics.
A and an are not used when using uncountable nouns.
The following are incorrect:
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"Do you have a money?"
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"I want a rice."
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"I am listening to a music."
The can be used with uncountable nouns.
The following are correct:
- Do you have the money? (You have set a specific sum
of money aside to
purchase something such as concert tickets.)
- The rice is in
the fridge.
- Can you hear the music?
All uncountable nouns are written without the articles a and
an; however you can say:
- I want a bowl of rice.
- Give me a cup of coffee.
- Could you play a piece of music?
* This can be done when using other types of measurement such
as a cup of
+ noun or a plate of + noun.
Using some
Some is used with noncount nouns and plural (count)
nouns:
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"I want some tea." (Tea is a noncount noun; you
do not add an "s" to
it.)
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"Do you want some money?" (Money is a noncount
noun.)
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"I have some friends that might be interested." (Friend
is a count noun, but it
is already in its plural form.)
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