Once you understand these categories, it’ll be much easier to identify and use nouns in English! Many nouns fall under more than one category. For example, love is a common, uncountable and abstract noun while notebook is common, concrete, compound and countable! Knowing these noun types will help you talk about them. There are two types of abstract nouns: a countable abstract noun is used in specific instances or situations, like ''They mourned their hamster's death,'' and an uncountable abstract noun is used Special rules for uncountable nouns #1 – Never add -s to make uncountable nouns plural: I need some informations about the course. I need some information about the course. The factory has lots of equipments. The factory has lots of equipment. In some other languages, “information” can be made plural – but it’s incorrect in English A plural noun describes two or more of a noun. So if you’re looking for more than one cat, the noun becomes cats, and is now plural. An uncountable noun is a word which names a place, item or person but cannot be counted, for example air, water or people: https://7esl.com/uncountable-nouns Collective noun for directors – Board. Collective noun for sailors – Crew. Collective noun for singers – Choir. Collective noun for dancers – Group. Collective noun for thieves – Pack. Collective noun for players – Team. Collective noun for delegates – Delegation. Collective noun for judges – Panel or Bench. 1. There are some nouns whose plurality (or singularity) is expressed in an auxiliary fashion (this is, by counting an auxiliary noun). For example if there is corn on the table: There are twenty kernels of corn on the table. There are twelve cobs of corn on the table. There are seven ears of corn on the table. This list shows some common measure words like "a bar of" or "a piece of" that we use to "measure" uncountable nouns. a bag of flour | rice | gold dust. a bar of chocolate | gold | soap. a bottle of Coke | milk | water | wine. a bowl of cereal | rice | soup. a box of cereal | paper. FCki.