Making Uncountable Nouns Countable
You can make most uncountable noun countable by putting a countable expression in front of the noun. For example:- A piece of information. 2 glasses of water. 10 litres of coffee. Three grains of sand. A pane of glass. Sources of Confusion with Countable and Uncountable Nouns The notion of countable and uncountable can be confusing. Some nouns can be countable or uncountable depending on their meaning. Usually a noun is uncountable when used in a general, abstract meaning (when you don't think of it as a separate object) and countable when used in a particular meaning (when you can think of it as a separate object). For example:- glass - Two glasses of water. (Countable) | A window made of glass. (Uncountable) | glasses - I wear glasses. (Always plural) Some supposedly uncountable nouns can behave like countable nouns if we think of them as being in containers, or one of several types. This is be...