Tag: uncountable nouns

Much and many

23 Aug 2019

Much and many can be confusing – it’s all about countable and uncountable (or measurable) nouns. many = things you can count much = things you can’t count You can count raindrops (if you’re fast!), so you use “many” when referring to them. But you can’t count water. You can measure it, by the cup, … More Much and many

Less and fewer

17 Jul 2019

Confused about when to use less or fewer? There’s a rule in English that we treat countable nouns and uncountable nouns differently. This comes into play for fewer and less. If we’re talking about countable nouns – things you can count – we use fewer: ten items or fewer (we can count the items) fewer … More Less and fewer