Question

Read the following sentences and identify the nouns appearing in them as countable or uncountable. Also changed their name, where possible.

a. His head had lost all its hair.

b. Flies were hovering over the uncovered sweets displayed for sale.

c. The children had made bunches of leaves and flowers.

d. After emptying the pot of milk, the cat licked its lips clean.

e. The crowd followed the newly- elected leader every where.

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Answer 1

Answer:

a. His head had lost all its hair.

• Head: Countable noun
• hair: uncountable noun

b. Flies were hovering over the uncovered sweets displayed for sale.

• Flies and sweets: Uncountable noun because they were being displayed lot.

c. The children had made bunches of leaves and flowers.

• The children: Countable noun
• leaves and flowers: Uncountable noun

d. After emptying the pot of milk, the cat licked its lips clean.

• The pot of milk: Countable noun
• Milk: Uncountable noun
• The cat: Countable noun

e. The crowd followed the newly- elected leader every where.

• The crowd: Uncountable noun
• Leader: Countable noun

Answer 2

countable and uncountable nouns are given below.

Explanation:

• There are two types of nouns.
• Countable and uncountable nouns.
• A countable noun is one that can be counted.  
• An uncountable noun can not be counted in numbers.
• 1- Head is a countable noun while haor is an uncountable noun.
• 2- Flies and sweets both are uncountable nouns.
• 3- Children are a countable noun while leaves and flowers are uncountable nouns.
• 4- Leader is a countable noun and crown is an uncountable noun.