Remember that noncount nouns have only one form. They are used in agreement with singular verbs. The word the does not precede them.
تذكر أن الأسماء غير المعدودة لها شكل واحد فقط
(أي أن الجمع والمفرد منها هو نفس الكلمة)
أداة التعريف the لا تسبق هذه الكلمات غير المعدودة .
1- Food staples that can be purchased in various forms :
bread
meat
butter
2- Concentration materials that can change shape, depending on what is made :
wood
iron
glass
3-Liquids that can change shapes, depending on the shapes of the container :
oil
tea
milk
4- Natural substances that can change shapes, depending on natural laws:
steam, water, ice
smoke, ashes
oxygen
5- Substances with many small parts:
rice
sand
sugar
6- Groups of things that have different size and shapes:
clothing ( a coat, a shirt, a sock)
furniture (a tables, a chair, a bed)
luggage (a suitcase, a truck, a boat)
7- Languages
Arabic
Japanese
Spanish
8- Abstract concepts, often with endings -ness, -ance, -ence, ity
beauty
ignorance
peace
9- Most –ing forms
learning
shopping
working
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Friendship is important.Avoid using the before a noun-count noun. Avoid using a plural verb with a noun-count N.
