Classification of Nouns: Mass (Non-count) Noun

Mass(Non-countable) Noun
a noun (such as “sand” or “butter”) that refers to something that cannot be counted. Non-count nouns do not have a plural form and are not used with the indefinite articles a and an.

Just like Count nouns, Mass nouns or as it other name says: Non-countable nouns are words that cannot be counted physically. These words are quantified using another word which are called quantifiers.

Quantifiers, in a manner counts mass nouns. In short, whenever you'd like to count or quantify a Mass noun use quantifier.

Observe this chart for better understanding.

This are some quantifiers that you might encounter:

*Take note that most quantifiers are containers. Usually we count Mass nouns using appropriate containers for them. Also, some quantifiers may refer to objects that are in a pile or are bundled together.

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