What’s a Noncount Noun?
In the early days of grammar school, we learned how to express plural forms of nouns. Simply add an "-s" or "-es" to most nouns, and you'll be well on your way from one to many. For native English speakers, even irregular plural nouns, such as changing "woman" to "women"
and "tooth" to "teeth," come naturally. Yet, some nouns can't be pluralized. These nouns, which denote things that exist in abstract quantities or concepts, are called "noncount nouns." For example, "ice," "air," and "knowledge" are noncount nouns because you can't pluralize these as "ices," "airs," or "knowledges" without changing their...
