Countable nouns are used with the indefinite article a or an if the noun begins with a vowel . When the noun is mentioned for the first time. Countable nouns used in general observations are also used with a / an ( eg Never take a risk unnecessarily) .
When a countable noun is mentioned a second time , it is typically used with the because listeners and readers know which thing or person is meant . The is used with a countable noun if there is one thing or person that the speaker or writer could be referring to.
As well as a / an and the , you can use determiners such as possessives, demonstratives and quantifiers with countable nouns , and with possessives formed from proper nouns with 's.
Countable nouns can be made plural , and most plurals are formed by adding s ( or es ). Some nouns are used in the plural only( eg clothes , trousers , ) , and some plural forms ( eg people ) don't end in s.
Adjectives can be used before countable nouns , and they typically come between the article ( or determiner) and the noun.
When you use a superlative adjective with a countable noun , you use the before it.
Using the with countable nouns
* you use the with countable noun when there is only one such thing or person in existence , or only one that you could possibly mean :
* Look at the moon!
* The
When a countable noun is mentioned a second time , it is typically used with the because listeners and readers know which thing or person is meant . The is used with a countable noun if there is one thing or person that the speaker or writer could be referring to.
As well as a / an and the , you can use determiners such as possessives, demonstratives and quantifiers with countable nouns , and with possessives formed from proper nouns with 's.
Countable nouns can be made plural , and most plurals are formed by adding s ( or es ). Some nouns are used in the plural only( eg clothes , trousers , ) , and some plural forms ( eg people ) don't end in s.
Adjectives can be used before countable nouns , and they typically come between the article ( or determiner) and the noun.
When you use a superlative adjective with a countable noun , you use the before it.
Using the with countable nouns
* you use the with countable noun when there is only one such thing or person in existence , or only one that you could possibly mean :
* Look at the moon!
* The
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