A couple: Everyone seems to agree that “a couple” means two. If you have a couple of options, you can safely assume that you will have to choose between A and B, and only A and B.
A Few: Here’s where things tend to get confusing. I’ve asked different people how many they thought the words “a few” referred to.
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
20 lug 2014 Rispetto a questo, how much is countable or uncountable? Uncountable nouns take much. Note: Of course you can count money – but then you would name the currency and say that you have got 5 euro (but not „5 money“). Is money much or many? Money is an uncountable noun. So much is used. Many is used before countable nouns. E.g., How much is or how much are? You would use the plural with plural nouns and the singular with singular nouns. If asking about a particular pen: How much is the pen? It is three dollars.
Singular & Plural Usage
Is many a student singular or plural? It is always a singular noun. But ‘many a’ means many. Many a student was present in the class. Many a member of the club is attending the dinner.
Collective Nouns & Proper Nouns
Allora, is people a collective noun? Here are some examples of common collective nouns: People: board, choir, class, committee, family, group, jury, panel, staff. Animals: flock, herd, pod, swarm.
Rispetto a questo, is people a proper noun? Your name is a proper noun. A proper noun is the special word that we use for a person, place, or organization, like John, Marie, London, France, or Sony. A name is a noun, but a very special noun – a proper noun. Proper Nouns with THE: people (families, for example) the Clintons, mountain ranges the Himalayas, the Alps.
