The noun cake is a countable noun; one cake or a dozen cakes.
Transport is both countable and uncountable as a noun.
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The gerund painting is a countable noun, as in "There are 12 paintings in this room."
A slice of cake is considered countable because you can have one slice, two slices, and so on. The word "slice" indicates individual units that can be quantified. In contrast, "cake" as a whole is uncountable, as it refers to the entire substance rather than discrete pieces.
Transport is both countable and uncountable as a noun.
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The gerund painting is a countable noun, as in "There are 12 paintings in this room."
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The noun 'steel' is an uncountable (mass) noun, a word for a substance.
he asked me if the word fire wood countable or uncountable?