Examples of non-count (mass) nouns:
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The term non count is in reference to items are nouns that we cannot count. It is things that cannot be plural. Some examples are, luck, hate, laughter, beauty and patience.
Count nouns are nouns that can be counted, for example: bed, cat, movie, train, cousin, country. Non-count nouns are nouns that can't be counted, for example: knowledge, weather, electricity, flour, biology.
Examples of non-count (mass) nouns:advicealuminumangerartasphaltattirebaggagebeefbloodbreadbutterchalkcheesechesscoffeeconcretecoppercouragedewdiligencedirtdusteducationelectricityenjoymentequipmentexhaustfishflourfoodfunfurnituregarbagegoldgraffitigrassgravityhappinesshardwareheliumhelphomeworkhonestyhoneyhouseworkhumidityhydrogeninformationinsurancejusticeknowledgeluckluggagelumbermacaronimathematicsmeaslesmeatmercurymilkmoneymoonlightmusicneonnewsnitrogenoxygenpatiencepollutionporkpoultryprogressreadingresearchricesaltsandsingingsleepingsmallpoxsmogsmokesoccersteamsugarsunlightteatennisthundertraffictransportationtrashunderstandingwarmthwaterweatherwheatwoodwoolworkPlural forms for substances are reserved for 'kinds of' or 'types of' such as 'a dish of two rices' means two types of rice used, basmati and wild; a selection of teas, for example black tea, green tea, oolong, and jasmine.Other mass nouns are expressed amounts or measures:cups of rice, bowls of riceteaspoons of sugar, pounds of sugartins of tea, glasses of teapieces of furniture, suites of furnituretons of aluminum, rolls of aluminumvolts of electricity, currents of electricitysome information, pieces of informationbits of news, a lot of newsa little advice, pieces of advicelittle knowledge, a great deal of knowledgeOften you hear such things as 'we heard a lot of thunders', or 'the macaronies are ready', these are incorrect.
The alternative to concrete nouns is abstract nouns. Examples of abstract nouns are: ability, beauty, curiosity, drama, ego, fun, government, hope, idea, joy, knowledge, lesson, memory, need, opinion, question, romance, sorrow, trouble, urge, valor, wisdom, year, zeal. Examples of concrete nouns are: acorn, baby, chair, diamond, egg, fudge, grass, house, ice, juice, kangaroo, lamp, mountain, nickel, oxygen, person, quilt, rust, star, turtle, umbrella, violet, wind, yeast, zebra.
To count significant figures, you count all the non-zero digits. You also count zeros which are between non-zero digits, as well as zeros which are after the decimal point, only if they appear to the right of non-zero digits.