Question

Which of the following is an uncountable noun
A) education
B) friend
C) peanut
D) baby

Answer 1

Hint: Noun is a naming word. It is a word that refers to any name, place, thing, feeling, animal or abstract idea. There are 7 main types of nouns are Common nouns, Proper nouns, Concrete nouns, Abstract nouns, Collective nouns, Count and mass nouns.

Complete answer:
Uncountable nouns- As the name suggests, these are the nouns that cannot be counted. These nouns are usually given in singular forms as they do not have any plural forms. These nouns can be found in the form of an abstract idea, a feeling or they may have such little quantity which cannot be counted. For e.g. hair, air, gas etc.

Let us analyze the given options:
A) Correct option- Education is an uncountable noun. It relates to teaching and training which is done in order to increase knowledge and skill set.
B) Incorrect option- Friend is a common noun. We can count the number of friends therefore it is not an uncountable noun.
C) Incorrect option- Peanut is countable since it is written in the singular form. However, peanuts are uncountable in general unless they are packed in bags.
D) Incorrect option- Baby is a countable noun as it is given in its singular form. It is countable in plural form as well.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘A’.

Note: In sentences, countable nouns use quantifiers like many, few, a few, fewer, several whereas uncountable nouns use quantifiers like much, little, a little bit of, some. ‘Lots of’ can be used with both countable and uncountable nouns. Uncountable nouns are non count and mass nouns. They do not come immediately after the articles ‘a/an’ in a sentence.