The accounting nouns can be counted (one car, two bees) and the countless need a modifier to express quantity (a glass of water).
since we can not say "two sugars", "three monies".
In English they also exist and possess the following characteristics:
They can not be used with articles a / an - It is incorrect to say "a money" They can not be pluralized. It is incorrect to say "3 electricities" They take the singular verb.
The sugar is. It is incorrect to say " The sugar are ..." Another help might be to think that countless carry quantifiers comomuch and little,
while accounting nouns carry comomand and few quantifiers.
Ricardo Sanchez. (2016).
Countable and uncontable. 2016
from CETis Website: 160cetis5e-estrella.blogspot.com
The sugar is. It is incorrect to say " The sugar are ..." Another help might be to think that countless carry quantifiers comomuch and little,
while accounting nouns carry comomand and few quantifiers.
How much?
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How many?
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much money
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many bills
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much traffic
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many cars
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little food
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few cookies
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little fruit
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few apples
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Ricardo Sanchez. (2016).
Countable and uncontable. 2016
from CETis Website: 160cetis5e-estrella.blogspot.com
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