A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, idea, or feeling.

Example: boy, school, water, love

For Subject–Verb Agreement, the most important part is knowing whether a noun is countable or uncountable.

1️⃣ COUNTABLE NOUNS

Countable nouns are things you can count (1, 2, 3…).

Examples:

boy, apple, chair, idea, book, car, student, pen

Characteristics:

• Have singular and plural forms.

  boy → boys

  apple → apples

• Use a / an / many / few / several

  a book, many ideas, few students

• Affect verbs strongly in SVA:

  Singular countable noun → Singular verb

  The boy(singular ) runs ( singular).

  Plural countable noun → Plural verb

  The boys( plural) run (plural).

2️⃣ UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS ( singular ..is/was )

Uncountable nouns are things you cannot count individually.

Examples:

water, milk, sugar, furniture, information, rice, money, homework, news

Characteristics:

• No plural form

  (Not: waters, furnitures, informations)