"    Nouns or things that can be counted can usually be seen, heard, smelled, touched, or tasted:

stake, pencil, book, fang, tree, radio

"    Nouns or things that cannot be counted are usually emotions, abstract concepts, or general terms:

sleep, knowledge, fear, confidence, education, advice

"    Count nouns can be the components/parts that make up the noncount general/whole:

table, coffin, hat, cape, computer

"    Noncount nouns can be the general or whole term consisting of count nouns’ parts:

furniture, clothing, equipment

"    In the singular, count nouns must follow either an article (a, an, the) or an identifier (this, my, no, Jack’s, her):

The bat in Jack’s house makes too much noise.

No dog likes my bat.

"    Noncount nouns may or may not need articles or identifiers:

Luggage holds up well to rough handling.

Without an article or identifier, luggage refers to

the general concept.

The luggage needs to be taken to the car.

The use of an article specifies which luggage – not

just any luggage, but the luggage.

"    Many is used as the quantity adjective modifying count nouns:

Many students registered for the class.

"    Much is used as the quantity adjective modifying noncount nouns:

How much time do we have?

I wrote two papers this week. (individual papers)

Are those your hairs in my brush? (parts)

The fires today caused two deaths. (countable)

The printer needs more paper. (paper in general)

His hair is jet black.(whole)

Death can be caused by fire. (general concepts)