Question

Identify the countable and uncountable nouns from the following sentence:

Five seats are reserved for them.

• A. Seats, them - Countable
• B. Seats - Uncountable
• C. Seats - Countable
  
• D. Seats, them - Uncountable

Answer 1

The correct option is C Seats - Countable

Countable nouns name things or beings that can be counted. For example, one apple, three bears, etc.

Uncountable nouns cannot be counted, because they refer to quantity or mass. For example, some milk, some apple juice, etc.

Option C: 'Seats' is a countable noun because it's been counted using the number 'five'. Hence this option is correct.

Options A and D: The word 'them' is a pronoun and not a noun. Pronouns refer to nouns that have been mentioned before, in order to avoid repetition. Hence the word 'them' can't be a countable nor an uncountable noun.

Option B: 'Seats' is not a mass noun/uncountable noun. The latter type cannot be counted using numbers. Since the number 'five' already precedes the noun 'seats', it's not uncountable.

Hence options A, B and D are incorrect.