With this usage, in these examples, we would normally require a/an before a singular countable noun: Have you got a glass for the beer? Have you got a vase for the flowers? I don't have a suitcase ...

Let us start with the noun cat. Nouns must be marked for the features of Number, Count, Gender, Person, Case, and probably a few other features. We will concentrate on this five ultimately, but let us ...

I have three exams on my birthday. These are known as “countable” nouns. But some nouns are “uncountable”. These are things that are a concept, or not easy to divide. In general ...

We are not likely to see any growth on the stock market this year. no = not a / not any With countable nouns, no is normally followed by plural forms. It sounds more natural and makes better sense ...