Countable or Uncountable?

Common Nouns: Countable or Uncountable?

English speakers think most things can be counted.

books, people, ideas
But they believe some things cannot be counted,
or are too difficult to be counted:

water, hair, love
Some things are sometimes considered to be
countable and sometimes not, depending on the situation.
"Cheese is made from milk."
but
"There are a lot of different French cheeses."

In affirmative sentences we use a lot of with countable and uncountable nouns.
There were a lot of girls at the party.
I put a lot of sugar in tea.
In negative sentences we use not (n't)...MANY with countable nouns and not(n't)...MUCH
with uncountable nouns.
There weren't many boys at the party.
You don't drink much tea