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    The document discusses uncountable nouns and provides examples of common uncountable nouns including substances, abstract concepts, fields of study, sports, and natural phenomena. It explains that uncountable nouns are used without articles and only have a singular form, but can become countable with certain modifiers like "a piece of" or "a glass of". The document also contrasts the use of quantifiers like "some", "any", "a few", "a little" between countable and uncountable nouns. Finally, it provides exercises to practice using countable and uncountable nouns correctly.

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    Uncountable Nouns Guide: Countable vs Uncountable

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    Uncountable Nouns Which nouns are uncountable?

    ? - nouns of substance or quantity bread, wine, tea, ice, paper, water, whisky, money, oil, gold, soup, etc. - abstract nouns hope, advice, information, love, life, happiness, anger, luck, etc. - languages and fields of studying English, French, Greek, chemistry, physics, politics, etc. - sports and hobbies football, basketball, tennis, billiards, etc. - natural phenomena weather, rain, snow, fog, sunshine, gravity, electricity, humidity, etc.

    Uncountable nouns are usually not used with a/an. They only have one form (usually they are in singular). BUT: - Coffee grows in Brazil (uncountable) - Do you want a coffee? (= a drink , countable) - Her hair is black. (uncountable) - She found two hairs in his soup. (countable) - How much wood is needed to make this wooden table? (uncountable) - The children like to play in the woods. (=in the forest, countable),

    etc.

    We use specific phrases/nouns to turn the uncountable nouns into countable. Examples: - a piece of information/advice/chalk/bread - a glass of water - a jar of jam - a sheet of paper - a drop of oil - a piece of furniture - a slice of bread - a loaf of bread - a grain of rice/sugar/salt - a bottle of water/Whisky - a box of cereal - a bowl of cereal/rice - a slice of pizza - a piece of pizza

    - a cup of coffee - a bar of chocolate, Some / any SOME Used both with countable and uncountable nouns (plural) Positive sentences or questions when expecting positive answer Countable / Uncountable nouns COUNTABLE A lot of How many? Many A few* (=some, enough) Few * (= not enough)

    etc.

    ANY Used both with countable and uncountable nouns Negative sentences and questions

    UNCOUNTABLE A lot of How much? Much A little** (=some, enough) Little ** (= not enough)

    Few / A few e.g. Weve got a few strawberries. Would you like some? Ive got very few strawberries. I cant give you any. Little / A little e.g. Weve got a little coffee. We dont need to buy any. Weve got very little coffee. We must buy some.

    1. Fill in the blanks with a/an/some. - I want _____ glass of milk - You must give him _____ food and _____ cup of coffee. - He gave me _____ good advice. - Have you got _____ pair of shoes? - I must buy _____ new clothes. - Shall I bring _____ apple pie? - I need _____ rubber to erase _____ mistakes Ive made. - I found _____ hair in my soup last night. - Imagine _____ future where nobody is ill.

    2.

    Fill in the blanks with few/a few/ little/ a little. - I have invited _____ friends to tea. - I saw Tommy _____ days ago. - Lets grab a coffee. We have _____ time to spare. - She doesnt understand Chinese, just _____ words. - _____ students chose the archeology course. - I need _____ sugar to make a cake. I should go and get some. - I cant buy it. Ive got very _____ money. - We have _____ time left. - _____ people volunteered.

    3. Change a lot of to many or much in these sentences. - I dont have a lot of money. - I have a lot of questions to ask you. - You can see a lot of people at the zoo on Sunday. - Mary is lazy. She doesnt do a lot of work. - I dont drink a lot of coffee. - Jeff is a friendly person. He has a lot of friends. - Do you usually buy a lot of fruit at the market? - Do you have a lot of letters? - Sue and John have a small apartment. They dont have a lot of furniture.
    4. How many or how much?

    - How ________ money do you have in your wallet? - How ________ roommates do you have? - How ________ languages do you speak? - How ________ homework does your teacher usually assign? - How ________ tea do you drink in a day? - How ________ water do you need to cook rice? - How ________ sentences are there in this exercise?

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