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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Countable or Uncountable Nouns
can I have ____ orange?
a) a b) an c) some d) the
MY answer is: b
can I have ____ orange?
a) a b) an c) some d) the
My answer is : c
can I have ____ onion?
a) a b) an c) some d) the
My answer is : c
Correct me if I am wrong.
Also please tell me some uncountable food items list.
a) a b) an c) some d) the
MY answer is: b
can I have ____ orange?
a) a b) an c) some d) the
My answer is : c
can I have ____ onion?
a) a b) an c) some d) the
My answer is : c
Correct me if I am wrong.
Also please tell me some uncountable food items list.
Top answer
" I would say that most food items that are added as a flavouring are non-countable ... - This needs some more salt - We must buy more pepper - You haven't put enough oregano in But ... - I think we need to put another chilli in Dave
- " I would say that most food items that are added as a flavouring are non-countable ...
- - This needs some more salt - We must buy more pepper - You haven't put enough oregano in But ...
- - I think we need to put another chilli in Dave
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Hi
That's interesting - and I think you are right on all questions
Oranges are usually countable, so it is "Can I have an orange?"
However, we also have orange juice which is non-countable: "Please may I have more orange?"
Onion is usually chopped and added to food, and then it is non-count:"Can you pass me some more onion?"
But we might want a whole on
That's interesting - and I think you are right on all questions
Oranges are usually countable, so it is "Can I have an orange?"
However, we also have orange juice which is non-countable: "Please may I have more orange?"
Onion is usually chopped and added to food, and then it is non-count:"Can you pass me some more onion?"
But we might want a whole on
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Hi. Please help. When you are listing ingredients to a dish, could we list the words "onion" and "potato" in their uncountable forms, even though what went into the dish were two whole onions and one whole potato, both later chopped into small bits?
Also, is the following sentence correct? If it is, why are the words "lettuce" and "celery" uncountable and the word "cucumber"countable (in
Also, is the following sentence correct? If it is, why are the words "lettuce" and "celery" uncountable and the word "cucumber"countable (in
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Hi
I have checked some recipes and I'd say that, in the list of ingredients, onions and potatoes are count nouns. Here's an example where, even though they are used in small pieces, they are listed in the plural ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/potatosoup_11631
I'm not s
I have checked some recipes and I'd say that, in the list of ingredients, onions and potatoes are count nouns. Here's an example where, even though they are used in small pieces, they are listed in the plural ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/potatosoup_11631
I'm not s
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