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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
uncountable nouns list
Hi,
1)Are the all the nouns listed in this message really uncountable nouns?
accommodation
advice
baggage
bread
equipment
furniture
garbage
information
knowledge
luggage
money
news
pasta
progress
research
travel
water
work
Obviously, uncountable nouns (especially different types of food) have forms that express plural concepts. These measurements or containers are countable:
Water - a glass of water
equipment - a piece of equipment
cheese - a slice of cheese
Here are some of the most common containers / quantity expressions for these uncountable nouns:
accommodation - a place to stay
advice - a piece of advice
baggage - a piece of baggage
bread - a slice of bread, a loaf of bread
equipment - a piece of equipment
furniture - a piece of furniture
garbage - a piece of garbage
information - a piece of information
luggage - a bag, a suitcase
money - a coin
news - a piece of news
pasta - a plate of pasta, a serving of pasta
research - a piece of research, a research project
travel - a journey, a trip
work - a job, a position
Here are some more common uncountable food types with their container / quantity expressions:
liquids (water, beer, wine, etc.) - a glass, a bottle, a gallon of water, etc.
cheese - a slice, a chunk, a piece of cheese
meat - a piece, a slice, a pound of meat
butter - a bar of butter
ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard - a bottle of, a tube of ketchup, etc.
2)Are the containers classifications true/correct?
thanks for your patience, bye
1)Are the all the nouns listed in this message really uncountable nouns?
accommodation
advice
baggage
bread
equipment
furniture
garbage
information
knowledge
luggage
money
news
pasta
progress
research
travel
water
work
Obviously, uncountable nouns (especially different types of food) have forms that express plural concepts. These measurements or containers are countable:
Water - a glass of water
equipment - a piece of equipment
cheese - a slice of cheese
Here are some of the most common containers / quantity expressions for these uncountable nouns:
accommodation - a place to stay
advice - a piece of advice
baggage - a piece of baggage
bread - a slice of bread, a loaf of bread
equipment - a piece of equipment
furniture - a piece of furniture
garbage - a piece of garbage
information - a piece of information
luggage - a bag, a suitcase
money - a coin
news - a piece of news
pasta - a plate of pasta, a serving of pasta
research - a piece of research, a research project
travel - a journey, a trip
work - a job, a position
Here are some more common uncountable food types with their container / quantity expressions:
liquids (water, beer, wine, etc.) - a glass, a bottle, a gallon of water, etc.
cheese - a slice, a chunk, a piece of cheese
meat - a piece, a slice, a pound of meat
butter - a bar of butter
ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard - a bottle of, a tube of ketchup, etc.
2)Are the containers classifications true/correct?
thanks for your patience, bye
Top answer
In my travel s I have stayed in some lovely accomodation s .
- In my travel s I have stayed in some lovely accomodation s .
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UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
| advice | Aviso, consejo |
| air | Aire |
| alcohol | Alcohol |
| anger | Ira, enojo, furia |
| art | Arte |
| baggage | Equipaje |
| beef | Carne de res |
| blood | Sang |
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good list but im not agree that trousers is an uncountable noun cause it is always in plural but uncountable nouns can not be used00
Some nouns are only used as plurals, such as scissors, tongs, bellows, spectacles, pincers, as well as trousers as you have mentioned.
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yeap you re utterly right...trousers re plural nouns..they have mixed:)
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of course trousers are countable. Trousers are just never in singular.
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This sentence is fine in American English but travel as a noun is more literary and less common than journey in other English speaking countries, and accommodation doesn't have a plural form outisde American English.
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In English grammar, Uncountable noun is a kind of nouns that we can't count as
1. Whole group makes up as similar items: luggage, baggage, food, clothing, equipment, fruit, hardware, etc.
2. Fluids: water, milk, oil, coffee, soup, gasoline, etc.
3. Solids: butter, cheese, bread, meat, gold, silver, etc.
4. Particles: rice, chalk, dirt, dust, hair, pepper
1. Whole group makes up as similar items: luggage, baggage, food, clothing, equipment, fruit, hardware, etc.
2. Fluids: water, milk, oil, coffee, soup, gasoline, etc.
3. Solids: butter, cheese, bread, meat, gold, silver, etc.
4. Particles: rice, chalk, dirt, dust, hair, pepper
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