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Yellowstarstruck Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Uncountable/Countable Nouns
Hi folks,
I have been studying about uncountable and countable nouns. I would appreciate your help to see if I understand this area of grammar or not. Thanks for any help. Are the below correct?
1. Many people died from disease and starvation. uncountable
2. The walls were made of glass. uncountable
3. My favourite ballet is Swan Lake. uncountable
4. The building was destroyed by fire. uncountable
5. The chicken flew into our garden. countable
6.Use a cloth to clean up the water. countable
7. Her speech is affected by the illness. countable
8. I really should take more exercise. uncountable
The noun is underlined. Thanks Fulvio.
I have been studying about uncountable and countable nouns. I would appreciate your help to see if I understand this area of grammar or not. Thanks for any help. Are the below correct?
1. Many people died from disease and starvation. uncountable
2. The walls were made of glass. uncountable
3. My favourite ballet is Swan Lake. uncountable
4. The building was destroyed by fire. uncountable
5. The chicken flew into our garden. countable
6.Use a cloth to clean up the water. countable
7. Her speech is affected by the illness. countable
8. I really should take more exercise. uncountable
The noun is underlined. Thanks Fulvio.
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Hello, Fulvio - and welcome to English Forums. These are wrong: 3. My favourite ballet is Swan Lake.
- Hello, Fulvio - and welcome to English Forums.
- These are wrong: 3.
- My favourite ballet is Swan Lake.
- uncountable 7.
- Her speech is affected by the illness.
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Hello, Fulvio - and welcome to English Forums.
These are wrong:
3. My favourite ballet is Swan Lake. uncountable
7. Her speech is affected by the illness. countable
These are wrong:
3. My favourite ballet is Swan Lake. uncountable
7. Her speech is affected by the illness. countable
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Mister MicawberHello, Fulvio - and welcome to English Forums.These are wrong:3. My favourite ballet is Swan Lake. uncountable7. Her speech is affected by the illness. countable
Thanks for that. How about these ones. Correct?
1 Disease is widespread in this village. Uncountable
2 Here is a book about the diseases of the e
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Mister MicawberAll OK.
Thanks so much. Just these ones and that will be it. I think I understand this area of grammar well enough. Are these correct
1. Get me some milk Uncountable
2. Get me a carton of milk. Countable
3. This is a book about watermelons. Countable
4. This is a book about elect
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Wrong:
2. Get me a carton of milk. Countable-- 'Carton' is a counter which we use to count uncountable nouns: 2 cartons of milk, one pound of sugar, 3 loaves of bread.
2. Get me a carton of milk. Countable-- 'Carton' is a counter which we use to count uncountable nouns: 2 cartons of milk, one pound of sugar, 3 loaves of bread.
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Mister MicawberWrong:2. Get me a carton of milk. Countable-- 'Carton' is a counter which we use to count uncountable nouns: 2 cartons of milk, one pound of sugar, 3 loaves of bread.
I see. So for eg a loaf of bread. Bread is an uncountable noun being counted by a counter. There are some unusual examples below which I read about on the net.
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