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PLURAL UNCOUNTABLE
Tom told some jokes. We had some fun.
Do you know any jokes? That won't be any fun.
Tom usually tells jokes. We always have fun.
But not He told joke.
Many and a few go only with plural nouns. Much and a little go with uncountable nouns.
There weren't many bottles. I don't drink much wine.
I made a few sandwiches. There was only a little bread left.
76 Exercises
1 What is the difference? (A)
Look at the underlined nouns. Are they are countable or uncountable?
► There was a car behind us. countable 4 Love makes the world go round............................
► I never eat meat. uncountable 5 Good luck in your new job.
1 Do you play golf? 6 Power stations produce energy...............................
2 I had to wait ten minutes. 7 I'm taking a photo.........................
3 lust tell me one thing. 8 Would you like an apple?........................
2 A and some (B-C)
Laura has been to the supermarket. What has she bought? Use a or some with these words: banana, biscuits, butter, cheese, eggs, flowers, lemon, light bulb, mineral water, magazine, soap, wine
► some flowers 4
► a magazine 5
► some cheese 6
1.................................................................................... 7
2.................................................................................... 8
3.................................................................................... 9
3 Countable and uncountable nouns (A-C)
Complete the conversation. Choose the correct form.
Jessica: What are you doing, Andrew?
Andrew: I'm writing (►) essay /an essay.
Jessica: Oh, you've got (1) computer/a computer. Do you always write (2) essay/essays on your
computer?
Andrew: Yes, but I'm not doing very well today. I've been working on my plan for about three
(3) hour/hours now.
Jessica: You've got lots of books to help you, though. I haven't got as (4) many/much books as you.
That's because I haven't got much (5) money/moneys. Quite often I can't even afford to buy
(6) food/a food.
Andrew: Really? That can't be (7) many/much fun.
Jessica: I'd like to get (8) job/a job I can do in my spare time and earn (9) a/some money. I've got
(10) a few/a little ideas, but what do you think I should do?
Andrew: I know someone who paints (11) picture/pictures and sells them. Why don't you do that? Jessica: Because I'm no good at painting.
77 A carton of milk, a piece of information, etc
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| A A carton of milk |
a carton of milk two tins of soup a kilo of sugar a piece/slice of bread a loaf of bred I
Milk, soup, etc are uncountable nouns. We cannot use a or a number in front of them. We do not usually say a milk or two soups. But we can say a carton of milk or two tins of soup. Here are some more example
CARTON, TIN, ETC MEASUREMENTS PIECE, SLICE, ETC
a carton of orange juice a kilo of cheese a piece of wood
a tin of paint five metres of cable a piece/slice of bread
a bottle of water twenty litres of petrol a piece/sheet of paper
a box/packet of cereal half a pound of butter a bar of chocolate
a jar of jam a loaf of bread
a tube of toothpaste
a glass of water
a cup of coffee
We can also use this structure with a plural noun after of.
a packet of crisps a box of matches three kilos of potatoes a collection of pictures
В A piece of information
Advice, information and news are uncountable nouns. We cannot use them with a/an or in the plural. Can I give you some advice? not an-advice
We got some information from the tourist office, not some-informations That's wonderful news! not a-wonderful news
But we can use piece of, bit of and item of. Can I give you a piece of/a bit of advice?
There are two pieces/bits of information we need to complete the questionnaire. There's a bit of/an item of news that might interest you.
These nouns are uncountable in English, although they may be countable in other languages: accommodation, baggage, behaviour, equipment, fun, furniture, homework, housework, litter, luck, luggage, progress, rubbish, scenery, traffic, travel, weather, work
Some countable nouns have similar meanings to the uncountable nouns above.
COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE
There aren 't any jobs. There isn't any work.
It's a long journey. Travel can be tiring.
There were sofas and chairs for sale. There was furniture for sale.
We've booked a room. We've booked some accommodation.
I've got three suitcases. I've got three pieces of luggage.
77 Exercises
1 A carton of milk (A)
What did Tom buy at the supermarket? Use of.
Milk 0.35
Milk 0.35 ► two cartons of milk
1 kilo flour 0.85 ► a kilo of flour
Jam 0.95 1.................................................................................................
Matches 0.39 2.................................................................................................
Bread 0.65 3.................................................................................................
Bread 0.65 4.................................................................................................
Chocolate 0.95 5.................................................................................................
5 kilos potatoes 1.59 6.................................................................................................
Breakfast cereal 1.38 7.................................................................................................
Mineral water 0.74 8.................................................................................................
Mineral water 0.74
Toothpaste 0.89
Total £10.48
2 Countable and uncountable nouns (B)
Complete the sentences. Put in a/an or some.
► I really ought to do some housework.
1 The people who camped in the field have left……….…rubbish.
2 I've been working on the business plan. I've made……………progress.
3 The visitors are here for two nights. They're looking for................................. accommodation.
4 That shop has.................... nice sofa.
5 You'll have to pay extra for the taxi because you've got............................ luggage.
6 The flat is quite empty. I need......................... furniture.
7 I can't possibly fit this guitar into.......................... suitcase.
8 You need.................... luck to win at this game.
3 Countable and uncountable nouns (B)
You are talking about the holiday you had with a friend. Use these words: accommodation, awful journey, beautiful scenery, chair, fun, good weather, meal. You have to decide whether you need to put a/an or not.
► (It was quite easy to book a place to stay.)
Booking accommodation was quite easy.
► (There was nothing to sit on in your room.)
But my room wasn't very nice. It didn't even have a chair in it.
1 (You were in a beautiful part of the country.)
It was a lovely place, though. There was....................................................................... all around us.
2 (The weather was good.)
And we had.................................................................. while we were there.
3 (One evening you went to a restaurant with some other people.)
One evening we had.................................................................... with some people we met.
4 (You enjoyed yourselves at the disco.)
We went to a disco. We had..................................................................... there.
5 (Travelling home was awful.)
We had................................................................. home last Saturday.
78 Nouns that can be countable or uncountable
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