mercoledì 25 marzo 2009

Countable/Uncountable Nouns

COUNTABLE: a coffee, a trip, a headache, a wood (a small forest), an apple, an iron,
a business (a company), a chicken, a work (of art), a toast (brindisi), a fruit,
a country, a chocolate (a single chocolate), a hair (an individual hair), a cold
(the illness).


UNCOUNTABLE: apple (substance), wood (substance), bread, furniture, iron (metal),
information, business, luggage, advice, news, weather, chocolate (in
general), hair, work, chicken (meat), fruit (in general), equipment,
rubbish, country, travel, flu, cold (the temperature), toast (for breakfast).

Examples:

  1. Let's have a coffee!
  2. I've got a terrible headache today!
  3. Please don't give me your advice!
  4. Don't forget to buy some apples!
  5. Is there apple in this cake?
  6. I've visited so many countries in my life!
  7. The country is so silent and peaceful!
  8. He tries to avoid any kind of hard work.
  9. Picasso's most famous work is Guernica.
  10. Stay away from the hot iron!
  11. Iron is a fundamental metal for the heavy industry.

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