Countable Nouns
可算的名詞
Countable nouns are nouns that you can count!
They are normally things you can see, that are usually solid, and not too small – 平時來說！
1 apple, 2 apples, 3 apples
(remember the s!)
Uncountable Nouns
Uncountable nouns are things that you cannot count!
不可算的
Liquids – wine, coffee, beer
Materials – plastic, metal
States – sadness, loneliness, anger
Food – pork, beef, cheese
Weather – rain, snow, hail
Gas – oxygen, air, steam
Classification of item – fruit, money, art, literature, music
Very small things – sugar, rice, salt
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Uncountable Nouns and Measure Words
So how do we count uncountable nouns?
We use measure words
A)give me 100 rices, please
B)Hmmm, do you mean a bowl of rice?
Common Measure Words
A bowl of rice
A bar of chocolate
A bottle of wine
A box of cereal
A cup of coffee
A carton of orange juice
A chunk of bread (a big hand-sized amount)
A dash of salt (a little bit)
A drop of whiskey (a little bit)
A grain of rice
A glass of juice
An item of clothing
A jar of mayonnaise
A loaf of bread
A pair of scissors
A pint of beer
A roll of selotape
A slice of pizza
A shot of vodka
A sliver of cake (a thin slice)
A tank of gas (petrol)
A twist of lemon (a small amount of liquid from a fruit)