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2) Nur Amanina binti Ishak
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4) Siti Hajar binti Muhammad
5) Nur Aifa binti Mohd Raub
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The honorable lecturer in charge of this subject is Tuan Haji Rekkeman bin Kusut.
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Monday, 23 February 2015 06:18
Countable and Uncountable Nouns Exercise 3
Choose the right word or expression.- How (much time/many times) do you have?
- b) I'm sorry but the news (isn't/aren't) good.
- My son has got a lot of (works/work).
- There (isn't much job/aren't many jobs) in the farming industry nowadays.
- How (many time/many times/much times) has our sales manager flown this year?
- (Is there some information/Are there any information/Is there any information) about the delay?
- How (much/many) business trips have you been on this year?
- How (much luggage/many luggages) have you got?
- I would like (a/an/any/some) water, please.
- We need (much/many/a lot of) books
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ANSWERS:
- much time
- isn't
- work
- isn't many job
- many times
- Is there any information
- many
- much luggage
- some
- a lot of
06:03
Countable and Uncountable Nouns Exercise 2
Choose a, an, some or any.- It is _____ dog.
- Have you got _____ friends?
- I bought _____ milk.
- Linda has not got _____ pets.
- There is _____ orange on the table.
- Tim eats _____ cheese every day.
- We don't have _____ bread.
- My brother found _____ money.
- My sister found _____ pen.
- Do you have _____ eggs?
- There are _____ students in the classroom.
- Is there _____ pencil on the desk?
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ANSWERS:
- a
- any
- some
- any
- an
- some
- any
- some
- a
- any
- some
- a
05:46
Countable and Uncountable Exercise 1
Write C for countable and U for uncountable- time - ________
- books - ________
- sugar - ________
- milk - ________
- pens - ________
- hair - ________
- chairs - ________
- meat - ________
- butter - ________
- pencils - ________
- bread - ________
- jam - ________
- friends - ________
- fingers - ________
- flour - ________
- apples - ________
- oil - ________
- cars - ________
- salt - ________
- houses - ________
- cheese - ________
- rice - ________
- tea - ________
- games - ________
- tomatoes - ________
- cream - ________
- honey - ________
- carrots - ________
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ANSWERS:
- U
- C
- U
- U
- C
- U
- C
- U
- U
- C
- U
- U
- C
- C
- U
- C
- U
- C
- U
- C
- U
- U
- U
- C
- C
- U
- U
- C
00:47
Countable VS Uncountable Nouns 2
Uncountable nouns also can become countable by adding a phrase that gives them a form, a limit, or a container. This way we will know how much is the amount of the object mentioned. For example:
00:44
Countable VS Uncountable Nouns 1
In some cases, there are nouns we can use in both countable and uncountable form. The meaning of the object used in the sentence is very essential to differentiate whether it is countable or uncountable. For example:
00:32
Uncountable Nouns - Expressions
Although uncountable nouns is regarded as a singular verb, we cannot use indefinite articles 'a' or 'an' behind the object.To express the amount of uncountable nouns, we use expressions or measurement expressions in order to tell the accurate amount of object. For example:
Expression usage samples:
- Can I have some water?
- You put too much sugar in the tea.
- There has been a lot of speculation about the rumour.
- Father gave a great deal of advice before my enrollment into college.
- A bit of kindness a day won't hurt.
Measurement usage samples:
- Mix ½ bowl of flour with the dough.
- Adam drinks a cup of milk.
- The man lifts 5kg of rice on his shoulder.
- Mother puts a pinch of salt into her cooking.
- Atiqah holds a handful of sand using both palms.
00:17
Uncountable Noun - Categories
Uncountable nouns has many form be it an object or an abstract. Here are the categories of uncountable nouns can be found in our surrounding:- Abstractions: chance, energy, honesty, love…
- Activities: basketball, dancing, singing, badminton…
- Diseases: cancer, influenza, AIDS, fever…
- Foods: beef, bread, fish, meat…
- Gases: air, oxygen, carbon dioxide, smoke…
- Liquids: water, milk, tea, coffee, gasoline…
- Natural phenomena: electricity, heat, rain, thunder…
- Occupations: teaching, nursing, banking, medical, dentistry…
- Particles: salt, sugar, pepper, sand, dust…
- Solid elements: gold, silver, bronze, iron, plutonium…
- Subjects: English, Geography, Physics, Mathematics…
- Others: furniture, time, money, news, equipment, noise…
00:02
Uncountable Nouns - Definition
Do you ever try counting something but it takes forever to finish it? Introducing you the object mentioned is no other than an uncountable noun!Uncountable noun are nouns that cannot be counted with numbers. They are regarded as a singular verb and usually do not have a plural form. For example:
Sunday, 22 February 2015 23:21
Countable Nouns - Singular form vs Plural form
Countable nouns can be either in singular or plural form. Singular is when an object is counted as 1 whereas in plural form countable nouns are many in numbers.
In singular form, we must use the indefinite article 'a' or 'an' before the object. For example:
*Tips: 'an' is used for objects start with vowel sound
'a' i used for objects start with consonant sound
In plural form, we can use expressions like 'some', 'any', 'a few', or 'many' before the object. Not to mention that we also have to add 's' in the object. For example:
22:14
Countable Nouns - Definition
Look around us! So many things in our daily life come in handy when they are many in numbers. If we can count them, it is no doubt a countable noun.
Countable nouns are nouns that can be counted by mere numbers.
For example:
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| 1 chair |
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| 2 boys |
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| 3 cats |