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Nouns #8: Uncountable Nouns (Quantifiers #1), by Dennis Oliver
Nouns #8:
Uncountable
Nouns (Quantifiers #1)
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Because uncountable nouns
in
English do not have plurals
and cannot
be counted in the normal way,
quantifiers
are often used as a way of "measuring" them.
The basic
quantifiers are some, any,
a little, and a lot of, but
there
are many
more.
One
group of quantifiers is
common with food and
items
found at home: the names of
the containers in which the
items
are sold:
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quantifier
(container) |
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uncountable
nouns |
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a
bag of _____ |
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candy,
flour, sugar,
rice |
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a
bottle of _____ |
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water,
wine, beer,
ketchup
(catsup), vinegar, juice,
soy sauce, cooking oil,
olive oil,
salad dressing, soda,
aspirin (or other medicine) |
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a
box of _____ |
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detergent,
salt,
candy,
cereal, chalk, baking soda,
pasta, jello, sugar |
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a
can of _____ |
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fruit,
motor oil, beer,
soda,
baking powder, paint |
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a
carton of _____ |
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soda,
ice
cream, milk,
creamer, juice |
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a
jar of _____ |
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jam,
jelly, mustard,
relish,
fruit, mayonnaise |
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a
pack of _____ |
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gum |
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a
package of _____ |
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meat |
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a
six-pack of _____ |
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beer,
soda |
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a
tin of _____ |
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aspirin |
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a
tub of _____ |
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margarine |
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a
tube of _____ |
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toothpaste,
lipstick, shampoo |
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Special
Note:
These containers can also
be used for
countable nouns:
a bag of potato chips / potatoes / apples
/
onions /
groceries;
a box of paper clips / cigars / envelopes
/ kleenex
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crackers / chocolates;
a can of beans (and other fruits and
vegetables);
a carton of cigarettes / eggs;
a jar of olives / pickles;
a pack of cigarettes / razor blades;
a tin of sardines
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