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Nouns: Nouns #9: Uncountable Nouns (Quantifiers #2)

Dennis Oliver
Nouns #9:
Uncountable Nouns (Quantifiers #2)

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. Besides basic
quantifiers like someanya little, and a lot of and
names of containers in which items are sold, another kind
of container--the one from which items are eaten, drunk,
or served--is also commonly used:
container (for serving) uncountable nouns
a bottle of _____ wine, water
a bowl of _____ soup, ice cream, spaghetti,
stew, rice, cereal, salad
a cup of _____ coffee, tea, cocoa, soup
a carafe of _____ coffee, wine
a glass of _____ water, wine, (iced) tea,
beer, juice, milk
a pitcher of _____ iced tea, water, milk, beer
a plate of _____ spaghetti, pasta
a pot of _____ coffee, tea
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