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Nouns #9: Uncountable Nouns (Quantifiers #2), by Dennis Oliver
Nouns #9:
Uncountable
Nouns (Quantifiers #2)
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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.
Besides
basic
quantifiers like some,
any, a 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: |
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container
(for serving) |
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uncountable
nouns |
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a
bottle of
_____ |
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wine,
water |
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a
bowl of _____ |
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soup,
ice
cream, spaghetti,
stew,
rice, cereal, salad |
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a
cup of
_____ |
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coffee,
tea, cocoa, soup |
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a
carafe of _____ |
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coffee,
wine |
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a
glass of
_____ |
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water,
wine, (iced) tea,
beer, juice, milk |
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a
pitcher of _____ |
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iced
tea,
water, milk, beer |
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a
plate of
_____ |
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spaghetti,
pasta |
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a
pot of _____ |
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coffee,
tea |
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