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  • Making Uncountable Nouns Countable
  • Special Uncountable Nouns

1. Making Uncountable Nouns Countable:

We have already noted that uncountable nouns cannot be counted. However, uncountable nouns can be made countable through the use of partitives or units of measurement. For instance, while we cannot count oil, we can measure oil by using bottles, cans, or drums. Therefore, we can say a bottle of oil, a can of oil, a drum of oil.

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Countable and Uncountable Nouns

The following are uncountable nouns. Make them countable by using appropriate units of measurement.

1. glass   2. hair     3. cow dung    4. chemistry  5. information  6. advice   7. sand  8. time   9. land   10. money   11. wine 12. paper    13. food  14. rain  15. zinc   16.cement  17. gas 18. wood   19. knowledge   20. beer

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Making Uncountable Nouns Countable.

  1. a glass of water, wine
  2. a tuft/patch of hair
  3. a heap/pile of cow dung
  4. a lesson in chemistry
  5. a piece/item of information
  6. a piece of advice
  7. a grain/heap of sand
  8. a stream/watch/passage of time
  9. a piece/parcel/portion of land
  10. a bundle/stash of money
  11. a bottle, cup, glass of wine
  12. a piece of paper
  13. a plate, helping of food
  14. a drop of rain
  15. a bundle/sheet of zinc
  16. a bag of cement
  17. a litre of gas
  18. a piece of wood
  19. a piece/store/an item of knowledge
  20. a bottle/can/carton of beer

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