Re: uncountable nouns list

Philip — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:02:47 GMT

In my travels I have stayed in some lovely accomodations.

uncountable nouns list

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 14:45:39 GMT

Hi,

1)Are the all the nouns listed in this message really uncountable nouns?

accommodation
advice
baggage
bread
equipment
furniture
garbage
information
knowledge
luggage
money
news
pasta
progress
research
travel
water

work

Obviously, uncountable nouns (especially different types of food) have forms that express plural concepts. These measurements or containers are countable:

Water - a glass of water
equipment - a piece of equipment
cheese - a slice of cheese

Here are some of the most common containers / quantity expressions for these uncountable nouns:

accommodation - a place to stay
advice - a piece of advice
baggage - a piece of baggage
bread - a slice of bread, a loaf of bread
equipment - a piece of equipment
furniture - a piece of furniture
garbage - a piece of garbage
information - a piece of information
luggage - a bag, a suitcase
money - a coin
news - a piece of news
pasta - a plate of pasta, a serving of pasta
research - a piece of research, a research project
travel - a journey, a trip
work - a job, a position

Here are some more common uncountable food types with their container / quantity expressions:

liquids (water, beer, wine, etc.) - a glass, a bottle, a gallon of water, etc.
cheese - a slice, a chunk, a piece of cheese
meat - a piece, a slice, a pound of meat
butter - a bar of butter
ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard - a bottle of, a tube of ketchup, etc.

2)Are the containers classifications true/correct?

thanks for your patience, bye

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