Fundamentals Of English Grammar

1 11 -6 NOUNS THAT CAN BE COUNT OR NONCOUNT

ylure a xew nouns can oe useu as eirner counr or noncounr nouns. oxamplev ur UUUI uuunr mu nuncounr

usages for some common nouns follow.

NOUN USED AS A NONWW NOUN USED AS A COUNT NOUN

ghs (a) Windows are made of glass. (b) (c) I Janet drank wears a glass glasses of water. when she reads.

hair (d) Rita has brown hair. (e) There's a hair on my jacket.

(m) How much tim do you need to finish (n) How many times have you been in Mexico?

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iron

light

paw

I work 1 (0) I have some wonk to do tonieht. I (D) That ~aintine is a wonk of art. I

chicken1 (s) I ate some chickdamnefish.^1 (t) She drew a picture of a ch*hn/a&h.

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(f) Iron is a metal.

(h) I opened the curtain to let in some

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(j) I need some paper to write a letter.

ex@- (u) I haven't had much ex@enhce (v) I had many interesting expwknces on my

I I with mmpum (l don't have mud I trip. (Many interesting events happened to

(g) I pressed my shirt with an iron.

(i) Please nun off the lights (lamps).

(k) I wrote a papev for Professor Lee.

(l) I bought a paj~er (a newspaper).

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I knowledge or skill in using computers.) ( me on my trip.) ~ - I

EXERCISE 15. Nouns that can be count or noncount. (Chart 11-6)

Directions: Complete the sentences with the given words. Choose words in parentheses as

necessary.

1. chicken Joe, would you like (a, some) sowe chickeh for dinner tonight?


2. chieken My grandmother raises ckicbe~s in her yard.


3. time It took a lot of to write my composition.


4. ..... .. I really like that movie. I saw it three


5. paper Students in Prof. Young's literature class have to write a lot of
   -----. ,..


6. paper Students who take thorough lecture notes use a lot of

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