uncountable nouns

英语语法名词名词是指表达人、事物、地方和抽象概念的词语，它通常用来作为主语、宾语、表语或补语。

名词可以分为以下几类：1. 可数名词（Countable nouns）：表示可以被数的名词，可以用来表示单数或复数形式。

例如：book（书）、dog（狗）、apple（苹果）等。

2. 不可数名词（Uncountable nouns）：表示不能被数的名词，只能用单数形式。

例如：water（水）、money（钱）、information（信息）等。

3. 集合名词（Collective nouns）：用来表示一组人或事物的名词。

例如：team（团队）、family（家庭）等。

4. 特殊名词（Proper nouns）：用来表示特定的人、地点或事物的名词，通常以大写字母开头。

例如：John（约翰）、London（伦敦）、Coca-Cola（可口可乐）等。

5. 抽象名词（Abstract nouns）：表示抽象概念、情感或状态的名词。

例如：love（爱）、happiness（幸福）、knowledge （知识）等。

6. 物质名词（Material nouns）：表示物质或材料的名词。

例如：wood（木材）、iron（铁）等。

名词在句子中可以有以下几种功能：1. 主语（Subject）：名词作为句子的主要动作执行者或主体的角色。

例如：Dogs are loyal.（狗很忠诚。

）2. 宾语（Object）：名词作为动作的接受者或作为介词的宾语。

例如：She bought a new dress.（她买了一件新裙子。

）3. 表语（Predicate Noun）：名词用来描述或补充主语的属性。

例如：He is a doctor.（他是一名医生。

）4. 定语（Attributive noun）：名词作为修饰其他名词的形容词。

例如：a car accident（一场车祸）5. 补语（Complement）：名词作为动词或介词后面的补充性信息。

名词的分类有哪些？名词是英语中的一个重要词类，用于表示人、事物、地方、概念等各种实体。

名词可以根据不同的特点和语义进行分类。

以下是名词的一些常见分类：1. 可数名词（Countable Nouns）：表示可以计数的实体，可以有单数和复数形式。

例如：book （书）、cat（猫）、apple（苹果）。

2. 不可数名词（Uncountable Nouns）：表示不可数的实体，通常没有复数形式。

例如：water （水）、rice（米饭）、information（信息）。

3. 具体名词（Concrete Nouns）：表示可以通过感官观察或触摸来感知的实体。

例如：table （桌子）、dog（狗）、flower（花）。

4. 抽象名词（Abstract Nouns）：表示无法通过感官观察或触摸来感知的概念、状态或情感。

例如：love（爱）、happiness（幸福）、knowledge（知识）。

5. 集体名词（Collective Nouns）：表示一组人、物体或动物的集合。

例如：team（团队）、family （家庭）、herd（兽群）。

6. 特有名词（Proper Nouns）：表示特定的人、地点、组织或品牌名称，通常以大写字母开头。

例如：John（约翰）、London（伦敦）、Google（谷歌）。

7. 动名词（Gerunds）：以-ing 结尾的动词形式，在句子中作为名词使用。

例如：Swimming is my favorite sport.（游泳是我最喜欢的运动。

）8. 物质名词（Material Nouns）：表示物质或材料的名词。

例如：wood（木材）、gold（黄金）、glass（玻璃）。

9. 化合名词（Compound Nouns）：由两个或更多个词组合而成的名词。

例如：birthday（生日）、football（足球）、classroom（教室）。

10. 可数和不可数名词的变化：有些名词既可以作为可数名词，又可以作为不可数名词，其意义和用法有所不同。

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS可数名词和不可数名词1. Nouns which can be counted are called countable nouns. (books, cows, apples, pencils)可以计算的名词叫做可数名词。

2. A and an are used with singular countable nouns. (a chair, an ant)A和an 用于单数可数名词。

3. A few and many are used with plural countable nouns. (a car- a few car , an egg- many eggs)A few和many 用于复数可数名词。

4. Nouns which cannot be counted are called uncountable nouns. (jam, dust, air, water)不可以计算的名词叫做不可数名词。

5. A little and much are used with uncountable nouns. ( a little oil, much salt)A little和 much用于不可数名词。

Countable Nouns 可数名词Uncountable Nouns不可数名词plenty of大量 a great deal of大量a一much多，大量an一some部分，有些a few少数，几个 a little小量，不足，不多some部分，有些any任何量的several一些，几个 a lot of大量，许多a lot of大量，许多plenty of大量any任一，任何数目的（人或物） a large amount of大量a large number of大量 a small amount of少量many大量Exercise 1 Write the letter (C) for a countable noun and (U) for an uncountable noun.1. pens2. milk3. plate4. sugar5. books6. jam7. butter8. flour9. rose10. boys11. hair12. oil13. sand14. chairs15. day16. seeds17. clothes18. pupil19. ink20. smoke21. toy22. lizards23. mutton24. mud25. dusters26. dirt27. soup28. baskets29. cars30. tea1Exercise 2 Fill in the blanks with 'much', 'a few', 'a lot of', 'little' , 'a little', 'any' or 'some'.1. There is not money left, therefore we can buy only books.2. She drinks a lot of coffee every day but drinks very milk.3. My grandmother eats very rice but vegetables, fruits and fish asadvised by her doctor.4. students have not bought their textbooks despite reminders fromtheir teacher.5. Only of us are going on the field trip, so our teachers say that we do not needfood.6. My father catches fish and gives to my neighbours.7. There is work to be done, do not take too time in talking becausethe guests will be here in minutes.8. Very of them can speak English fluently so all of them must be givenpractice in speaking.9. She has work to be done at home so she does not have time forreading.10. Please add a more salt in this bowl of soup as it is not salty enough.11. You shouldn't take time to answer these simple questions.12. There isn't flour left in the jar, so I can't make cookies.13. I need of you to help me with this work because there is only time left.14. Only of the students did well in the exams.15. There is milk in the refrigerator.16. In while she arrived and took her mother to the hospital.17. She has gone to the tap to fetch water because there is only left forcooking.18. of the apples have turned bad, so please buy other fruits on your way back.19. Give me minutes, I need to talk to of my friends out there.20. There isn't food for dinner. Can you please buy from the restaurant nearby? Exercise 3 Choose the correct answer from the brackets to fill in the blanks.Every Sunday, I accompany my mother to the market. We wait at the bus stop for (a few , much) minutes. When the bus arrives, there will be (any, many) passengers that there will not be (any , many) seats available for neither of us. However, we just need to stand for ( a lot of , a little) while because the market is not very far away from our house. As soon as we get down near the market, my mother buys (some , many) chillies and (a little , a lot of) vegetables and fruits. Everyone in my family loves to eat fruits and vegetables. After that, we walk to the fish stall. There will be (a lot of , many) kinds of fish. My mother buys ( many , a lot of) fish as well. At the mutton stall, she buys (a few , a little) mutton because it is unhealthy to eat a lot.2Exercise 4 Underline the correct answers in the sentences below.1. We stayed at our grandmother's place for (a little , a few) days during the holidays.2. Too (much , many) pepper will spoil the soup.3. Mrs Choo bought (much , many) toys for her children.4. There is (an , a few) ant in your coffee.5. I don't have (many , much) money with me. Could you lend me some?6. Kenny accidentally spilt (many , a little) ink on his shirt.7. My mother puts (a few , much) candles on my birthday cake.8. There are (many , much) people at the stadium because there's a football match going on.9. Mei Yun fries the egg with (a few , a little) oil.10. Nina spreads (a little , a few) butter on the piece of bread.11. (Much , Many) of the children were invited to the party but only (a little , a few) turned up.12. Hurry up! We don't have (many , much) time.13. The cleaner has collected (much , a lot of) rubbish from the canteen.14. There was (some , a large amount) of sand to be mixed with cement at the construction site.15. (Some , Several) advice was given to the students who had played truant yesterday.16. Is there (any , some) sugar in the bottle? I have bought (a few , a lot of) packets of salt only.17. Not (several , many) students turned up for the game. (Some , Any) of them have not beeninformed about it.18. (A large number of , Several) their cattle died in the flood during the monsoon season.19. She has (a great deal of , many) knowledge in Science, and her ambition is to be a scientist.20. The police have obtained (several , a lot of) information about the gang leader involved in(several , a large amount of) thefts in the city.Exercise 5 Read the passage and underline the appropriate answers.Every morning, while I wait for the bus to school, the area around me seems chaotic. (Many , A lot of)housewives walk hurriedly to the market nearby. With me, there are usually (some , any) other pupils. (A few , A little) will be reading while (several , much) of them will be talking to one another. There are also (many , a little) cars on the road. (A few , Too much) taxis will be parked at the taxi stand opposite the bus stop. The cars honk making (a lot of , many) noise. It is because of (many , plenty of) pedestrians who run across the road. (A lot of , Several) cyclists ride along the road and turn without looking left or right.(A few , Little) drivers open their window and shout at them. (A few , Much) minutes later, the bus arrives and (many of , plenty of) us rush in to get a seat. It stops at (a few , much) bus stops to pick passengers.3。

可数名词和不可数名词What are countable nouns?Countable nouns are individual objects, people, places, etc. which can be counted.books, Italians, pictures, stations, men, etc.A countable noun can be both singular - a friend, a house, etc. - or plural - a few apples, lots of trees, etc.Use the singular form of the verb with a singular countable noun:There is a book on the table.That student is excellent!Use the plural form of the verb with a countable noun in the plural:There are some students in the classroom.Those houses are very big, aren't they?What are uncountable nouns?Uncountable nouns are materials, concepts, information, etc. which are not individual objects and can not be counted.information, water, understanding, wood, cheese, etc.Uncountable nouns are always singular. Use the singular form of the verb with uncountable nouns:There is some water in that pitcher.That is the equipment we use for the project.Adjectives with Countable and Uncountable Nouns.Use a/an with countable nouns preceded by an adjective(s):Tom is a very intelligent young man.I have a beautiful grey cat.Do not use a/an with uncountable nouns preceded by an adjective(s):That is very useful information.There is some cold beer in the fridge.Some uncountable nouns in English are countable in other languages. This can be confusing! Here is a list of some of the most common, easy to confuse uncountable nouns.accommodationadvicebaggagebreadequipmentfurnituregarbageinformationknowledgeluggagemoneynewspastaprogressresearchtravelworkObviously, uncountable nouns (especially different types of food) have forms that express plural concepts. These measurements or containers are countable:water - a glass of waterequipment - a piece of equipmentcheese - a slice of cheeseHere are some of the most common containers / quantity expressions for these uncountable nouns:accommodation - a place to stayadvice - a piece of advicebaggage - a piece of baggagebread - a slice of bread, a loaf of breadequipment - a piece of equipmentfurniture - a piece of furnituregarbage - a piece of garbageinformation - a piece of informationknowledge - a factluggage - a piece of luggage, a bag, a suitcasemoney - a note, a coinnews - a piece of newspasta - a plate of pasta, a serving of pastaresearch - a piece of research, a research projecttravel - a journey, a tripwork - a job, a positionHere are some more common uncountable food types with their container / quantity expressions:liquids (water, beer, wine, etc.) - a glass, a bottle, a jug of water, etc.cheese - a slice, a chunk, a piece of cheesemeat - a piece, a slice, a pound of meatbutter - a bar of butterketchup, mayonnaise, mustard - a bottle of, a tube of ketchup, etc.测试：The following lesson focuses on helping intermediate to upper-intermediate students solidify their knowledge of countable and uncountable nouns and their quantifiers. It also includes a number of overlooked or idiomatic expressions to help higher level students expand their knowledge of various quantifying terms used by mother tongue speakers.Aim: Review and solidification of countable and uncountable noun and noun quantifiersActivity: Review discussion followed by multiple choice dialogue fill in exerciseLevel: Intermediate to upper-intermediateOutline:∙Begin review by asking students to identify the worksheet list of objects as countable or uncountable. ∙Activate quantifier vocabulary by asking which quantifiers can be used to modify countable and uncountable nouns. At this point it is a good idea to write the two categories on the board for students to copy.∙Discuss some of the more problematic quantifiers such as the difference between "a few" and "few", "a little" and "little". Discuss which quantifiers can be used in question, positive and negative forms.∙Have students complete the multiple choice fill in dialogue in pairs or small groups.∙Correct worksheet as a class.∙As a follow-up activity ask students to write a description of their room at home listing the various items that can be found in that room. Ask students to not use exact numbers, rather to use quantifiers.Countable and Uncountable - Noun QuantifiersIdentify the following objects as countable or uncountableinformation, rules, sheep, money, learning, rice, bottles of wine, equipment, traffic, stone, stones, talent, web sites, clothes, music, deserts, land, nations, peoples, fish, pollution, understanding, RAM, art works, orders, foodChoose the correct answers in the following dialogueCHRIS: Hi! What are you up to?PETE: Oh, I'm just looking for ( A) many ( B) some ( C) any antiques at this sale.CHRIS: Have you found ( A) something ( B) anything ( C) nothing yet?PETE: Well, there seems to be ( A) a few ( B) few ( C) little things of interest. It really is a shame.CHRIS: I can't believe that. I'm sure you can find ( A) a thing ( B) something ( C) anything interesting if you look in ( A) all ( B) each ( C) some stall.PETE: You're probably right. It's just that there are ( A) a few ( B) a lot ( C) a lot of collectors and they ( A) every ( B) each ( C) all seem to be set on finding ( A) a thing ( B) anything ( C) much of value. It's so stressful competing with them!CHRIS: How ( A) many ( B) much ( C) few antique furniture do you think there is?PETE: Oh, I'd say there must be ( A) many ( B) several ( C) much pieces. However, only ( A) a few ( B) few ( C) little are really worth ( A) the high ( B) a high ( C) high prices they are asking.CHRIS: Why don't you take a break? Would you like to have ( A) any ( B) some ( C) little coffee?PETE: Sure, I'd love to have ( A) any ( B) little ( C) one. I could use ( A) some ( B) a few ( C) a little minutes of downtime.CHRIS: Great, Let's go over there. There're ( A) a few ( B) some ( C) little seats left.答案Identify the following objects as countable or uncountableinformation UNCOUNTABLE, rules COUNTABLE, sheep COUNTABLE, money UNCOUNTABLE, learning UNCOUNTABLE, rice UNCOUNTABLE, bottles of wine COUNTABLE, equipment UNCOUNTABLE, traffic UNCOUNTABLE, stone UNCOUNTABLE, stones COUNTABLE, talent UNCOUNTABLE, web sites COUNTABLE, clothes UNCOUNTABLE, music UNCOUNTABLE, deserts COUNTABLE, land UNCOUNTABLE, nations COUNTABLE, peoples COUNTABLE, fish COUNTABLE, pollution UNCOUNTABLE, understanding UNCOUNTABLE, RAM COUNTABLE, art works COUNTABLE, orders COUNTABLE, food UNCOUNTABLEChoose the correct answers in the following dialogueCHRIS: Hi! What are you up to?PETE: Oh, I'm just looking for some antiques at this sale.CHRIS: Have you found anything yet?PETE: Well, there seems to be few things of interest. It really is a shame.CHRIS: I can't believe that. I'm sure you can find something interesting if you look in each stall.PETE: You're probably right. It's just that there are a lot of collectors and they all seem to be set on finding anything of value. It's so stressful competing with them!CHRIS: How much antique furniture do you think there is?PETE: Oh, I'd say there must be several pieces. However, only a few are really worth the high prices they are asking.CHRIS: Why don't you take a break? Would you like to have some coffee?PETE: Sure, I'd love to have one. I could use a few ( C) a minutes of downtime.CHRIS: Great, Let's go over there. There're a few little seats left.。