tailieunhanh - Oxford practice grammar with answers part 20

77 A carton of milk, a piece of information, etc a carton of milk two tins of soup kilo of sugar a piece/slice of bread a loaf of bread Milk, soup, etc are uncountable nouns. We cannot use a or a number in front of them. We do not usually say a milk or two soups. But we can say a carton of milk or two tins of soup. Here are some more examples. CARTON, TIN, ETC MEASUREMENTS a carton of orange juice a kilo of cheese a tin of paint a bottle of water PIECE, SLICE, ETC a box/packet of cereal a piece of wood a jar. | 77 A carton of milk a piece of information etc a carton of milk two tins of soup kilo of sugar a piece slice of bread a loaf of bread Milk soup etc are uncountable nouns. We cannot use a or a number in front of them. We do not usually say a milk or two soups. But we can say a carton of milk or two tins of soup. Here are some more examples. CARTON TIN ETC MEASUREMENTS a carton of orange juice a tin of paint a bottle of water a box packet of cereal a jar of jam a tube of toothpaste a glass of water a cup of coffee a kilo of cheese PIECE SLICE ETC a piece of wood a piece slice of bread a piece sheet ofpaper five metres of cable twenty litres ofpetrol half a pound of butter a bar of chocolate a loaf of bread We can also use this structure with a plural noun after of. a packet of crisps a box of matches three kilos ofpotatoes a collection ofpictures B A piece of information Advice information and news are uncountable nouns. We cannot use them with a an or in the plural. Can I give you some advice NOT an advice We got some information from the tourist office NOT some informations That s wonderful news NOT awonderful news But we can use piece of bit of and item of. Can I give you a piece of a bit of advice There are twopieces bits of information we need to complete the questionnaire. There s a bit of an item of news that might interest you. These nouns are uncountable in English although they may be countable in other languages accommodation baggage behaviour equipment fun furniture homework housework litter luck luggage progress rubbish scenery traffic travel weather work Some countable nouns have similar meanings to the uncountable nouns above. COUNTABLE There aren t any jobs. It s a long journey. There were sofas and chairs for sale. We ve booked a room. I ve got three suitcases. UNCOUNTABLE There isn t any work. Travel can be tiring. There was furniture for sale. We ve booked some accommodation. I ve got three pieces of luggage. 77 Exercises 1 A carton of milk A What