Sunday 25 March 2012
Nouns that can be Countable and Uncountable
Sometimes, the same noun can be countable
and
uncountable, often with a change of meaning.
Countable
Uncountable
There are two hairs in my coffee!
hair
I don't have much hair.
There are two lights in our bedroom.
light
Close the curtain. There's too much light!
Shhhhh! I thought I heard a noise.
There are so many different noises in the city.
noise
It's difficult to work when there is too much noise.
Have you got a paper to read? (newspaper)
Hand me those student papers.
paper
I want to draw a picture. Have you got some paper?
Our house has seven rooms.
room
Is there room for me to sit here?
We had a great time at the party.
How many times have I told you no?
time
Have you got time for a coffee?
Macbeth
is one of Shakespeare's greatest works.
work
I have no money. I need work!
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