Non / Count Nouns: Expressing Quantities, exercises
Non / Count Nouns: Expressing Quantities We can make many non-count nouns countable: a slice of bread, a loaf of bread, three pieces of bread, two kinds of bread The following phrases are used with non-count nouns in order to make them countable: liquids: a glass of, two cups of, a liter of, six gallons of, a bottle of, a can of solids: a cup of, a piece of, three slices of, a kilo of, a spoonful of SOME AND ANY Use some and any to describe an indefinite number or amount. There are some apples in the fridge. (Indefinite number: we don't know how many.) Are there any oranges? (Indefinite number: no specific number being asked about) They are bringing us some coffee. (Indefinite amount we don't know how much) Use some with non-count nouns and with plural count nouns in affirmative statements. - non-count noun plural count noun -We need some milk and somNon / Count Nouns: Expressing Quantitiese bananas. Use any with non-count nouns and plural count nouns in negative statements...