Dec 8, 2005 · Ah, no, there is a fundamental mistake being made here. Your uncountable example is fine. But in "two pieces of cake" it is the pieces that are countable, not the cake. The example to illustrate that cake can also be countable must use two cakes, not two pieces of cake. By way of additional illustration: flour in its normal use is an ...

May 23, 2006 · E-mail is used just as "mail" is, as an uncountable noun describing a system*, or used to refer to items delivered by mail collectively (send by mail/e-mail; I receive a lot of mail/e-mail). A message sent by mail is (usually) called a letter, and we don't say "I received a mail from Aunt Agatha": we use the word "letter".

Jun 22, 2019 · In this meaning, it cannot qualify an uncountable noun: "I want to give you a knowledge." (ii) one example of. In this meaning, it can only be used where there is a partitive qualifier/modifier: "A knowledge of French is an advantage."

Dec 13, 2018 · When you have a substance (an uncountable noun) in English, you use of to make a countable noun: 1. a unit of <noun> (a grain of rice; a loaf of bread; a grain of sand; a sheet of paper) 2. a measure of <noun> (a kilo of rice; a liter of petrol) 3. a containerful of <noun> (a cup of tea; a plate of noodles; a bowl of soup; a can of beans)

Nov 23, 2013 · Forest is considered both countable and uncountable in the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus, but it took me a while to come up with an example of forest as an uncountable noun. Finally I realized that, as a type of environment, it can be considered uncountable, so that, for example, "I love the forest but she loves the sea ...

Jun 18, 2013 · In this context, the words "all this" suggest that uncertainty is being used as a mass noun (uncountable), like "all this water". Note that "all" can be be used with plural countable nouns ("all things" = everything) or with uncountable nouns ("all water is wet" = the entire amount of water in the world).

May 30, 2013 · As guidance, a noun is never uncountable unless it is used in a context that makes it uncountable. So, when you say, “This noun is uncountable.” You should be saying, “In this context, this noun is uncountable.” There are nouns that are usually uncountable (e.g. knowledge, milk); are more uncountable than not (sugar); more countable ...

Nov 3, 2018 · Uncountable nouns resemble adjectives: The sword was steel <- here it is hard to distinguish if "steel" is an uncountable noun or an adjective (The sword was wood/wooden <- uncountable noun/adjective.) The sword was of steel <- here steel is clearly an uncountable noun. Preposition + noun = modifier -> of + steel = adjectival modifier.

Dec 20, 2012 · I saw in a dictionary that word "difference" can either be countable or uncountable. And I'm curious whether there is any criterion for dividing the two. For example, "is there any difference?" I can't tell whether it is uncountable or just a singular form. How can I distinguish...

Jan 3, 2012 · Hi friends I am confused about the situation of grapes. Is it countabe because it takes plural s. I know it is said 'a bunch of grapes' to say its quantity and what about 'There are a lot of grapes in the kitchen'. Thanks in advance.