NON -COUNT NOUNS: CATEGORIES AND AGREEMENT

II. Put the correct phrase of quantity in the following sentences

1. Non- count nouns are common in the following categories:
Abstract ideas: health, advice, help, luck, fun
Sports and activities: tennis, swimming, golf, basketball.
Illnesses: cancer, AIDS, diabetes, dengue
Natural events: rain, snow, wind, light, darkness.
Academic subjects: English, Chemistry, art, mathematics.
Food: rice, milk, sugar, coffee, fat
2. All non-count nouns require a singular verb.
Fat isnt good for you.
Mathematics is my favorite subject.
1. (slice, piece, cup) Id like _________________coffee, please.
2. (glass, slice, spoonful) Would you like_________________ cheese on your
toast?
3. (slice, bottle, piece) Could you buy _________________milk at the shops?
4. (pieces, slices, liters) Ive just put forty_________________ petrol in the
car.
5. (piece, kilo, slice) Id like half _________________ coffee, please.
6. (spoonfuls, glasses, cups) I normally take three _________________ sugar
in my tea.

NON- COUNT NOUNS: EXPRESSING QUANTITIES
1. We can make many non-count nouns countable:
Bread: a slice of bread, a loaf of bread, three piece of bread, two kinds of
bread
2. 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.
III. Complete each statement with a countable quantity. (note:
more than one phrase of quantity may be possible)
1. This soup is salty. It has_________________ salt in it!
2. She must very thirsty. This is her third _________________ water
3. My car has a big gas tank. It holds _________________ gas.
4. I ate_________________ cheese and now I feel sick.
5. A club sandwich doesnt have two ___________ _____ bread. It has three
___________ _____ bread.
6. Id like my tea sweet. Please put in _________________ sugar.

PRACTICE
I. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb

1. Coffee ___________ (be) my favorite beverage.

2. Rice ___________ (be) very good for you, even when you are sick.
3. Influenza ___________ (cause) pain and fever.
4. Mathematics ___________ (create) problems for many students.
5. Darkness ___________ (frighten) some people, but I dont know why.
6. Medical advice ___________ (help) people answer questions about their
health.