Choose a noun form and quantity expression for things you can count and for substances or information.
The idea
A countable noun can have a singular and plural: a ticket, two tickets. Many uncountable nouns, including rice and information, do not normally take a or a plural in these meanings. Use an expression such as some rice or a container such as a bottle of water. Some nouns can be countable or uncountable depending on meaning.
Examples
- I need a ticket.
- We need two tickets.
- There is some rice in the bowl.
- She has three books.
- Do you have any information?
- He has a bottle of water.
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Watch out
Do not use a plural for information in its usual meaning: say some information, not informations. A container can be counted even when its contents cannot.
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I need ___ ticket. (a / an)
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a
ticket begins with a consonant sound and is a singular countable noun.
We need two ___. (tickets / ticket)
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tickets
After two, use the plural tickets.
Do you have any ___? (information / informations)
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information
information is normally uncountable and has no plural in this meaning.
Practice round
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I need ___ ticket. (a / an)
We need two ___. (tickets / ticket)
Do you have any ___? (information / informations)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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List two countable objects and two uncountable things you use. Write one sentence with a number and another with some.