Bottle: a container for liquid

The idea

Bottle is countable: a bottle, two bottles. Use a bottle of water for its contents and fill the bottle with water for the action.

Examples

• There is a bottle of water on the table.
• She carried two bottles in her bag.
• Is this bottle empty?
• He filled the bottle with water.
• We found a glass bottle on the shelf.
• Please close the bottle before packing it.

Watch out

A bottle of water counts the container, while water itself is usually uncountable.

Try it yourself

1. Choose the plural after two. She carried two ___. (bottle / bottles)

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   bottles

   Bottles is plural after two.

2. Choose the preposition introducing the contents. There is a bottle ___ water on the table. (of / under)

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   of

   Of introduces the liquid in the bottle.

3. Choose the preposition after fill. He filled the bottle ___ water. (with / from)

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   with

   With introduces what fills the bottle.

Use it today

Describe a bottle, its contents and where it is.