ГДЗ по Английскому Языку 11 Класс Модуль 8 Grammar Check Номер 5 Ваулина — Подробные Ответы

Заполните схему словами в списке.
• волосы • полиция • движение • мясо • сыр
• стекло • торт • бумага • книга • кофе • чай
• курица • путешествие • удача • математика • совет
• новости • брюки • сахар • нож • хлеб

Countable nouns: slice of cake, novel, blade, drinking glass, chicken (as a whole bird), trip
Both countable and uncountable: sheets of paper, granulated sugar, brewed coffee, herbal tea
Uncountable nouns: road traffic, types of meat, soft cheese, loaf of bread, good fortune, mathematics, guidance, current news, pair of trousers

When learning English, it’s important to understand the difference between countable and uncountable nouns, as this affects how we use articles, quantifiers, and verbs.

Countable nouns refer to things that we can count as individual items. For example, a cake can be counted if we consider each whole cake separately. Similarly, a book is a single item we can count. Objects like a knife or a glass also fall into this category because we can count each knife or each glass individually. When we talk about chicken as a whole bird, it is countable as well. Lastly, a journey is countable because it refers to a single trip or travel event.

Some nouns can be both countable and uncountable, depending on the context. Take paper, for instance. If we refer to individual sheets or pieces, paper is countable. But when we talk about paper as a material, it is uncountable. The same applies to sugar, coffee, and tea. You can count spoons or packets of sugar, cups of coffee, or tea bags (making them countable), but the substances themselves are uncountable.

Then there are uncountable nouns, which refer to substances, concepts, or things that we don’t count individually. For example, traffic is uncountable because it refers to the flow of vehicles in general, not separate units. Likewise, meat, cheese, and bread are treated as uncountable because they are substances or food types. Other examples include abstract concepts such as luck and advice, which we cannot count. The word news is also uncountable even though it looks plural. Additionally, Maths (short for Mathematics) is treated as uncountable because it refers to a subject or field of study. Finally, items of clothing like trousers are grammatically plural but treated as uncountable in terms of quantity.

Understanding whether a noun is countable or uncountable helps in constructing sentences correctly, for example, choosing between “a” or “some”, or using singular or plural verbs.