05 COUNT AND NONCOUNT NOUNS Flashcards

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WHOLE GROUPS MADE UP OF SIMILAR ITEMS

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baggage, clothing, equipment, food, FRUIT, furniture, garbage, hardware, jewelry, junk, machinery, mail, makeup, maney/cash/change, postage, scenery, traffic

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FLUIDS

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water, coffee, tea, milk, oil, soup, gasoline, blood, etc

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SOLIDS

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ice, bread, butter, cheese, meat, gold, iron, silver, glass, paper, wood, cotton, wool, etc.

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GASES

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steam, ctr, oxygen, nitrogen, smoke, smog, pollution, etc

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PARTICLES

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rice, chalk, corn, dirt, dust, flour, grass, hair, pepper, salt, sand, sugar, wheat, etc.

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ABSTRACTIONS 1

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beauty; confidence, courage, education, enjoyment, fun, happiness, health, help, honesty, hospitality, importance, intelligence, justice, knowledge, laughter, luck, music, patience, peace, pride, progress, recreation, significance, sleep, ruth, violence, wealth, etc

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ABSTRACTIONS 2

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advice, information, news, evidence, proof

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ABSTRACTIONS 3

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—time, space, enero
—homework, work
—grammar, slang, vocabulary

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LANGUAGES:

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Arabic, Chinese, English, Spanish, etc

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FIELDS OF STUDY:

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chemistry, engineering, history, literature, mathematics, psychology, etc.

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RECREATION:

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baseball, soccer, tennis, chess, bridge, poker, etc.

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GENERAL ACTIVITIES:

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driving, studying, swimming, traveling, walking (and other gerunds)

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NATURAL PHENOMENA:

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weather, dew, fog, hail, heat, humidity, lightning, rein, sleet, snow, thTtnder, wind, darkness, light, sunshine, electricity, fire, graotty

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one
each
every

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one apple
each apple
every apple

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two 
both 
a couple of 
three, etc. 
a few 
several 
many 
a number of
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one apple 
each apple 
every apple
two apples 
both apples 
a couple of apples 
three apples 
a few apples 
several apples 
many apples 
a number of apples
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a little
much
a great deal of

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a little rice
much rice
a great deal ofrice.

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not any/no 
some	 
a lot of 
lots of 
plenty of 
most 
all
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SIRVEN PARA JUNTAS

CONTABLE Y NO CONTABLES

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not any/no 
some	 
a lot of 
lots of 
plenty of 
most 
all
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not any/no apples 
some apples 
a lot of apples 
lots of apples 
plenty of apples 
most apples 
all apples
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not any/no 
some	 
a lot of 
lots of 
plenty of 
most 
all
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not any/no rice 
some rice 
a lot of rice 
lots of rice 
plenty of rice 
most rice 
all rice
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COMPLETE Y AGREGUE “S” SI ES NECESARIO
I have some coins in my pocket. In other words, I have some XXXXXXX in my pocket

advice change garbage hardware

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CHANGE (NO CONTABLE, NO SE LE PUEDE AGREGAR “S”)

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Thé Mississippi, the Amazon, and the Nile are well-known XXXXXXX

music progress river screwdriver

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RIVERS (ES CONTABLE, LE AGREGUÉ “S”)

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I like to listen to operas, symphonies, and folk songs. I enjoy XXXXXXX

music progress river screwdriver

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MUSIC

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The street is full of cars, trucks, and buses. It is full of XXXXXXX

stuff thunder traffic

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TRAFFIC

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  1. I put some banana peels, empty juice cartons, and broken bottles in the waste can. The can is full of XXXXXXX

advice change garbage hardware

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GARBAGE

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They have a rusty car without an engine, broken chairs, and an old refrigerator in their front yard. Their yard is full of XXXXXXX homework information junk luggage/baggage garbage
JUNK
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Paul has books, pens, papers, notebooks, a clock, scissors, a tape recorder, and some other things on his desk. He has a lot of XXXXXXX on his desk stuff homework information junk garbage
STUFF
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As a noncount noun, stuff usually means "a group of various things." It is an inexact term used primarily in verv informal spoken English. (Junk sometimes has the same meaning.)
Examples: I keep a lot of stuff in my desk drawers. Look at all the stuff in this room
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Ann took three suitcases, a shoulder bag, and a cosmetics case. In other words, she took a lot of XXXXXXX on her trip. homework information junk luggage/baggage garbage
LUGGAGE / BAGGAGE LUGGAGE is more sofisticated than BAGGAGE
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Toronto is 365 ft./ 109 m. above sea level. The average annual precipitation in Toronto is 32 in./81 cm. The population of the metropolitan area is over 3,000,000. I found (this, these) XXXXXXX in the encyclopedia homework information junk luggage/baggage garbage
INFORMATION
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I didn't feel good. Ann said, "You should see a doctor." Nick said, "You should go home and go to bed." Martha said, "You should drink fruit juice and rest." I got XXXXXXXX from three people. advice change garbage hardware
ADVICE
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My English is slowly getting better. My vocabularv is increasing. It's getting easier for me to write, and I make fewer mistakes. I can often understand people even when they talk fast. I'm satisfied with theXXXXXXX I've made in learning English advice change garbage hardware progress
PROGRESS
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Add final -s/-es to the nouns in italics if necessary Isabel always has fresh EGG available because she raises CHICKEN in her yard
EGGS; CHICKENS; YARD
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I had CHICKEN and RICE for dinner last night.
NO CHANGES
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Outside my window, I can see a lot of TREE, BUSH, GRASS, DIRT, and FLOWER
TREES, BUSHES GRASS DIRT FLOWERS
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Abdullah gave me some good ADVICE. Nadia also gave me some good SUGGESTION
ADVICE; SUGGESTIONS
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Yoko learned several new• WORD today. She increased her •VOCABULARY today
WORDS: VOCABULARY
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I drank two GLASS of water
GLASSES; WATER
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WINDOW are made of GLASS
WINDOWS: GLASS
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Mr. Chu wears GLASS because he has poor EYESIGHT
GLASSES; EYESIGHT
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It took me a lot of time to finish my HOMEWORK. I had a lot of ASSIGNMENT
HOMEWORK | ASSIGNMENTS
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I have been in Mexico three TIME. I've spent a lot of TIME there
TIMES | TIME
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There are TYPEWRITER, COPIER, TELEPHONE, AND STAPLER in a typical business office. A business office needs a lot of EQUIPMENT
``` TYPEWRITERS COPIERS TELEPHONES STAPLERS EQUIPMENT ```
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The air is full of SMOKE, DUST, CARBON MONOXIDE, and many other harmful SUBSTANCE. We must seek to reduce air POLLUTION
``` SMOKE DUST CARBON MONOXIDE SUBSTANCES POLLUTION ```
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I like to read good LITERATURE. I especially like to read NOVEL, POETRY, AND ESSAY. My favorite POET are Longfellow and Wordsworth. I have always liked their POEM
``` LITERATURE NOVELS POETRY ESSAYS POETS POEMS ```
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I like to experience different SEASON. I like both hot and cold WEATHER
SEASONS | WEATHER
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Being a parent has brought me a lot of HAPPINESS. Parenting requires a lot of PATIENCE, but it provides many REWARD
HAPPINESS PATIENCE REWARDS
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You can find a lot of time-saving MACHINE in a modern FACTORY. Modern FACTORY need MODERN MACHINERY
``` MACHINES FACTORY FACTORIES MODERN MACHINERY ```
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Experienced TRAVELER learn to travel with minimal LUGGAGE. My globe-trotting aunt can pack everything she needs into two small SUITCASE, whether her trip will last for three DAY or three MONTH
``` TRAVELERS LUGGAGE SUITCASES DAYS MONTHS ```
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I'm not an experienced traveler. When I travel, I invariably take along too much STUFF. Last month I took a THREE-DAY trip to Chicago with twice as many clothes as I needed
STUFF | THREE-DAY
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Recycling is important. Regular GARBAGE will typically contain many things that can be recycled: MAGAZINE, ENVELOPE, CARDBOARD BOX, OLD PHONE BOOK, GLASS BOTTLE, JAR, COPPER, BRASS, TIN CAN, etc
``` GARBAGE MAGAZINES ENVELOPES CARDBOARD BOXE OLD PHONE BOOKS GLASS BOTTLES JARS COPPER BRASS TIN CANS ```
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ETC. //
/ETCIRERA/
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There are more STAR in the universe than there are GRAIN of SAND on all the beaches on earth
STARS GRAINS SAND
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Change the underlined nouns to their plural forms if necessary. A town mouse and a country mouse were FRIEND, so the country mouse invited his FRIEND to his home in the field
FRIENDS | FRIEND
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The town mouse came, and they sat down to a dinner of ROOT and VEGETABLE. The town mouse was not impressed by this DINNER.
ROOTS VEGETABLES DINNER
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He said, "You live no better than the ANT and other INSECT here. You must come and see all the THING you can eat at my house."
ANTS INSECTS THINGS
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The town mouse then took the country mouse back to town with him. The town mouse showed the country mouse the kitchen full of COOKIE, APPLE, ROLL, AND OTHER FOOD.
COOKIES APPLES ROLLS AND OTHER FOOD.
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They were just about to eat when two CHILD came running into the kitchen and scared the two MOUSE away.
CHILDREN | MICE
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They hid and waited for these KID to leave. They tried to eat again, but this time they were scared away by a WOMAN working in the kitchen.
KIDS | WOMAN
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Finally, the country mouse said, "You may have many LUXURY here, but I prefer my home where I can have a simple dinner in peace!"
LUXURIES
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I read a few NOVEL
NOVELS
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I read a few LITERATURE
LITERATURE
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I read a few POEM
POEMS
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I read a few POETRY
POETRY
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I bought some ORANGE JUICE
ORANGE JUICE
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I bought some LIGHT BULB
LIGHT BULBS
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I bought some HARDWARE
HARDWARE
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I bought some COMPUTER SOFTWARE
COMPUTER SOFTWARE
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We need plenty of SLEEP
SLEEP
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We need plenty of INFORMATION
INFORMATION
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We need plenty of FACT
FACTS
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We need plenty of HELP
HELP
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I saw both WOMAN
WOMEN
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I saw both MOVIE
MOVIES
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I saw both SCENE
SCENES
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I saw both SCENERY
EL PAISAJE. NO SE PUEDE CONTAR
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He has a number of SHIRT
SHIRTS
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He has a number of HOMEWORK
IMPOSIBLE | A LOT OF HOMEWORK
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He has a number of PEN
PENS
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He has a number of CHALK
IMPOSIBLE, TIZA ES NO CONTABLE SERÍA A LOT OF CHALK
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I don't have a great deal of PATIENCE
PATIENCE
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I don't have a great deal of WEALTH
WEALTH
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I don't have a great deal of FRIEND
FRIENDS
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I don't have a great deal of PENCIL
PENCILS
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I need a little LUCK
LUCK
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I need a little MONEY
MONEY
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I need a little ADVICE
ADVICE
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I need a little NEW HAT
NO SE PUEDE
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The author has many IDEA
IDEAS
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The author has many THEORY
THEORIES
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The author has many HYPOTESIS
HYPOTESIS
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The author has many KNOWLEDGE
MUCH KNOWLEDGE
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SCENARY = LANDSCAPE
FLORIDA SCENERY IS FLAT