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Countable, uncountable or both?
Uncountable Nouns (Fill in determiner or _)
Article or no article?
Right or Wrong?
General (fill in the determiner or _)
100
advice
uncountable ('A piece of advice.')
100
He ate ___ bread.
He ate THE / SOME bread.
100
London is ___ capital of England.
London is THE capital of England.
100
The man is looking for an hotel.
The man is looking for A hotel.
100
The largest animal on Earth is _ blue whale.
The largest animal on Earth is THE blue whale. ('A' is also acceptable, because the largest blue whale would also be the largest animal on Earth!)
200
excitement
uncountable ('There was a lot of excitement.')
200
She doesn't have ___ experience.
She doesn't have ANY / ENOUGH / THE REQUIRED / THE NECESSARY experience.
200
What ___ lovely flower arrangement you sent your sister!
What A lovely flower arrangement you sent your sister!
200
Seoul is largest city in Korea.
Seoul is THE largest city in Korea.
200
___ service at the restaurant was good.
THE service at the restaurant was good.
300
equipment
uncountable ('A piece of equipment.')
300
A chair is ____ furniture.
A chair is A PIECE OF / AN ITEM OF furniture.
300
Would you please turn down ___ music?
Would you please turn down THE music?
300
She has a lot of experience with computers.
She has a lot of experience with computers. (Correct)
300
Are you interested in ___ art?
Are you interested in art?
400
interest
Both! countable ('She has many interests.') uncountable ('The new product generated a lot of interest.')
400
I love ___ tangerines.
I love tangerines. (THESE / THOSE is also acceptable)
400
Do you have ___ information he needs?
Do you have THE information he needs?
400
Will you have dinner with me?
Will you have dinner with me? (Correct)
400
That dictionary has ____ same number of pages as this long novel has.
That dictionary has THE same number of pages as this long novel has.
500
software
uncountable ('a piece of software')
500
In a recent study, researchers found that ___ doctors smoke, but most don't.
In a recent study, researchers found that SOME / A FEW / SEVERAL doctors smoke, but most don't.
500
On his trip around the world, it took 10 hours by plane to cross ___ Pacific Ocean.
On his trip around the world, it took 10 hours by plane to cross THE Pacific Ocean.
500
London is a European capital.
Right! (There is more than one capital in Europe.)
500
She wanted to visit her sick mother, so she went to ___ hospital.
She wanted to visit her sick mother, so she went to THE hospital. (It is a specific hospital.)