Учебно-методический комплекс по дисциплине иностранный язык (английский) для специальности (-ей) 1- 24-01-02 Правоведение (Курс 1,2) (стр. 18 )

Countable Noun Examples

Anything that can be counted, whether singular – a dog, a house, a friend, etc. or plural – a few books, lots of oranges, etc. is a countable noun. The following countable noun examples will help you to see the difference between countable and uncountable nouns. Notice that singular verbs are used with singular countable nouns, while plural verbs are used with plural countable nouns.

There are at least twenty Italian restaurants in Little Italy. Megan took a lot of photographs when she went to the Grand Canyon. Your book is on the kitchen table. How many candles are on that birthday cake? You have several paintings to study in art appreciation class. There’s a big brown dog running around the neighborhood.

Uncountable Noun Examples

Anything that cannot be counted is an uncountable noun. Even though uncountable nouns are not individual objects, they are always singular and one must always use singular verbs in conjunction with uncountable nouns. The following uncountable noun examples will help you to gain even more understanding of how countable and uncountable nouns differ from one another. Notice that singular verbs are always used with uncountable nouns.

There is no more water in the pond. Please help yourself to some cheese. I need to find information about Pulitzer Prize winners. You seem to have a high level of intelligence. Please take good care of your equipment. Let’s get rid of the garbage.

Uncountable nouns can be paired with words expressing plural concept. Using these words can make your writing more specific. Here are some examples of how to format interesting sentences with uncountable nouns.

• Garbage – There are nine bags of garbage on the curb.

• Water – Try to drink at least eight glasses of water each day.

• Advice – She gave me a useful piece of advice.

• Bread – Please buy a loaf of bread.

• Furniture – A couch is a piece of furniture.

• Equipment – A backhoe is an expensive piece of equipment.

• Cheese – Please bag ten slices of cheese for me.

Countable and Uncountable Nouns Exercises

Is the underlined noun countable or uncountable?

The children fell asleep quickly after a busy day of fun. Be careful! The water is deep. The parade included fire trucks and police cars. We like the large bottles of mineral water. My mother uses real butter in the cakes she bakes. How many politicians does it take to pass a simple law? Most kids like milk, but Joey hates it. Most pottery is made of clay. Michael can play several different musical instruments. I was feeling so stressed that I ate an entire box of cookies.

Exercises 2

Remember, uncountable nouns always take singular verbs.

Example: I like cheese. (like)

1. Milk healthy. (be)

2. Grape juice good. (taste)

3. Grapes delicious. (be)

4. A grape on the floor. (be)

5. Rome (be) a beautiful city.

6. Monkeys bananas. (eat)

7. Sandwiches good. (be)

8. You great pizza. (make)

9. The pictures beautiful. (look)

10. English interesting. (be)

Adjectives. Degrees of comparison

Качественные прилагательное имеет три степени сравнения: положительную степень (positive degree) - начальная форма прилагательного, сравнительную степень (comparative degree) и превосходную степень (superlative degree).

Сравнительная и превосходная степени прилагательных образуются от положительной двумя способами: путём прибавления суффиксов - er и - est (для сравнительной и превосходной степени соответственно), а также с помощью наречий "more" и "most":

если прилагательное в основной форме состоит из одного слога, его сравнительная степень образуется при помощи суффикса - er, а форма превосходной степени - при помощи суффикса - est:
cold / colder / coldest (холодный / более холодный / самый холодный).

прилагательные, основная форма которых состоит из трёх и более слогов, сравнительная и превосходная форма образуются при помощи наречий "more" и "most" соответственно:
difficult / more difficult / most difficult (трудный / более трудный / самый трудный).

от двусложных прилагательных, формы сравнительной и превосходной степени также образуются при помощи "more" и "most" но с некоторыми исключениями:
famous / more famous / most famous (знаменитый / более знаменитый / самый знаменитый). исключения:
двусложные прилагательные оканчивающиеся на:
-y (y > i): easy / easier / easiest (легкий / более легкий / самый легкий); -er: clever / cleverer / cleverest (умный / …); -le: gentle / gentler / gentlest (кроткий / …); -ow: narrow / narrower / narrowest (узкий / …);
двусложные прилагательные с ударением на втором слоге:
severe / severer / severest (суровый / …).
образованные от двусложных прилагательных с помощью приставки:
unhappy / unhappier / unhappiest (несчастный / …).

Некоторые прилагательные образуют степени сравнения особо:

good / better / best (хороший / …); bad; ill / worse / worst (плохой; вредный / хуже / худший); little / less / least (маленький / …); old / older; elder / oldest / eldest (старый / более старый; старше по возрасту / самый старый; самый старший).

"I have a wife, the worst that may be." (Chaucer. [Webster 1913]) - «Мая жена самая отвратительная из возможных.» "Love betters what is best." (Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]) - «Любовь улучшает лучшее.»

При прибавлении суффиксов - er и - est к изначальной форме прилагательного, при письме, происходят следующие изменения:

y меняется на i после согласной:
dry / drier / driest (сухой /…).

e в конце слова опускается:
nice / nicer / nicest (милый / …).

в односложных прилагательных после краткого гласного согласная удваивается:
big / bigger / biggest (большой / …).

Put in the adjective in bold from the first sentence into the second sentence in its correct form (comparative or superlative).

This is a nice cat. It's much than my friend's cat. Here is Emily. She's six years old. Her brother is nine, so he is . This is a difficult exercise. But the exercise with an asterisk (*) is the exercise on the worksheet. He has an interesting hobby, but my sister has the hobby in the world. In the last holidays I read a good book, but father gave me an even one last weekend. School is boring, but homework is than school. Skateboarding is a dangerous hobby. Bungee jumping is than skateboarding. This magazine is cheap, but that one is . We live in a small house, but my grandparents' house is even than ours. Yesterday John told me a funny joke. This joke was the joke I've ever heard.

Complete the following sentences using the appropriate form of the adjective.
1. She is …………………… than her sister.

a) pretty
b) prettier
c) prettiest

2. Martha is a …………………….. girl.

a) nice
b) nicer
c) nicest

priya is the ……………………… girl in the class.

a) intelligent
b) more intelligent
c) most intelligent

4. Martin speaks English …………………..

a) well

b) better
c) best

5. Russia is the ……………………. country in the world.

a) big
b) bigger
c) biggest

6. China is a ……………….. country.

a) big
b) bigger
c) biggest

7. China is …………………… than India.

a) big
b) bigger
c) biggest

8. This is the …………………… book I have ever read.

a) interesting
b) more interesting
c) most interesting

9. I am …………………. than you.

a) smart
b) smarter
c) smartest

10. Take the ………………….. of the two routes.

a) short
b) shorter
c) shortest

Complete the following sentences using the correct degree of the adjective given in the brackets.

1. My brother’s handwriting is …………………….. (bad) mine.

2. Health is …………………….. wealth. (important)

3. Blood is …………………… water. (thick)

4. Everest is …………………….. peak in the world. (high)

5. This is ……………………. play I have ever heard on the radio. (interesting)

sie is …………………………. of all the four sisters. (beautiful)

7. The planet Mars is ……………………. from the earth than the satellite Moon. (far)