GFW 9 - Countable-Uncountable Nouns PDF

Preview

Summary

Grammar...

Description

GFW 9 – Countable/Uncountable Nouns Countable/Uncountable Nouns 1. Watch this YouTube video on countable and uncountable nouns. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfHuXPSWJK4 2. Go to the following website for more info and some practice with countable/uncountable nouns. https://www.englishpage.com/minitutorials/countable-uncountable-nouns.htm 3. Uncountable business nouns and their articles. A. The following words are not written in plural forms. If, however, you see “usually” in parenthesis, this means the word is usually not countable in business communication. Articles commonly used with these words are shown in parentheses. Note:  Possessive adjectives (my, your, his, her, its, our, your, their) may be used with many of these nouns.  Singular demonstrative adjectives (this, that) may also be used with many of these nouns.  Quantitative determiners (no, some, more, most) may also be used with many of these nouns.

B

C

behavior (usually) (the/0)

capital communication (usually) complexity (usually) comprehension confidence cooperation correspondence courtesy (usually) credit

D

E

F

deflation (0) development (the/0) disappointment (a/the/0) discouragement (the/0) diversity (the/0)

ease (the/0) effectiveness (the) efficiency (usually) (the/0) elimination (the/0) employment (the/0) encouragement (the/0) energy (the/0) equipment (the/0) existence (the) experience (usually) (an/the/0)

failure faith feedback funding flexibility

A acceptance accountability admission advertising advice amount assistance attention authorization

(the/0) (the/no/0) (an/no/0) (the/0) (the/0) (an/the) (the/0) (the/0) (an/the/0)

(the/0) (the/0) (the/0) (the/0) (the/0)

(the/0) (the/0) (the/0) (the/0) (0) (the/0) (the/0) (the/0) (0)

GFW 9 – Countable/Uncountable Nouns

G grading graduation growth

H (the/0) (the/0) (the/0)

J judgment justice

health help

mail management market marketing misunderstanding money

knowledge

nature (usually) news

Q

participation (the/0) patience (the/0) performance (usually) (the/0) personnel (the/0) planning (the/0) production (usually) (the/0) progress (the/0)

quality (usually) quantity

S

T (the/0) (the/0) (the/0) (the) (the/0) (the/0) (the/0) (the/0) (the/0) (the/0)

V

Y

leadership

technology tolerance traffic training transfer transportation treatment (usually) trouble (usually) trust truth wealth welfare work workforce writing

Z

(the/0)

O (the) (the/0)

Overhead (the/0) (uncountable in North American English)

R (the/0) (the)

reception reference rejection research resilience resistance rigidity

(a/the) (a/0) (the/0) (the/0) (the/0) (the/0) (the/0)

U (0) (the/0) (the/0) (the/0) (the) (the/0) (the) (the/0) (the/0) (the/0)

W (a/the/0) (a/the/0) (the) (0) (0) (the/0)

(the) (an/the) (the/0) (0) (the/0) (the.0) (the/0)

L (the/0)

N (the/0) (the/0) (the/0) (0) (a/the) (the/0)

P

value variety veracity verification vice vulnerability

importance increase inefficiency inflation information interest isolation

K (the/0) (0)

M

safety satisfaction security significance simplicity speed staff stationery success support

I (the) (the/0)

understanding unemployment unity urgency

X (the/0) (the/0) (the/0) (a/the) (0)

(the/0) (0) (the/0) (the/0)

GFW 9 – Countable/Uncountable Nouns B. Choose a few words from above and look them up in an online Advanced Learners Dictionary. Look for the meaning, collocations, and example sentence. A good online dictinoary is the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English https://www.ldoceonline.com/ E.g. Diversity Meaning: the fact of including many different types of people or things Collocations: cultural/ethnic/linguistic/religious diversity Preposition collocation: diversity of Example sentence: It's natural that there is a diversity of opinions within the organization.

4. Review Nouns on pp.479-481 of your textbook. Do Review Exercise A – Nouns and Grammar/Mechanics Checkup – 1 Nouns. 5. Do Grammar/Mechanics Review 1 – Nouns on p. 28 of your textbook if you haven’t done so already.

GFW 9 – Countable/Uncountable Nouns Answer key #4 Review Exercise A – Nouns (p.480) (Even answers only. Odd answers can be found in the textbook beneath each exercise.) 2) a (1.05d) 4) b (1.05e) 6) a (1.05b) 8) a (1.05a) 10) b (1.05f) 12) b (1.05c) 14) b (1.05b) 16) b (1.05h) 18) a (1.05b) 20) b (1.05d) Grammar Mechanics Checkup -1 See p.538 of your textbook #5 1. boundaries (1.05e) 2. C (1.05g) 3. companies (1.05e) 4. Sundays (1.05a) 5. attorneys (1.05d) 6. Sanchezes (1.05b) 7. 2000s (1.05g) 8. editors in chief (1.05f) 9. CPAs (1.05g) 10. cities (1.05e) 11. runners up (1.05f) 12. C (1.05dliabilities (1.05e) 13. C (1.05h) 14. brothers-in-law (1.05.f)...