Countable Uncountable

Respuesta correcta: A) information

• A) information'Information' is uncountable: no plural form and no indefinite article.
• B) apple'Apple' is a countable noun with a regular plural 'apples'.
• C) book'Book' is countable and takes the plural 'books'.
• D) chair'Chair' is countable and takes the plural 'chairs'.

Respuesta correcta: D) I need some information about the course.

• A) I need a information about the course.Uncountable nouns never take the indefinite article 'a'.
• B) I need many information about the course.'Many' requires a plural count noun.
• C) I need informations about the course.'Informations' is not a standard English plural.
• D) I need some information about the course.'Some information' is the correct treatment for an uncountable noun.

Respuesta correcta: B) much

• A) many'How many' is used with plural countable nouns.
• B) much'How much' is the correct quantifier for an uncountable noun.
• C) several'Several' requires a plural count noun.
• D) a few'A few' requires a plural count noun and means a small number.

Respuesta correcta: C) She bought a piece of furniture for the flat.

• A) She bought a piece of furnitures for the flat.'Furnitures' does not exist; the base form is uncountable.
• B) She bought piece of furniture for the flat.The article 'a' is missing before 'piece'.
• C) She bought a piece of furniture for the flat.'A piece of furniture' makes an uncountable noun countable.
• D) She bought a piece furniture for the flat.The preposition 'of' is required between 'piece' and the noun.

Respuesta correcta: B) chair

• A) furniture'Furniture' is uncountable and has no plural form.
• B) chair'Chair' is countable: 'a chair', 'two chairs'.
• C) advice'Advice' is uncountable and is never pluralised.
• D) luggage'Luggage' is uncountable and takes no indefinite article.

Respuesta correcta: D) 'Advices' should be 'a piece of advice'

• A) Nothing is wrong with the sentencePluralising an uncountable noun is a standard error.
• B) 'Bought' must be 'buy''Bought' is correct in the simple past.
• C) 'Teacher' must be pluralThe teacher here is a single person and agrees with 'from'.
• D) 'Advices' should be 'a piece of advice'Uncountable nouns are quantified with 'a piece of' rather than a plural.

Respuesta correcta: A) some

• A) some'Some water' is the correct quantifier in an affirmative statement.
• B) aUncountable nouns never take the indefinite article 'a'.
• C) many'Many' requires a plural count noun.
• D) a few'A few' requires a plural count noun and means a small number.

Respuesta correcta: C) There isn't much time left, but there are many tourists.

• A) There isn't many time left, but there are much tourists.Both quantifiers are used with the wrong type of noun.
• B) There isn't much times left, but there are many tourist.'Times' and 'tourist' would both be incorrect plurals.
• C) There isn't much time left, but there are many tourists.'Much time' is uncountable and 'many tourists' is a plural count noun.
• D) There isn't a much time left, but there are many tourists.'Much' cannot be preceded by the article 'a'.

Respuesta correcta: A) The sentence is ungrammatical because 'many' requires a plural count noun

• A) The sentence is ungrammatical because 'many' requires a plural count nounThat is why 'much' or 'a lot of' is used instead.
• B) The sentence is correct because 'many' works with all plural-looking nouns'Many' is restricted to count nouns, regardless of appearance.
• C) The sentence is correct if the verb is pluralAgreement does not repair the wrong quantifier.
• D) The sentence becomes a questionThe quantifier choice does not change the sentence type.

Respuesta correcta: B) advice

• A) advices'Advices' does not exist in standard English.
• B) advice'Some useful advice' is the natural collocation in English.
• C) information'Some information' is also correct, but the adjective position differs by convention.
• D) informationsThe plural of 'information' is not used in this sense.

Respuesta correcta: B) There are fewer students and there is less water.

• A) There are less students and there is fewer water.Both quantifiers are attached to the wrong type of noun.
• B) There are fewer students and there is less water.'Fewer students' and 'less water' match the countability of each noun.
• C) There are fewer water and there is less students.The quantifiers are again reversed with respect to countability.
• D) There are less students and there is less water.'Less' is incorrect before the plural noun 'students'.

Respuesta correcta: C) It behaves as an uncountable noun

• A) It behaves as a countable nounThe -s ending is misleading; the noun is treated as a mass noun.
• B) It behaves as a proper nounA proper noun is a name, and 'rice' is a common noun.
• C) It behaves as an uncountable nounGrains such as 'rice' and 'flour' take 'much', not 'many'.
• D) It behaves as a gerundThe word functions as a noun, not as a verb form.

Respuesta correcta: D) He bought two loaves of bread and a piece of cheese.

• A) He bought two loafs of bread and a piece of cheese.'Loafs' is the wrong plural; it is 'loaves'.
• B) He bought two loafes of bread and a cheeses.Both the plural of 'loaf' and the plural of 'cheese' are incorrect here.
• C) He bought two bread and a piece of cheese.'Bread' is uncountable and cannot be quantified with 'two'.
• D) He bought two loaves of bread and a piece of cheese.'Two loaves' and 'a piece of cheese' both follow correct quantification.

Respuesta correcta: C) a lot of

• A) aUncountable nouns never take the indefinite article 'a'.
• B) many'Many' requires a plural count noun.
• C) a lot of'A lot of work' is the correct quantifier for this uncountable noun.
• D) a few'A few' requires a plural count noun and means a small number.

Respuesta correcta: C) Traffic is heavy during the rush hour.

• A) A traffic is heavy during the rush hour.Uncountable nouns cannot take the indefinite article.
• B) The traffics are heavy during the rush hour.There is no plural form of 'traffic'.
• C) Traffic is heavy during the rush hour.'Traffic' is uncountable: no article, no plural, singular verb.
• D) Many traffics are heavy during the rush hour.'Many' cannot modify an uncountable noun.

Respuesta correcta: A) It becomes a countable unit, a type of bread

• A) It becomes a countable unit, a type of breadA modifier can shift a mass noun into a countable category.
• B) It becomes a different kind of sugarNo lexical change to 'sugar' occurs in this expression.
• C) It becomes an uncountable nounAdding a specific noun makes the phrase countable.
• D) It becomes a proper nounNo proper name is involved in the expression.

Respuesta correcta: B) many

• A) much'Much' cannot modify a plural count noun.
• B) many'Many people' is correct because 'people' is a countable plural.
• C) a few peoplesThe plural of 'person' is 'people', not 'peoples'.
• D) a little'A little' is used with uncountable nouns only.

Respuesta correcta: A) Dishes are countable, and the range of wines refers to a collection

• A) Dishes are countable, and the range of wines refers to a collectionThe quantifiers reveal the countability of each noun phrase.
• B) Both nouns are uncountable'Several' is used with countable plurals, so that reading is impossible.
• C) The dishes are uncountableThe presence of 'several' shows they are countable.
• D) The wines cannot be countedA 'range of' refers to a collection of countable items.

Respuesta correcta: D) There is a furniture in the room.

• A) There is some furniture in the room.'Some furniture' is the correct treatment for an uncountable noun.
• B) There is a piece of furniture in the room.'A piece of furniture' makes the noun countable.
• C) There is much furniture in the room.'Much furniture' is acceptable in negative and interrogative contexts.
• D) There is a furniture in the room.Uncountable nouns cannot take the indefinite article 'a'.

Respuesta correcta: D) She bought a few apples, some bread and much sugar.

• A) She bought few apples, some breads and many sugar.'Few' without 'a' and the plurals 'breads' and the wrong quantifier for 'sugar'.
• B) She bought a few apple, some bread and much sugars.'Apple' needs the plural for 'a few', and 'sugars' is not standard.
• C) She bought a few apples, some bread and many sugar.'Many' cannot modify the uncountable noun 'sugar'.
• D) She bought a few apples, some bread and much sugar.'A few' with the plural, 'some' and 'much' with the uncountables.