Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Uncountable Nouns

Uncountable nouns are substances, concepts etc that we cannot divide into separate elements. We cannot "count" them. For example, we cannot count "milk". We can count "bottles of milk" or "litres of milk", but we cannot count "milk" itself. Here are some more uncountable nouns:
  • music, art, love, happiness
  • advice, information, news
  • furniture, luggage
  • rice, sugar, butter, water
  • electricity, gas, power
  • money, currency
We usually treat uncountable nouns as singular. We use a singular verb. For example:
  • This news is very important.
  • Your luggage looks heavy.
We do not usually use the indefinite article a/an with uncountable nouns. We cannot say "an information" or "a music". But we can say a something of:
  • a piece of news
  • a bottle of water
  • a grain of rice
We can use some and any with uncountable nouns:
  • I've got some money.
  • Have you got any rice?
We can use a little and much with uncountable nouns:
  • I've got a little money.
  • I haven't got much rice.
Uncountable nouns are also called "mass nouns".
Here are some more examples of countable and uncountable nouns:
Countable Uncountable
dollar money
song music
suitcase luggage
table furniture
battery electricity
bottle wine
report information
tip advice
journey travel
job work
view scenery
When you learn a new word, it's a good idea to learn whether it's countable or uncountable.
Nouns that can be Countable and Uncountable

Sunday, January 22, 2012

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THE ZERO CONDITIONAL


    In 'zero' conditional sentences, the tense in both parts of the sentence is the simple present:
'IF' CLAUSE (CONDITION)
MAIN CLAUSE (RESULT)
If + simple presentIf you heat ice
If it rains
simple presentit melts.
you get wet
NOTE: The order of the clauses is not fixed - the 'if' clause can be first or second:
  • Ice melts if you heat it.
  • You get wet if it rains.

    In these sentences, the time is now or always and the situation is real and possible. They are used to make statements about the real world, and often refer to general truths, such as scientific facts.

Examples:
a. If you freeze water, it becomes a solid.
b. Plants
die if they don't get enough water.
c. If my husband
has a cold, I usually catch it.
d. If public transport
is efficient, people stop using their cars.
e. If you
mix red and blue, you get purple.
The structure below is often used to give instructions, using the imperative in the main clause:

  • If Bill phones, tell him to meet me at the cinema.
  • Ask Pete if you're not sure what to do.

GERUNDS & INFINITIVES


Gerund-Infinitive Patterns:
Verb + Gerund Verb +Preposition +Gerund Be 
+Adjective +Preposition 
+Gerund
Verb + Infinitive Verb 
+Inifinitive or Gerund
acknowledge adapt to be accustomed to agree attempt
admit adjust to be afraid of aim begin
advise agree (with) on be angry about afford can/can't bear
anticipate  apologize for be ashamed of appear can/can't stand
appreciate approve of be capable of arrange cease
avoid argue about be certain about ask continue
consider ask about be concerned with care forget
defend believe in be critical of  choose go on
defer blame for be discouraged from claim hate
delay care about be enthusiastic about consent like
deny complain about be familiar with dare love
detest consist of be famous for decide neglect
discuss decided on be fond of decline prefer
dislike depend on be glad about demand regret
endure disapprove of be good at deserve propose
enjoy discourage from be happy about desire remember
escape engage in be interested in expect see
excuse forgive for be known for  fail start
feel like give up be nervous about guarantee stop
finish help with be perfect for happen try
go inquire about be proud of hope
imagine insist on be responsible for intend
involve interfere with be sad about know
keep keep on be successful in learn
mention look forward to be suitable for manage
mind (object to) object to be tired of need
miss participate in be tolerant of  offer
need (passive) persist in be upset about plan
omit plan on be used to pledge
postpone prepare for be useful for prepare
practice profit from be worried about pretend
prevent prohibit from
promise
quit put off
refuse
recall result from
resolve
recollect succeed in
seem
recommend suffer from
tend
regret talk about
struggle
resent take part in
swear
resist there's no point in
volunteer
resume think about
wait
risk warn about
want
suggest work on
wish
tolerate worry about
would like
understand



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