Grammar for ielts fiona Aish & Jo Tomlinson ■L& 11

QUESTIONS 1-5
Complete the sentences with words from the passage. Use NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each
answer.
1
P ollution and excess fishing have caused a decrease in am ounts o f ____________m arine
diversity and stocks in the w o rld ’s seas.
2
The use o f ____________has caused a reduction in the quantity of s m a ll fish removed from
the sea by the fishing industry.
3
Ocean tem p e ratu re is ____________in m aking sure that the sea continues to have both
variety and sufficie nt stocks of m arine life.
U
According to experts, t h e ____________is damaging to the reproduction habits of w hales in
the A tla n tic Ocean.
5 
In order to safeguard the oceans of the futu re and the variety of m arine life that inhabits 
them , each creative id e a ____________
The environment 
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Food
C ountable and u n c o u n ta b le nouns I Q u a n tifie rs w ith co u n ta b le and u n co u n ta b le nouns
Countable nouns:
Objects, ideas and people that can be counted are called countable nouns. We can use articles 
and num bers w ith countable nouns. They can be sin g u la r or plural.
Approxim ately 2000 calories per day are necessary 
fo r women to give them enough energy.
If you w ant specialist advice on food, the 
person you should see is a nutritionist.
Uncountable nouns:
Abstract ideas, qualities and m aterials that cannot be counted are called uncountable nouns. We 
cannot use the indefinite a rticle o r num bers w ith uncountable nouns. They are usually singular.
Rice is the main ingredient of many 
tra d itio n a l Asian dishes.
The doctor advised against eating food such 
as cheese, which is high in fat.