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

Exceptions:
There are exceptions to the rules above.
1 
Making uncountable nouns countable. By using a countable quantifying expression we can 
change a noun from uncountable to countable: 
tea - a pot of tea, advice - a bit of advice, rice - a
bowl of rice, coffee - a cup of coffee
She ordered two cups of coffee.
2 
When a noun has two meanings. Some nouns have an uncountable and a countable meaning. 
1. 
glass 
(m aterial) + 2. a 
glass of water 
(liquid), 1. 
business 
(general) 
+ 2. a business 
(company)
The restaurant w a lls are made entirely of glass.
Could I have a glass of w ater please?
3 
P lural uncountable nouns. Some uncountable nouns only have a plural form and take a p lu ra l 
verb, e.g. 
goods, clothes, trousers, stairs
My trousers were com pletely ruined a fte r I sat on the chewing gum.
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U n its
Quantifiers:
Q uantifiers are used w ith countable and uncountable nouns as follow s:
Countable
f
Uncountable
...
some
Some top chefs in the w orld are 
men.
Everyone needs to eat some protein 
every day.
any
Have we qot anv tom atoes?
There isn’t anv salad left in the fridqe.
many/a lot of
Manv children do not eat enouqh 
vegetables.
-
much/a lot of
-
We don't eat much meat these days.
few
There are few n u tritio n a l benefits in 
fast food.
-
a few
Eatina a few nuts everv dav provides 
vitam in B.
-
little
-
Teenaqers have little interest in cookinq.
a little