English exercises / A2 / Nouns, articles & adjectivesSort the nouns, and stop saying informations and advices.
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Much vs many
Many goes with things you can count: many books, many people. Much goes with things you cannot: much time, much water. In positive statements both sound formal, and English speakers normally say a lot of instead: I have a lot of work, not I have much work.
Read the full explanationSome vs any
The usual rule is some in positive statements, any in negatives and questions. Two exceptions matter: offers and requests take some, as in would you like some tea? And any in a positive sentence means it does not matter which: take any seat.
Read the full explanationFew, a few, little, a little
The article decides the attitude. A few and a little mean “some, and that is enough”. Few and little mean “not many, not much, and that is a problem”. Few and a few go with countable nouns; little and a little go with uncountable ones.
Read the full explanationCountable or uncountable?: worked examples
Five from the set, with the answer filled in and the rule that decides it.
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information → Uncountable
Uncountable: count it with 'a piece of information'.
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fact → Countable
Countable, the countable partner of 'information'.
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advice → Uncountable
Uncountable: count it with 'a piece of advice'.
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suggestion → Countable
Countable, the countable partner of 'advice'.
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