Toeic Grammar

TOEIC Grammar

Grammaire conçue par le Groupe ESC Chambéry / La Cité des Langues

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Nouns

Tip

Check whether the noun is countable or uncountable! Countable nouns (people, animals, objects, plants, units of measurement) can be counted, used with the indefinite article and be plural. • two men; a dog; cars Uncountable nouns (substances, materials, abstract ideas, languages) cannot be counted, used with the indefinite article and are singular. • water; money

Countable or uncountable nouns: definitions

Uncountable nouns

The following nouns are always uncountable : advice baggage, luggage damage equipment fun furniture information knowledge • The information you gave me is incomplete. • She is making good progress with her German. Uncountable nouns can be made countable by combining them with: • expressions like a piece of …, a can of …, a slice of… a piece of information, a can of soda, a slice of bread • other nouns leisure activities, homework assignments Many nouns can be used as countable and uncountable nouns, usually with a difference in meaning : Uncountable paper (material) business (all business transactions) space (the universe) work (employment) time (hours, days…) Countable a (news)paper a business (a company) a space (a blank) a work (of art) a time (an occasion) leisure money news progress traffic weather work

A piece of

Both countable and uncountable

• They have some work to do on the acoustics. • If the global economy continues to flourish, people will continue buying works of art.

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Nouns, Suite

Tip

Check whether it is the right plural! Note the singular and plural forms of the following nouns. Singular irregular -ves : halves, lives, selves... children feet, teeth mice alumni, syllabi … analyses, crises … criteria, phenomena men, women always plural belongings, clothes, contents, earnings, goods, people, customs, media one thing, two...