Questões de Concurso sobre Substantivos contáveis e incontáveis | Countable and uncountable

Analyze the following statements about the excerpt from the text “it’s good to reduce your intake of animal foods” (l. 11-12):

I. The noun “food” is always countable, that is why it is used in its plural form in the article.

II. The noun “food” is countable and uncountable, it depends on the context.

III. In this sentence, considering the context presented in the article, “food” is countable because it refers to a particular type of food.

Which statements are correct?

Countable and uncountable nouns present distinct challenges in English grammar. Countable nouns refer to individual items that can be enumerated, while uncountable nouns denote substances or concepts without clear boundaries. Mastery of these distinctions is crucial for accurate article usage and grammatical agreement.

Há algumas situações em que uncountable nouns são usados como countable nouns na língua inglesa, por conta da língua falada e coloquial, sendo flexionados para o plural (-s). Assinalar a alternativa que demonstra esse uso:

The word “little” (line 16) is a quantifier and is used with both countable and uncountable nouns.

Mark the option that ONLY contains uncountable nouns.

Check the alternative that has an uncountable noun.

Considering uncountable nouns, choose the CORRECT alternative:

The words “Data” (in the second paragraph) and “flora” (in the first paragraph) are both examples of uncountable nouns that refer to groups of specific elements.

Annalise the following statements about the blanks in item 5 (l. 24 – 27) and mark T, if true, or F, if false.

( ) Blank 1 should be filled with “much” because it is related to “personal hygiene”, which is uncountable.

( ) Blank 2 should be filled with “many” because it is related to “items”, which is countable.

( ) Blank 3 should be filled with “much” because it is related to “purchase”, which is uncountable.

The correct order of filling the parentheses, from top to bottom, is:

Which noun does not have the correct definition? Choose the INCORRECT answer.

Which noun does not have the correct definition? Choose the INCORRECT answer.

Read the following sentence taken from the text.

“Even outside the zone, many businesses and schools have suspended activities, and sporting events have been canceled,”

Alt the underlined words are considered Countable nouns, Mark the option in which all the nouns are considered Uncountable.

Nouns as ‘food’ (l. 06) may be countable or uncountable, depending on the context. The following nouns usually follow the same rule, EXCEPT:

Which noun does not have the correct definition? Choose the INCORRECT answer.

Some nouns are countable in other languages but uncountable in English. Choose the alternative that presents only uncountable nouns in English:

Consider the following statements:

I. The spaces in lines 04 and 12 should be filled in by many.

BECAUSE

II. They are followed by uncoutable plural nouns.

Considering the sentences above:

Consider the following statements:

I. One possible plural form of “Linguistic research” (l.05) is ‘a lot of linguistic research’.

BECAUSE

II. ‘Research’ is a countable noun in every context of occurrence.

Considering the sentences above:

Which noun does not have the correct definition? Choose the INCORRECT answer.

Which noun does not have the correct definition? Choose the incorrect answer.

Which noun does not have the correct definition? Choose the INCORRECT answer. (Countable and Uncountable Nouns)