a grammar book and an electronic dictionary by Oxford.

[Ju]

I am studying a grammar book and an electronic dictionary by Oxford.

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Points quoted from the grammar book

uncounted nouns are :

1 . subtances such as gases or liquids, solids such as sugar or sand composed
of such small units that we would not want to count.
2. solid masses such as butter or cheese which form a unit
3. abstant nouns that name qualities or concepts such as bearty or truth, eg
sugar, butter, water, gold, oxygen"

Points quoted from Oxford electionic dictionary

sound, rain, liquid, smokes are countable nouns

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Could you kindly clarify for me?

Thank you.

 

[emsr2d2]

I am studying a grammar book and an electronic dictionary by Oxford.

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Points quoted from the grammar book

uncounted nouns are :

1 . subtances such as gases or liquids, solids such as sugar or sand composed
of such small units that we would not want to count.
2. solid masses such as butter or cheese which form a unit
3. abstant nouns that name qualities or concepts such as bearty or truth, eg
sugar, butter, water, gold, oxygen"

Points quoted from Oxford electionic dictionary

sound, rain, liquid, smokes are countable nouns

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Could you kindly clarify for me?

Thank you.

"Sound" can be countable and uncountable.
"Rain" is generally uncountable but you can say "The rains have finally come to the country".
"Liquid" can be countable and uncountable.
"Smoke" as the noun meaning the cloudy stuff which comes from fire or cigarettes is uncountable. "Smoke" as a slang noun for a cigarette is countable ("Have you got any smokes?")

 

[Ju]

"Sound" can be countable and uncountable.
"Rain" is generally uncountable but you can say "The rains have finally come to the country".
"Liquid" can be countable and uncountable.
"Smoke" as the noun meaning the cloudy stuff which comes from fire or cigarettes is uncountable. "Smoke" as a slang noun for a cigarette is countable ("Have you got any smokes?")

Dear emsr2d2,

Thank you for your reply.

Let me try to make sentences according to your instructions.

Liquid" can be countable and uncountable.
1. There are a lot of different kinds of liquids flowing onto the table.
2. Liquid is different from solid.

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"Smoke" as the noun meaning the cloudy stuff which comes from fire or cigarettes is uncountable. "Smoke" as a slang noun for a cigarette is countable ("Have you got any smokes?")

sorry, I cann't think of any example coresponding to "smoke' is uncountable.

Can you help?

Ju

 

[Chicken Sandwich]

sorry, I cann't think of any example coresponding to "smoke' is uncountable.

NOT A TEACHER

Have you tried looking up "smoke" in a dictionary? See here.

 

[Gillnetter]

Dear emsr2d2,

Thank you for your reply.

Let me try to make sentences according to your instructions.

Liquid" can be countable and uncountable.
1. There are a lot of different kinds of liquids flowing onto the table.
2. Liquid is different from solid.

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"Smoke" as the noun meaning the cloudy stuff which comes from fire or cigarettes is uncountable. "Smoke" as a slang noun for a cigarette is countable ("Have you got any smokes?")

sorry, I cann't think of any example coresponding to "smoke' is uncountable.

Can you help?

Ju

Smoke, rising from the fire, alerted the cavalry soldiers that the enemy would attack soon.
There was smoke all over the area.
I saw what appeared to be some smoke just over the hill.
The smoke made seeing difficult.
Let's have a smoke and sing part of the old song that goes, "...there'll be smoke on the water, there'll be smoke on the sea".