Focus on nominals: practice grammar book for intermediate learners of English. Бочарова М.В - 13 стр.

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TASK 19. Divide the nouns below into countable, uncountable or those that can
be either uncountable or countable in different contexts. Translate into Russian.
Bread, hope, photo, flour, egg, beer, oil, pepper, onion, cheese, strawberries,
raisins, information, hair, advice, jewellery, money, meat, wine, soap, weather,
homework, luggage, toast, progress, permission, rubbish, scenery, traffic, shirt,
sheep, mouse, cat, carrot, painting, milk, drawing, coal, penny, diamond, ruby,
biscuit, accommodation, coffee, chicken, grapes, glass, stone, paper, cake, iron,
jam, match, toothpaste, salt, sand, smoke, description, spaghetti, pasta, time,
experience, pizza, fun, fruit, fish, gold, love, life, education, drink, beauty,
picture, work, chocolate, money, snow, wealth, rain, home, business.
1. Countable 2. Uncountable 3. Either uncountable or
countable
NB! Such nouns as CURRANTS, STRAWBERRIES, CHERRIES,
GRAPES, RAISINS, ONIONS, CARROTS, POTATOES, CABBAGES,
CHIPS, CRISPS and some others are more often used in the plural when
we talk about an amount (Cp. Russian: морковь, лук, капуста, клубника –
единств. число с собирательным значением).
But:
a strawberry – ягода клубники, a grape – виноградинка, an onion – луковица.
NB! Some count nouns can be used as uncount when they refer to
the substance/ food:
There are a few onions in the fridge. vs. The soup tastes of onion.
Are there any carrots left? vs. Is there carrot in the stew?
There were a lot of fish in the river. vs. Would you like fish or meat? 
TASK 19. Divide the nouns below into countable, uncountable or those that can
be either uncountable or countable in different contexts. Translate into Russian.

  Bread, hope, photo, flour, egg, beer, oil, pepper, onion, cheese, strawberries,
 raisins, information, hair, advice, jewellery, money, meat, wine, soap, weather,
 homework, luggage, toast, progress, permission, rubbish, scenery, traffic, shirt,
 sheep, mouse, cat, carrot, painting, milk, drawing, coal, penny, diamond, ruby,
 biscuit, accommodation, coffee, chicken, grapes, glass, stone, paper, cake, iron,
  jam, match, toothpaste, salt, sand, smoke, description, spaghetti, pasta, time,
    experience, pizza, fun, fruit, fish, gold, love, life, education, drink, beauty,
      picture, work, chocolate, money, snow, wealth, rain, home, business.

      1. Countable               2. Uncountable             3. Either uncountable or
                                                                    countable




  NB! Such nouns as CURRANTS, STRAWBERRIES, CHERRIES,
  GRAPES, RAISINS, ONIONS, CARROTS, POTATOES, CABBAGES,
  CHIPS, CRISPS and some others are more often used in the plural when
  we talk about an amount (Cp. Russian: морковь, лук, капуста, клубника –
  единств. число с собирательным значением).
                                           But:
a strawberry – ягода клубники, a grape – виноградинка, an onion – луковица.

  NB! Some count nouns can be used as uncount when they refer to
  the substance/ food:
  There are a few onions in the fridge.           vs. The soup tastes of onion.
  Are there any carrots left?                     vs. Is there carrot in the stew?
  There were a lot of fish in the river.          vs. Would you like fish or meat?


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