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Uncountable nouns
How to count uncountable nouns !
Uncountable nouns refer to things we cannot count; we can't count water, rice.
we can't say: one water
two waters
three rices
But we sometimes need to explain the quantity of something which is uncountable. This can be done by using appropriate words.
a glass of water
two bottles of water
three grains of rice
Here are some of these words.
advice
information
piece furniture
luggage
news
Let me give you a piece of advice
chocolate
bar soap
butter
This is the last bar of soap
cider
bowl soup
rice
Some more examples:
a loaf of bread
a plate of pasta
a chunk of meat, of cheese
a slice of ham, of meat
Complete these sentences:

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