Units of Measurement With Nouns         What are they? They are used with noncount nouns to express a specific quantity.  Example:  1. I'd like some water.  An unspecific quantity 2. I'd like a glass of water. Specific quantity 3.  I'd like a cup of coffee. 4.  I'd like a piece of fruit. This list shows some common measure words that we use to "measure" uncountable nouns. a  bag  of flour | rice | gold dust a  bar  of chocolate | gold | soap a  bottle  of Coke | milk | water | wine a  bowl  of cereal | rice | soup a  box  of cereal | paper a  can  of cream | meat | tuna a  carton  of ice-cream | orange juice | milk a  cup  of hot chocolate | coffee | tea a  drop  of blood | oil | water a  glass  of beer | juice | water | wine a  grain  of rice | sand | truth an  item  of clothing | expenditure | news a  jar  of honey | jam | peanut butter a  piece  of advice | furniture | paper a  roll  of paper | tape | toilet paper | Scotch tape a  slice  of bread | che

  Quantifying Expressions A lot of / Lots of:  We use  a lot of  and  lots of  in informal styles.  Lots of  is more informal than  a lot of .  A lot of  and  lots of  can both be used with plural  countable nouns and with singular uncountable nouns for affirmatives, negatives, and questions: We’ve got  lots of  things to do. That’s  a lot of  money. There weren’t  a lot of  choices. Can you hurry up? I don’t have  a lot of  time. Are there  a lot of  good players at your tennis club? Have you eaten  lots of  chocolate? Practice   Nearpod Practice (I SHARE IT IN CLASS) Some and Any Practice

 A vs An  A  is used before a noun that starts with a consonant sound. An  is used before a noun that starts with a vowel sound. Note that the rule is not whether they start with a consonant or vowel, but whether they start with a consonant or vowel  sound . This can help you decide which to use in difficult cases like words beginning in “u” or “h. Both are used in from of singular count nouns.  Ex.  An animal An aparment An Elephant Mr. Tang is an old man.* We use "An" if the word that begins with "u" has a vowel sound: an uncle, an ugly picture.   We use "A" if the word that begins with "u" has a /yu/ sound:  A university A usual event In some words that being with "h," the "h" is not pronounced. Instead, the word begins with a vowel sound and "an" is used:  An hour An honor.  In most words that begin with "h," the "h" is pronounced.  We use "a" if the "h" is pronounced. A ho

 Countable and Noncountable Nouns   Singular Plural   Count Noun A book One book Book Two books Some books A lot of books   A count Noun Singular:           Plural: a/ an+ noun          Noun + s a number + noun Noncount Noun Mail Some mail A lot of mail (No plural form) A Noncount Noun Singular:           Do not use a/an .   Do not use one .   Plural: A Noncount noun does not have a plural form. Commom Noncount Nouns   Advice Furniture Help Homework Information Jewelry Luck Mail   Money Music Traffic Vocabulary Weather Work Bread Cheese Coffee Food Fruit Meat Milk Pepper Rice Salt Soup Sugar Tea Water NonCount Nouns 1.        Abstract ideas: Which means that does no have phy