Exercise 2: Count and Non-Count Nouns

Identify the following nouns as count nouns or non-count nouns according to their usual meaning

television non-count

atmosphere  non-count

 

food   non-count

 

cup count

car count     

person count   

tooth  count

money non-count

news non-count    

water    non-count     

soap non-count  

hydrogen non-count

geography   non-count

soup  non-count

pencil count     

minute count

 

 

Exercise 3: Determiners

Choose the correct determiners in the following sentences.

1. He doesn't have much money.

2. I would like a little salt on my vegetables.

3. She bought those cards last night.

4. There are fewer students in this room than in the next room.

5. There is too much bad news on television tonight.

6. I do not want this water.

7. This is too much information to learn.

8. A few people left early.

9. Would you like less coffee than this?

10. This jacket costs too much.

 

 

Exercise 4: Articles

in the following sentences supply the articles (a. an. or the) if they are necessary. If no article is necessary, leave the space blank.

1. Jason's father bought him the bicycle that he had wanted for his birthday.

2. The  Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from  France to The United States.

3. Rita is studying English and  math this semester.

4. The judge asked the  witness to tell the truth.

5. Please give me a cup of coffee with cream and sugar.

6. The big books on the table are for my history class.

7. No one in the Spanish class knew the correct answer to Mrs. Perez's question.

8. My car is four years old and it still runs well.

9. When you go tothe store, please buy bottle of chocolate milk and a dozen oranges.

10. There are only a few seats left for the tonight's musical at the university.

11. John and Marcy went to school yesterday and then studied in the library before returning home.

12. Lake Erie is one of the five Great Lakes in North America.

13. On our trip to Spain, we crossed the Atlantic Ocean.

14.  Mount Rushmoro is the site of magnificent tribute to the four great American presidents.

15. What did you eat for breakfast this morning?

16. Louie played basketball and baseball at the  Boys' Club this year.

17. Rita play the violin and her sister plays the guitar.

18. While we were in Alaska, we saw an Eskimo village.

19. Phil can't go to the movies tonight because he has to write an essay.

20. David attended the Princeton University.

21. Harry has been admitted to the School of Medicine at the midwestern university.

22. Mel's grandmother is in hospital, so we went to visit her last night.

23. The political science class is taking a trip to The Soviet Union in spring.

24. Queen Elizabeth II is the monarch of Great Britain.

25. The Declaration of Independence was drawn up in 1776.

26. Scientists hoped to send an expedition to Mars during the 1980s.

27. Last night there was a bird singing outside my house.

28. The  chair that you are sitting in is broken.

29. The Civil War was fought in The United States between 1861 and 1865.

30. The Florida State University is smaller than the University of Florida.

 

 

Exercise 5: О ther

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate form of other.

1. This pen isn't working. Please give me another one.

2. If you're still thirsty, I'll make another pot of coffee.

3. This dictionary has a page missing. Please give me the other one.

4. He does not need those books. He needs the others.

5. There are thirty people in the room. Twenty are from Latin America and the others are from other countries.

6. Six people were in the store. Two were buying meat the others was looking at magazines, the other was eating a candy bar. The others were walking around looking for more food.

7. This glass of milk is sour the other glass of milk is sour too.

8. The army was practicing its drills. One group was doing artillery practice another was marching; another was at attention; and was practicing combat tactics.

9. There are seven students from Japan, others are from Iran, and others  are from other places.

10. We looked at four cars today. The first two were far too expensive, but the other ones were reasonably priced.