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Nouns, articles & quantity · CEFR A2 · Everyday
Uncountable nouns are counted by putting a countable word in front — a piece of advice, two cups of tea.
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I need a kilo of rice.
a piece / bottle / cup / pair / slice + of + noun
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मुझे एक किलो चावल चाहिए।
I need a kilo of rice.
Uncountable nouns are counted by putting a countable word in front — a piece of advice, two cups of tea.
I need two bottles of water.
Uncountable nouns are counted by putting a countable word in front — a piece of advice, two cups of tea.
I need three cups of tea.
Uncountable nouns are counted by putting a countable word in front — a piece of advice, two cups of tea.
I need a cup of tea.
Uncountable nouns are counted by putting a countable word in front — a piece of advice, two cups of tea.
The shape
a piece / bottle / cup / pair / slice + of + noun
Count things that cannot be counted.
In Hindi
अगणनीय संज्ञाओं को गिनने के लिए आगे कोई गणनीय शब्द रखा जाता है — a piece of advice।
CoCap explains every structure in both languages, because a rule you understand in Hindi is a rule you can use in English.
The sentence Indian-English speakers actually produce, and the reason it is wrong.
| Commonly said | Correct English |
|---|---|
Give me two waters. | Give me two glasses of water. Water cannot take a plural — count the glasses instead. |
Easiest first. Every sentence is authored, with the Hindi it comes from.
I need a kilo of rice.
मुझे एक किलो चावल चाहिए।
I need two bottles of water.
मुझे दो बोतल पानी चाहिए।
I need three cups of tea.
मुझे तीन कप चाय चाहिए।
I need a cup of tea.
मुझे एक कप चाय चाहिए।
I need two kilos of apples.
मुझे दो किलो सेब चाहिए।
I need a bottle of milk.
मुझे एक बोतल दूध चाहिए।
I need half a kilo of sugar.
मुझे आधा किलो चीनी चाहिए।
Please give me a glass of water.
कृपया एक गिलास पानी दीजिए।
These come first. The rest of this makes more sense once they are automatic.
Close enough to be mixed up with this one. Knowing the difference is most of knowing either.
Where this structure sits in the ladder, and what surrounds it.
a piece of / a bottle of is a CEFR A2 structure — the everyday band — and it belongs to nouns, articles & quantity. CoCap’s syllabus files every structure this way so you can learn in order instead of jumping between whatever a search happened to return.
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