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1.32 the following is a list of frequently used mass nouns:
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adhesive beer brandy core cheese claret cloth coal coffee cognac coke cotton curry |
deodorant detergent disinfectant dye fabric fertilizer fuel fur gin glue ink insecticide iron |
jam jelly juice lager liqueur lotion meat medicine metal milk oil ointment ore |
paint perfume pesticide plastic poison preservative ribbon salad sauce sherry soap soil soup |
steel sugar tea vodka whisky wine wood wool yam yoghurt |
▲nouns that are uncount and count
1.33 There are also some other nouns that can be uncount nouns when they refer to a thing in general, and count nouns when they refer to a particular instance of it.
Some nouns are commonly both uncount nouns and count nouns. For example, ‘victory’ refers to the idea of winning in general but ‘a victory’ refers to a particular occasion when someone wins.
Just as we gained fame in victory we lost nothing in defeat.
She is still waiting and yearning for her first victory.
Many parents were alarmed to find themselves in open conflict with the church.
Some uncount nouns are rarely or never counts nouns: that is, they do not occur in a plural form, or with a number.
...a collection of fine furniture.
We found Alan weeping with relief and joy.
He saved money by refusing to have a telephone.
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