Determiners with Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Determiners with countable and uncountable nouns review

Choose which of each pair below is grammatically correct and has the right meaning. (One is always incorrect with that meaning).

General statements

Cat is chased by dog.

Cheese is made from milk.

 

A cat is chased by a dog.

A cheese is made from a milk.

 

The cat is chased by the dog.

The cheese is made from the milk.

 

Cats are chased by dogs.

The cats are chased by the dogs.

 

Other uses of determiners

The information which I sent last week has been updated.

Information which I sent you last week has been updated.

 

I have found some document on this topic.

I have found some documents on this topic.

 

There is some research on this topic.

There are some researches on this topic.

 

There is little research on this topic.

There is few research on this topic.

 

There is little paper on this topic.

There are few papers on this topic.

 

We’ve made a great amount of progress.

We’ve made a great number of progress.

 

Each homework counts towards your final mark.

Each piece of homework counts towards your final mark.

 

I haven’t done much work this week.

I haven’t done many works this week.

 

I have a lot of experience of teaching.

I have a lot of experiences of teaching.

 

Use these questions to help with and to start checking your answers:

1. Why is the other one wrong in each case?
2. What general distinction is there between the two kinds of nouns above?
3. How do you make general statements with each kind of noun?
4. What does “the” with each kind of noun mean?

 

Suggested answers with the correct sentences underlined

General statements

Cat is chased by dog.

Cheese is made from milk.

 

A cat is chased by a dog.

A cheese is made from a milk.

 

The cat is chased by the dog.

The cheese is made from the milk.

 

Cats are chased by dogs.

The cats are chased by the dogs.

 

Other uses of determiners

The information which I sent last week has been updated.

Information which I sent you last week has been updated.

 

I have found some document on this topic.

I have found some documents on this topic.

 

There is some research on this topic.

There are some researches on this topic.

 

There is little research on this topic.

There is few research on this topic.

 

There is little paper on this topic.

There are few papers on this topic.

 

We’ve made a great amount of progress.

We’ve made a great number of progress.

 

Each homework counts towards your final mark.

Each piece of homework counts towards your final mark.

 

I haven’t done much work this week.

I haven’t done many works this week.

 

I have a lot of experience of teaching.

I have a lot of experiences of teaching.