Nouns: only singular and only plural forms

Nouns: only singular and only plural forms

by Мария Якубовская

​Существительные, употребляемые ТОЛЬКО в единственном числе!

​1) большинство абстрактных:

​​2) обозначающие вещества и материалы:

​​3) школьные предметы:

​​4) некоторые исключения: advice, money, hair

​Существительные, употребляемые ТОЛЬКО в единственном числе!

​1) большинство абстрактных: knowledge, music, weather, information, tennis

​​2) обозначающие вещества и материалы: water, salt, oil, bread, butter

​​3) школьные предметы: mathematics, physics, gymnastics

​​4) некоторые исключения: advice, money, hair

​Мы МОЖЕМ сказать:

• money

• ​the money

• ​my money

• ​some money

• ​much money

• ​any money

​Мы НЕ МОЖЕМ сказать:

• a money

• a music

• one salt

• three moneys

Multiple Choice

1. I want to write a letter, but I haven't got ...

• a paper

• paper

• many paper

Multiple Choice

2. I hope you have ...

• good weather

• a good weather

• a very good weather

Multiple Choice

3. Where are you going to put ...

• your furniture

• your furnitures

• a furniture

Multiple Choice

4. I have to buy ... today.

• a bread

• some bread

• many breads

Multiple Choice

5. She gave us ...

• very useful advices

• a very useful advice

• very useful advice

Multiple Choice

6. I am looking for ...

• works

• work

• a work

Multiple Choice

7. He listened to ...

• different musics

• music

• a music

Multiple Choice

8. I don't put ... in my tea.

• many sugar

• a sugar

• much sugar

Multiple Choice

9. I never eat ... with ...

• rice; meat

• a rice; meat

• rice; a meat

Multiple Choice

10. Give me ... , please!

• some water

• a water

• a still water

​Существительные, употребляемые ТОЛЬКО во множественном числе!

​1) состоят из двух частей:

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​​2) некоторые исключения: people. police, ...

​Существительные, употребляемые ТОЛЬКО во множественном числе!

​1) состоят из двух частей: trousers, scissors, earrings, jeans, pyjamas, tights, shorts, pants.

​​2) некоторые исключения: clothes, people. police, stairs

Multiple Choice

1. My eyes aren't very good. I need ...

• a glass

• glasses

• a glasses

Multiple Choice

2. Footballers wear ... when they play.

• a shorts

• shorts

• a short

Multiple Choice

3. I need ... to cut the material.

• scissors

• a scissors

• a scissor

Multiple Choice

4. She is wearing ...

• pyjamas

• a pyjamas

• a pyjama

Multiple Choice

5. Your breeches ... on the top shelf in the wardrobe.

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

6. Her tights ... torn in some places.

• were

• was

Multiple Choice

7. The news ... at 6 o'clock.

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

8. The food at her birthday party ... delicious.

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

9. The trousers ... too short, so he didn't buy them.

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

10. I want to buy ...

• a new shoes

• new shoes

• new shoeses